September 20, 2024

Dru Joyce feels Malaki Branham can be a go-to guy for Ohio State basketball: Buckeyes Recruiting


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dru Joyce has seen many great high school basketball players during his 19-year tenure as head coach at St. Vincent-St. Mary. LeBron James is the recognizable name at the top of that list, but there are plenty of others who have gone on to be Division I players. Ohio State basketball’s 2021 commit Malaki Branham is next on that list, and he’ll come to Columbus with an ability the Buckeyes have desperately needed for the past two seasons. “They’re getting an efficient scorer that can score at all three levels,” Joyce told cleveland.com. “His midrange and pull up game is at an elite level. I know this is not the era of a two-point shooter; everyone wants to shoot a three or get the ball to the rim. The bottom line is Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, some of the best players to ever play the game, that…

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