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Former Ohio State basketball forward announces transfer destination

Seth Towns will play his final year of college basketball at Howard University.

Former Ohio State Buckeye and Columbus, Ohio, native has announced where he’ll play his last season of basketball. Seth Towns will transfer to Howard University.

Towns was a standout out at Northland High School before heading to the Ivy League. At Harvard, Towns was named the Ivy League Player of the Year at the conclusion of his sophomore campaign. Injuries would keep him from seeing much action for his remaining two years in Cambridge.

Towns then decided it was time to come home in 2020 and transferred to Ohio State. Coming off an injury-riddled two years, Towns would struggle to find his footing in Scarlet and Gray. While there were flashes of what he once was, he only averaged a little over 10 minutes per game and less than four points per game. The Buckeyes were a No. 2 seed that season in the NCAA Tournament, but Towns would not suit up again for the Buckeyes battling more injuries.

Towns will now join a Howard team that made it to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time the Bison had made it to the Big Dance since 1992 winning the MEAC Conference Championship.

Hopefully, the former Buckeye can stay healthy and finish out his career on a high note. He certainly has all the tools to help any team get better if he can stay on the court.

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Oft-injured Ohio State basketball player enters the transfer portal

Good luck Seth! #GoBucks

It was a big recruiting win for [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] when he lured [autotag]Seth Towns [/autotag] back to his home state after starring at Harvard.

Towns was expected to bring size, shooting ability, and solid defense to Harvard after being named the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2018. Unfortunately, a knee injury later that year and again in 2019 ended his seasons and led to him transferring to the Buckeyes.

He played 25 games, averaging more than 10 minutes but just 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, in 2020-21. However, another injury, this time to his back sidelined Towns again. Then in September of last year, he decided to step away from the game.

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Now, Towns is going to give it another go, but not in Columbus. He has entered the transfer portal.

Hopefully, Towns can find an environment where he can avoid injuries and play out his final season of basketball. We wish Seth the best at his next destination.

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Seth Towns returning to Ohio State for another season

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The Ohio State basketball team got some welcome news on Friday. According to the Columbus Dispatch’s Adam Jardy (subscription may be required), Buckeye forward Seth Towns is returning to Ohio State for another year.

A Harvard graduate and former Ivy League Player of the Year, Towns transferred to Ohio State in 2020, choosing the Buckeyes over Duke. However, his career has been sidelined by injuries. He was already coming back from a knee injury when he came to Columbus and dealt with a back issue last season that kept him out of the entire 2021-2022 campaign. He will now be attempting a seventh year.

Seth is now expected to be fully healthy for the first time since 2018. With so many potential newcomers on the roster, getting a guy back with his talent, along with the previous news of Justice Sueing’s return, could be huge.

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Seth Towns ruled out for remainder of Ohio State season

Disappointing news here.

He gave it a good run in trying to come back from back surgery, but Ohio State basketball combo guard Seth Towns will shut it down for the rest of the season according to comments made by Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann on Tuesday.

“Seth Towns will be out for the remainder of the season. He’s gonna continue to rehab and do everything he can to return to full health,” Holtmann told media members. “I’m disappointed for Seth, I know he’s had a go of rough injuries. He’s a terrific young man and he’s really worked at this thing. It’s a separate injury from his knee. His knee is actually feeling considerably better, the best it’s felt. This is more a back issue.

“This is something we literally just got news on in the last 24 hours. Up until that point, we assumed he was gonna be available to return at some point.”

It’s been a plague of injuries for the Columbus native and former Ivy League Player of the Year. Ohio State won a recruiting battle with Duke to land Towns as a graduate transfer in March of 2020, but that was after he had already sat out two seasons because of knee injuries. He was never quite 100% last season trying to come back from that, and then the back problems occurred.

While this is far from good news for a team that could use another perimeter player to add some scoring depth, Holtmann went on to reiterate that this is “not a career-ending injury for Seth.” It is expected that Towns will be able to play for in the scarlet and gray next season.

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LOOK: Ohio State basketball’s Seth Towns gets approached by WWE

According to a DM Ohio State basketball forward Seth Towns shared on Twitter, the WWE is apparently interested Seth Towns. No joke.

