Buckeye basketball adds 2 transfers

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After losing four top players from last season, Ohio State is adding two junior college reinforcements.

Coach Thad Matta confirmed Wednesday that 6-foot-2 point guard Jeremie Simmons and 6-9 forward Nikola Kecman are joining the Buckeyes.

Simmons is a Chicago native who played at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Kecman, born in Serbia, will have three years left after transferring in from Eastern Arizona College.

The Buckeyes lose four of their top six players from last season with the graduation of guard Jamar Butler, forward Othello Hunter and backup forward Matt Terwilliger. Center Kosta Koufos will jump to the NBA draft after playing one season.