Ohio State landed not only one of the better basketball recruits in the country (2021 class) Wednesday afternoon, but also secured one of the highest-ranked prospects in program history with the verbal commitment of 6-foot-4 shooting guard Malaki Branham. Branham (Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary) announced the Buckeyes as his college choice following a recruitment stretch of more than two years. He is rated the No. 27 player nationally, No. 5 at his position and the top target in Ohio according to the latest 247Sports composite rankings. That first number ranks Branham as the 10th-best recruit ever for Ohio State, coming in behind the likes of Greg Oden (1), B.J. Mullens (2), Jared Sullinger (4), Kosta Koufos (13), William Buford (13), Daequan Cook (14), D’Angelo Russell (16), Deshaun Thomas (19) and Mike Conley (22). Ohio State’s other two promising commits in the class are combo guard Meechie Johnson (No. 89 nationally) and…
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