It was Chris Holtmann’s worst season as Ohio State head basketball coach, a 16-19 campaign that left the Buckeyes without an NCAA Tournament bid for just the second time in the past six years. But behind the record was a commitment to building through youth that should pay dividends in the 2023-24 season. That’s the hope, anyway, for a Buckeyes squad that opens Nov. 6 against Oakland. Ohio sports betting apps have the Buckeyes as a +2000 bet to make the Final Four, tied for fifth among Big Ten teams. Ohio State odds of winning the Big Ten title are +700, fourth in the league behind Purdue, Michigan State and Maryland. A more realistic goal for Buckeyes is returning to March Madness — which they’ll attempt to do without forward Brice Sensabaugh, who left after his freshman year for the NBA Draft and was picked by the Utah Jazz in…
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