Ohio State defeated Maryland 91-69 Thursday night at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes were led in scoring by Keita Bates-Diop with 26 points, and sparked by Andrew Dakich, who had 11 first-half points. Following the game, OSU head coach Chris Holtmann spoke with the media, as did Bates-Diop, Dakich, and Jae’Sean Tate.
Buckeye fans have watched the Ohio State basketball teams for the last few years with increasing levels of frustration flowing through their veins. Lack of effort and foolish play were two of the hallmarks of the recent past. Those hallmarks are now long gone. The graduation of Marc Loving and the departure of Jaquan Lyle may have cost…
The Chris Holtmann Era is underway at Ohio State and so far the Buckeyes are surpassing initial expectations. Most recently, the Buckeyes shocked the nation with their 80-64 upset win over No. 1 Michigan State. Arguably the best player on the court that game was fourth-year junior forward Keita Bates-Diop, who recorded a…
Michigan State has a 6-foot-11 freshman forward named Jaren Jackson who can put the ball on the floor or shoot threes off the catch or the dribble, and he may not even be the most tantalizing draft prospect on the team. That honor could go to 6-foot-7 sophomore small forward Miles Bridges, who decided to forego the NBA draft…
Following Ohio State’s 80-64 win over No. 1 Michigan State on Sunday, Buckeye players Kaleb Wesson, Jae’Sean Tate, and Keita Bates-Diop met with the media, as did OSU head coach Chris Holtmann and MSU head coach Tom Izzo. You can check it all out in the videos below.
Ohio State moved to 2-0 on the season with an 82-72 win over Radford (1-1) Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see, but it did give us an idea of the kind of season to expect from the Buckeyes this year. There will be good moments, there will be bad moments, and there will be times when OSU’s stunted roster…
Following Ohio State’s season-opening 95-64 win over Robert Morris, Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann spoke with the media, as did players Keita Bates-Diop and Musa Jallow, as well as Robert Morris head coach Andrew Toole. You can check out their comments in full in the videos below.
Chris Holtmann is now 1-0 as Ohio State men’s basketball coach thanks to the Buckeyes’ 95-64 win over Robert Morris in the 2017-2018 season opener Friday night. Redshirt junior forward Keita Bates-Diop led the Buckeyes (1-0) with 19 points and 11 rebounds in just 23 minutes of play. Seven of his rebounds came on the offensive end.
