D'Angelo Russell was not selected as an NBA All-Star on Thursday night, though he is a leading candidate to be added to the roster as Victor Oladipo's injury replacement.
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.