The Ohio State basketball season is officially over after a hard-fought loss in the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 seed Villanova. To say that it was a season of ups and downs would be an understatement of epic proportions. In fact, it might be a little more characterized as a bizarre, on-again, off-again campaign that lacked flavor by a team that underachieved for the most part.
Now, it’s time to look ahead. At the postgame press conference after the loss to the Wildcats, OSU head coach Chris Holtmann said he believed in what the Buckeyes were building and was confident that the program is headed in the right direction.
That will be tested next year with so many guys moving on from the program and so many fresh faces needing to be a big part of things. We thought we’d take a look at where things stand and what the key players and starting lineup might look like next year while things are still fresh from this season.
Keep in mind, this is before anything happens with the transfer portal and open roster spots, as well as a looming NBA decision from Malaki Branham, so this will undeniably look a lot different when those things are ironed out.
Still, we’re taking a stab at it and will revisit when that time comes. Here’s how we project the Ohio State basketball team to look like next season in a way-too-early projection.