For former Duke guard Celeste Taylor and former Michigan State forward Taiyier Parks, Ohio State made perfect sense. Growing up in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island, Taylor fostered a relationship with fellow Long Island native Jalen Powell, who will enter her third year as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2023-24. And even before Powell joined Kevin McGuff’s staff, the Buckeyes had already made a great impression on Taylor during her high school recruitment. So when Taylor was looking for a final destination to close out her college basketball tenure, Ohio State already had a leg up. “For me personally, coming out of high school I actually really loved Ohio State, but it just wasn’t the right fit at the time for me. So when I got my fifth year, I had a coaching change at Duke with one of my assistant coaches and I’m really close…
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