COLUMBUS, Ohio — Chris Holtmann thought he had a Sweet 16 team this basketball season, so you can understand why the Ohio State coach might be a little frustrated and disappointed as he sits in his house and rewatches games from the Buckeyes’ 9-3 stretch run from the abbreviated NCAA season. Coaches and programs are often judged in shorthand, by easy markers. Milestones in the NCAA Tournament may be the most important. Tournament appearances. Final Fours. Sweet 16s. During a 73-minute conference call with reporters Tuesday that wrapped up his third season as the Buckeyes coach, Holtmann noted that Ohio State hadn’t often strung together long stretches of NCAA Tournament appearances before the tenure of Thad Matta. The Buckeyes made seven straight tournaments, and nine out of 10, during Matta’s heyday. Holtmann’s Buckeyes would have made a third straight tournament this year if the event hadn’t been canceled by the…
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