When Chris Holtmann took the head coaching job at Ohio State, he knew what he was getting into. He was inheriting a team that had not made the NCAA Tournament since 2015, that had not reached the Final Four since 2012 and had not won ...

Chris Holtmann had to start over. After inheriting what became the Big Ten Player of the Year in Keita Bates-Diop and forward Jae’Sean Tate from the Thad Matta regime in his first season as the Ohio State head coach, Holtmann had to mold his team ...

After Ohio State’s loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament semifinal, head coach Chris Holtmann was confident that his team’s body of work was representative of an NCAA Tournament team. He felt the same the day after, telling Ohio State athletic director Gene ...

After an up-and-down season that most recently ended with an exit in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to Michigan State, Ohio State is going dancing. The Buckeyes were selected as an 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and will go up against No. ...

CHICAGO  — With 10:02 to go in the game down 56-46, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann stood courtside with his arms crossed. He looked toward his bench, saw sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson sitting and watching, already with four fouls to his name. He looked ...

CHICAGO — Ohio State and Michigan State are familiar with how matchups go against each other. In both of the games between the Buckeyes and the Spartans this season, Ohio State has held a lead at halftime, seemingly stifling Michigan State’s dominant offense. Then, in ...

CHICAGO — Ohio State was never a team that excelled in forcing turnovers. The Buckeyes forced an average of 12.4 turnovers per game heading into the Big Ten tournament, No. 8 in the Big Ten. But in its 79-75 victory against Indiana, Ohio State was ...

CHICAGO — With a little less than 33 minutes to go in the game, Ohio State appeared to be strolling through its first matchup in the Big Ten tournament. That final 7:10 made the Buckeyes’ victory against Indiana anything but a walk in the park. ...

CHICAGO — Ohio State’s recipe for success against Indiana was simple: to force turnovers with an aggressive defense and take advantage of Indiana’s mistakes with baskets on the other end. But late in the second half, Indiana found a game plan of its own, a ...

One week ago, Ohio State seemed firmly locked into a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Now, three losses later, the Buckeyes are in dire need of a victory to stay on the bubble. The three defeats to Purdue, Northwestern and most recently to Wisconsin came ...