COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former California forward Justice Sueing is expected to transfer to Ohio State, a source told cleveland.com.

Sueing came on a visit to Columbus last week and walked away impressed with what the Buckeyes had to offer. He’s also taken a visit to San Diego State.

He averaged 14.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 63 games for the Golden Bears. Over the past two seasons California has gone 16-47 including 5-31 in the Pac-12. He will have two years of eligibility left after redshirting the 2019-20 season.

The former three-star recruit will be a redshirt junior when he takes the floor in 2020 and could replace the Buckeyes’ lone senior on the roster, Andre Wesson. Listed at 6-foot-7, 217 pounds, he provides some of the same versatility as Wesson offensively and defensively. Where he’ll help the most though is his ability to get to the free-throw line.

Ohio State struggled to draw whistles this past season averaging just 18.6 attempts per game. While its incoming freshmen class should help increase that, adding a guy who averaged 5.3 free throw attempts per game this past season is a major upgrade.

This will be the second straight year that the Buckeyes will have a transfer redshirting. C.J. Walker did so this past season. Head coach Chris Holtmann has stated that it will be something he will explore on a yearly basis.

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