Ohio State team camp nets offer for ’24 guard
The heartbreak of a last-second loss was quickly washed away for Dellquan Warren.
Playing on the second day of Ohio State's team camp, the 2024 point guard from Erie (Pennsylvania) Keystone Academy had just suffered an overtime defeat to a Pickerington Central team without Devin Royal. Shortly after the game, played on the main court at Value City Arena, Warren was approached by a pair of extra-interested spectators.
Standing in the southeast corner of the main floor, Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann and associate head coach Jake Diebler spoke with Warren and officially offered him a scholarship.
“I mean, I've never felt like this before in a long time, man,” Warren said moments later. “It feels great. They like how I've got a high motor, I'm always picking up defensively. They said there's a couple tweaks in my game but I'll get better at that.”
Ohio State has been recruiting the 6-foot-1, 160-pound Warren since the turn of the year, he said, and he made two unofficial visits for home games during the 2021-22 season. As that relationship has continued, and as his appearance at Ohio State's two-day team camp loomed, Warren said he had a feeling an Ohio State offer was coming.
“I mean, yeah, I kind of expected it,” he said with a smile. “We've been building a relationship for a couple months now, so I was kind of expecting it.”
It took the sting away from the loss
to the Tigers, a result that came in spite of a strong performance from the rising junior. Warren showed a strong court presence and ability to find his teammates in transition while, on multiple occasions, throwing down highlightreel dunks that had Royal – who watched from the scorers' table next to a quartet of current Ohio State players – clapping in approval.
Warren holds offers from Ohio State, Maryland, Rutgers, Kent State and Youngstown State. He is unranked in the 247Sports.com composite database but said he projects as a point guard in college.