247Sports.com Class of 2018 small forward Justin Ahrens announced via Twitter that he has committed to Ohio State on Saturday: Blessed to announce I will be attending The Ohio State University!! #GOBUCKS ??? pic.twitter.com/Q8ipDA3ouU — Justin Ahrens (@ahrensjustin12) August 27, 2016 The 3-star prospect is the fourth-rated recruit out of his home state of Ohio and the 33rd-best small forward in the nation, per 247Sports’ composite rankings. Per 247Sports, Ahrens’ only other offer came from Stony Brook. His decision to commit to Ohio State came just four days after he received an offer while on an unofficial visit to the school, according to Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch. Ahrens spoke to Jardy about what head coach Thad Matta told him: Coach Matta was saying today that the past year or two have been a little down and said he’s been getting away from his normal tactics, which are finding Ohio guys and getting guys who want to play for the name on the front and not the back. That would be a great feeling, to rep my state…He told me why he thinks I’d fit in there. He’s not recruiting me to be a 10th, 11th or 12th man, he thinks I…
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