January 10, 2025

Is Ohio State basketball’s recruiting under Chris Holtmann irrelevant with all these transfers?


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most of us will never abandon the intriguing fun of recruiting. Sports fans always love the future more than the present, which is why we think about the NFL Draft during the regular season and baseball free agency during the World Series, and why stories about Ohio State football recruiting are typically more well-read than stories about Ohio State football actually winning games. But maybe when it comes to Ohio State basketball, recruiting doesn’t matter anymore. Because what the Buckeyes are doing on National Signing Day isn’t translating into who they’re going to be on the court two or three years later. At least that’s the case so far in the Chris Holtmann era. Maybe Ohio State can win this way, but their roster building has been haphazard of late. It’s the way of the world in college basketball, we all know that. Transferring is far more…

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