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John Mobley Jr. Hitting January Stride Through Early-Morning Workouts, Aggressive Play

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John Mobley Jr.’s been shooting basketballs through nets before the sun peaks above the horizon every morning he can for the last few weeks.

He gets up most days in time to hit the gym by 5 a.m., putting up shots.

“It's why I have such trust and belief in him, because I know the work he puts in,” Diebler said after Ohio State’s 86-74 win over UCLA. “And I'm kind of cut from the same cloth. That's how I was brought up. You're shooting it well, you get in the gym. You're not shooting it well, you get in the gym.