There he worked. Before any of his Ohio State teammates got on the court at the Schottenstein Center, CJ Walker put shots up. Scoonie Penn, a former Buckeyes guard who is now the team’s director of recruiting and player development, worked with him, seemingly putting on the final touches as he prepared for a game. But Walker didn’t play that day, Nov. 1, and he hasn’t played since. Those pregame moments, preceding the team’s exhibition game against UNC Pembroke, were as close to live, on-the-court action as Walker got during game days at the arena during the 2018-19 season. After transferring from Florida State, he had to sit out every single game, spanning from November to March. “I don’t think I’ve ever missed a whole year of basketball, not playing from when I first started,” Walker told Eleven Warriors on March 23 as Ohio State prepared for its second-round NCAA tournament game.…
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