Ohio State spent most of January on a five-game slide, but responded with a win against Nebraska and will look to make it two in a row against Michigan.
A number of worthy candidates stand in his way, but the former freshman phenom has made a strong case to become the first Buckeye to make the NBA All-Star Game since 2004.
Though Chris Holtmann said Kaleb Wesson needs to be more disciplined and foul less, he said he discussed the way Wesson has been officiated with “the powers that be.”
A five-game losing streak might be allowing a shred of doubt to creep in for pessimistic fans but the Chris Holtmann era at Ohio State remains on course.
Ohio State looks to avoid losing a fifth straight game for the first time in two decades when it faces Purdue Wednesday night at the Schottenstein Center.
D.J. Carton, Alonzo Gaffney, and E.J. Liddell crack the top-36 of ESPN's updated recruiting rankings. Ohio State is the only school with three top-36 signees.
Jaedon LeDee, Musa Jallow and Justin Ahrens will play bigger roles without Kyle Young, whose injury forces Chris Holtmann to get creative to end this losing streak.