COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann spoke with reporters for the first time since the start of the fall semester. Here are the essential things he talked about: • There are some banged-up players heading into the fall Holtmann stated that there were a few players on the Buckeyes’ roster who dealt with injuries during the summer and are working their way back on the court. “Justin (Ahrens) had a back issue that kept him out for the bulk of the summer,” Holtmann said. “He is still coming back and is still limited in what he can do. He’s lost some weight, so we’re monitoring that pretty closely. That was probably the most significant thing.” Musa Jallow was also limited because of an ankle injury. Kyle Young ‚who missed time with a stress fracture in his right leg that didn’t 100 percent heal until the end of…
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