Jake Diebler

Jacob Michael Diebler (born October 28, 1986) is an American basketball coach and former player. Since 2019, he has served as an assistant coach at Ohio State. He has previously served as an assistant at both Valparaiso and Vanderbilt under his college head coach and current Grand Canyon head coach Bryce Drew. He has also worked under former Ohio State head coach Thad Matta as a video coordinator in between his assistant coaching jobs at Valparaiso and Vanderbilt. He is known for being a good recruiter, being the primary recruiter for 5-star recruit and future Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland. Early life and playing career Diebler was born in and grew up in the town of Gibsonburg, Ohio. He went to Fostoria High School for his first three years of high school and played basketball under his father, Keith Diebler. He started playing with his younger brother Jon Diebler starting during his junior year. Before Jake's senior year of high school, Keith Diebler accepted the head coaching position at Upper Sandusky High School , so Jake and Jon went with Keith to play basketball at Upper Sandusky. During his high school career, he accumulated many accolades, including District player of the year in 2003, 2004, and 2005, second team All-State in 2003 and 2004, and the Ohio Division II co-player of the year in 2005, his senior season. He also led Upper Sandusky to win the State Championship and averaged 18.8 points in 2005.