Ohio State will try to enter the NCAA Tournament with a blank slate after struggling through the end of the regular season and suffering a disappointing loss in the Big Ten...
Chris Holtmann spoke with members of the media on a Zoom call Sunday following the NCAA Tournament selection show, which revealed Ohio State will play Loyola Chicago Friday.
Loyola is led by the youngest coach in Division I, its starting point guard is from Central Ohio and it’s won at least two games in two of the past four NCAA Tournaments.
No. 6 seed Ohio State takes on the 11th-seeded Nittany Lions for the third time this season as the Buckeyes begin postseason play Thursday in Indianapolis.
Malaki Branham is the first Buckeye player to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year since D'Angelo Russell in 2014-15, and was also named third-team All-Big Ten.
Amid ups and downs during the regular season, E.J. Liddell was the constant for Ohio State. Entering postseason play, his teammates need him to be even better.
Chris Holtmann is already getting “a ton of calls” about his assistant coaching vacancy, but says he'll take a closer look at candidates after the season is over.
