The future has arrived.
Ohio State's quartet of freshman – DJ Carton, Alonzo Gaffney, E.J. Liddell and Ibrahima Diallo – has begun summer workouts after moving in. Diallo arrived on campus a couple weeks ago due to his status as an international student, but the other three newcomers moved in this past weekend.
Whole squad here #BuckeyeNation welcome our freshman class to Columbus pic.twitter.com/SbruuP1tMd
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) June 19, 2019
With the arrival of the four freshman, every player eligible to suit up for the Buckeyes during the 2019-20 season is in Columbus working out with the team.
Carton, Gaffney, Liddell and Diallo combine to make up the top-ranked 2019 recruiting class in the Big Ten and the 13th-ranked class in the country. The collective group is regarded as Chris Holtmann's top recruiting class as a head coach.
Carton, a four-star guard from Bettendorf, Iowa, might have a chance to start at point guard as a true freshman. Liddell, a four-star forward from Belleville, Illinois, could also start at power forward. Gaffney, a native Ohioan, is one of the three top-50 recruits in the Buckeyes' class. Diallo, a 7-foot native of Senegal, will serve as depth at center behind Kaleb Wesson.
