 He committed to Ohio State University as one part of the number two recruiting class in the country that year, along with fellow AAU teammates Greg Oden, Daequan Cook, and Mark Titus.In his freshman year at Ohio State, Conley averaged 11.3 points and led the Big Ten Conference in assists with 6.1 per game.Conley, together with fellow freshman star Greg Oden, led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten conference championship and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament.