COLUMBUS, Ohio — Malaki Branham announced Friday that he has declared for the 2022 NBA Draft. and now begins the waiting game on Ohio State basketball’s immediate future. His return could mean the Buckeyes have a roster capable of making a Final Four run, finally allowing the program to make that next step under Chris Holtmann by getting to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. But as a player who did just enough to make him a lock as a first-round pick, it’s not a guarantee he’ll play another college game. “Feel like it went good,” Branham said of his freshman season. “Started shaky but found my groove the second half of the season. Just trying to help the team win, that’s all I was trying to do.” Branham averaged 13.6 points with shooting splits of 49.8-41.6-83.3 percent during his freshman season. It took him some time to find…
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