Defying expectations has become somewhat of a trend for the Ohio State men’s basketball team. The Buckeyes entered the 2018-19 campaign with unflattering predictions from media outlets, with most estimating the team to be among the bottom half of the Big Ten conference. Yet, Monday, ...

If Kaleb Wesson attempted a 3 in a game during his freshman campaign, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann likely had something to say about it after the game. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound center, without a doubt, is known more for his interior presence than his ...

Ohio State thought it was on its way to another dominant win. The Buckeyes went into halftime with a 12-point lead, using many of the same ways they decimated Purdue-Fort Wayne on Sunday — making seven of 13 from 3 in the first half. But ...

Ohio State has played in two very different basketball games to start its season. In their season opener, the Buckeyes went to Cincinnati and defeated the Bearcats 64-56 in a defensive battle that saw the Bearcats shoot 27.4 percent from the field against a stingy ...

Luther Muhammad knows he is a good basketball player. In the middle of a fastbreak offensive possession, the Ohio State freshman guard weaved his way through Purdue-Fort Wayne defenders, throwing up a feather-touch layup for the score. Muhammad immediately turned around to his assignment, Mastodons ...

There have been talks about senior guard C.J. Jackson all throughout the summer. Jackson, who was No. 2 on Ohio State in points per game a season ago, has been seen as a leader for a team attempting to move on from the likes of ...

C.J. Jackson has never been known as a three-point shooter. The senior guard averaged just under two makes per game on five attempts, making 37.9 percent of attempts from deep in the 2017-18 season. But he had the hot hand against Purdue Fort Wayne. After ...

Following a statement win against Cincinnati in the team’s season opener, it could be easy for Ohio State to overlook Purdue Fort-Wayne, a Summit League team that won only 18 games last season. Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann knows his team can’t do that. ...

Chris Holtmann has never been one to shy away from big non-conference games. In his time as head coach at Butler, he helped schedule matchups against the perennial college basketball powerhouses. Opponents that would test his teams. Test the resiliency of his roster. Holtmann brought ...

Chris Holtmann was in a similar mindset heading into his second season as Ohio State’s head coach to his first. With the loss of reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop and forward Jae’Sean Tate, Holtmann, with a lot of questions still to ...