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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio men's basketball has added guard/forward Ike Cornish to the roster for the 2023-24 season, head coach Jeff Boals announced today (April 21). The Maryland transfer comes to the Bobcats with three years of eligibility remaining. 
 
"We are extremely happy Ike chose Ohio," Boals said. "He will add a dimension to our team that will really help us. Ike is going to have a great career in a Bobcat uniform."
 
After redshirting his freshman year at Maryland, the 6-6 Baltimore, Md. native saw action in 21 games last season, while averaging 1.4 points and 4.9 minutes a game. He scored a career-high nine points against Binghamton on Nov. 15 and played a career-high 13 minutes against Saint Peter's on Dec. 22. 
 
Prior to his time at Maryland, Cornish was a consensus four-star recruit via all major recruiting publications. He was the No. 77 overall player, No. 13 overall shooting guard, No. 3 overall player in the state of MD, according to 247Sports and was the No. 32 overall shooting guard and No. 5 player in the state of Maryland via ESPN. 
 
Cornish was a standout at Dulaney High School in Baltimore before spending the last year at Legacy Early College HS in South Carolina. He averaged 15 points per game during his first two years at Dulaney and helped Dulaney reach the state tournament as a sophomore. Cornish also averaged 13.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a junior at Legacy. 
 
Cornish is the son of Karen and Edward Cornish and has two older brothers, Eddie and Josh. 
 
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