Devin Royal

Devin Royal is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

Devin Royal

No. 21 – Ohio State Buckeyes
Position	Power forward
League	Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born	(2004-05-13) May 13, 2004 (age 21)
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Pickerington High School Central
College	Ohio State (2023–present)
Career highlights
Ohio Mr. Basketball (2023)

Early life and high school

Royal attended Pickerington High School Central in Pickerington, Ohio.^[1] As a junior, he averaged 19.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game and led his school to a state title, earning first-team all-state honors.^[2] Royal was then named Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior.^[3] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes over offers from schools such as Michigan State, Marquette, Penn State, and Alabama.^[4]

College career

On February 25, 2024, Royal recorded 14 points, two rebounds and two steals in a win over Michigan State.^[5] In his first collegiate season, he appeared in 33 games and averaged 4.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.2 minutes of play.^[6][7] On November 19, 2024, Royal recorded his first career double-double, totaling 20 points and 12 rebounds, in a blowout win over Evansville.^[8]