November 18, 2024

Ohio State basketball and its unlucky stretch of nagging injuries


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Every team is dealing with their own bumps and bruises at this point in the season, but Ohio State basketball’s string of injuries has limited the number of times they’ve had a full team take the floor. E.J. Liddell, C.J. Walker and Kaleb Wesson are the only rotation players who haven’t missed time with injuries. Every other player has endured an injury, or suspension, or something limiting their impact on the court. “It’s been unlike any year I’ve ever experienced when it comes to that,” head coach Chris Holtmann said. “I’ve had years where we’ve had some injuries, but not almost from the get go. … Having said that, we’re in survival mode in a lot of ways with some of that and our guys are in a pretty good place.” Holtmann has had 14 of the first 24 games with his entire roster available. That doesn’t…

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