COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State basketball program has added a third player to its 2021 recruiting class in shooting guard Malaki Branham of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. The four-star guard is rated as the No. 27 overall player and No. 5 shooting guard in the country. He chose the Buckeyes over nine other schools, including Alabama, Baylor and Louisville. With the commitment, Ohio State’s 2021 class holds the top three in-state players, along with Kalen Etzler and Meechie Johnson. It’s the first time since 2016 — Kaleb Wesson — that the Buckeyes have managed to land Ohio’s top players while also being their highest-rated class under head coach Chris Holtmann. Ohio State also landed Darius Bazley in 2018, but he later elected to go pro instead. Branham takes over the spot of being the highest-rated commit during the Holtmann era in Columbus with a 98.91-star rating. That spot…
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