CLOSE Ohio State Buckeyes guard CJ Walker (13) is introduced prior to the NCAA men’s basketball game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Value City Arena in Columbus on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. [Adam Cairns/Dispatch] (Photo: Adam Cairns, Adam Cairns) The Ohio State men’s basketball team will open the season against Illinois State on November 25, coach Chris Holtmann said Monday morning on a live radio appearance. Holtmann, who was appearing on the “Morning Juice” show on WBNS-FM (97.1), said the game will be part of a multi-team event. Ohio State was scheduled to participate in the Crossover Classic but withdrew from that in early November due to rising COVID-19 numbers in South Dakota, where the eight-team tournament will be played. “That’s one (game) that’s pretty solidified,” Holtmann said. The Buckeyes would have opened that tournament against Memphis. Since withdrawing from the event, they have been trying to put together some sort of…
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