The Ohio basketball team has received a verbal commitment from Muncie Central (IN) shooting guard Tommy Freeman. The 6-6 Freeman averaged 10.2 points and 5.0 rebounds last season. Known as an outstanding outside shooter, he connected on 39 of his 87 (44.8%) three-point attempts.

Freeman's Muncie Central squad advanced to the Finals of the Indiana 4A State Championship. He had 12 points in an 80-56 loss to a Lawrence North team led by Ohio State recruits Greg Oden and Mike Conley. This summer, Freeman has been playing on the AAU circuit as part of the Spiece Indy Heat/No Excuses team. Belmont, Dartmouth and Northern Colorado also had made scholarship offers to Freeman.