On Saturday night, former Harvard forward Seth Towns announced on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” that he plans to join Chris Holtmann’s Ohio State Buckeyes for the upcoming 2020-2021 season. A former three-star prospect out of nearby Columbus Northland High School, Towns originally committed to play at Harvard in 2016 despite holding offers from Ohio State (then coached by Thad Matta), Michigan, Purdue, and seven others. © Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images One of those seven other offers came from Chris Holtmann, who at the time was the head coach at Butler. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward will have two years of eligibility remaining, and will be able to don the Scarlet and Gray right away this upcoming season. Towns, the 2017-18 Ivy League Player of the Year, averaged 16 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists during the 2018-2019 season. He also shot 44.1 percent from 3-point range and was an 80.5 percent free…
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