If this whole basketball thing doesn’t work out at Ohio State for Seth Towns, it appears he may have a career in another sport. At least, depending on what you believe with what you see from the WWE when you turn your television set or streaming device on.

That’s because Towns shared a DM directed at him on Twitter from WWE talent search inquiring if he would be interested in an opportunity to become a professional wrestler. And yeah, it’s not April Fool’s Day — it all appears to be legit.

“I hope this finds you well,” the DM read. ” I work in the talent department for the WWE. I am reaching out to see if you might be interested in an opportunity to try out for the WWE. Please let me know and I’d be happy to set up a call to discuss further.”

I mean, I know the Big Ten is known for some rough and tumble basketball, and I’m sure a 6-foot, 8-inch, 230-pounder fits the ideal mold of a wrestling superstar, but let’s let the kid finish his collegiate career first OK?

However, it would be fun to try and come up with whatever name Towns would wrestle under in the WWE.

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What Ohio State basketball’s Seth Towns, E.J. Liddell and Chris Holtmann had to say after win over Wisconsin

Watch what Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann and players E.J. Liddell and Seth Towns said after the big win on the road against Wisconsin.

Ohio State went on the road to Wisconsin and got a win many believed it would be able to pull out. The Badgers were ranked No. 10 in the country and had a shot to take sole possession of second place in the Big Ten with a win in their home gym.

Instead, the Buckeyes hit the Badgers right square between the eyes from the tip and won 74-62, going wire-to-wire in the process for one of the biggest victories of the year.

The players on the team were understandably proud of the way they performed Saturday and were glowing during the postgame comments. In case you missed anything that was said, we’ve got the full video here thanks to our friends at the Columbus Dispatch (subscription may be required).

Watch the below and listen to E.J. Liddell, Seth Towns, and Chris Holtmann talk about the growth of this team and them individually, give credit to Wisconsin, and more.

Ohio State will be in action next this coming Wednesday against Penn State at home. It is a rescheduled game from January 6 due to COVID-19.

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Ohio State uses defense and cold shooting by Wisconsin to lead in Madison at the half

Ohio State basketball used some solid defense and took advantage of some cold shooting to lead Wisconsin at the half in Madison.

So far so good for the Ohio State basketball team, though it sure feels like things could be in even better shape. The Buckeyes have used some solid defense and very cold shooting from beyond the arc by Wisconsin to lead the Badgers 32-25.

Wisconsin shot just twenty percent from the three-point line, making just three of the fifteen it fired up. Overall, the Badgers shot just 33.3 percent from the floor, a hard percentage to lay out on the floor and expect to have a lead at halftime.

However, the Buckeyes might look back on the first half and kick themselves for not taking more advantage. OSU has missed several good looks inside the paint, shooting just 46.4 percent from the floor themselves.

Seth Towns leads Ohio State in scoring at the half with eight points, going 4-of-5 from the floor, but it’s been a well-rounded attack for the Buckeyes with seven guys getting on the scoresheet so far. E.J. Liddell has also been effective, scoring seven points with his inside/outside game.

You can almost bank on Wisconsin finding its shooting touch in the second half, so Ohio State will need to play even better and finish opportunities when it gets them. The Buckeyes will need all forty minutes to get the mild upset in this one.

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Ohio State basketball likely to be without Seth Towns, possibly Musa Jallow for start of season

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann provided an update on the injury front Friday and Seth Towns and Musa Jallow are still rehabbing.

Friday was a day full of Ohio State Zoom sessions for media members. On the football side of things, we heard from head coach Ryan Day and quarterback Justin Fields. Hoops then got involved as we heard from head coach Chris Holtmann and three of the veteran players.

It was all good information, and specifically, when it came to updates to the basketball program, Holtmann said that two players that have been working hard to be fully healthy for the start of the 2020-21 campaign will probably need a little more time.

As it relates to Harvard graduate transfer Seth Towns, Holtmann said that he’s progressed but still isn’t where he needs to be.

“I think right now, while he’s made progress, said Holtmann. “I think in terms of being ready to play actual games in late November, I certainly think that is in question, whether he’ll be ready for that. “At this point, I’m not sure he will be ready, and I think he probably feels the same way. He’s going to need more time than that. But we’ll know more — obviously — in the coming weeks.”

It was a bit of a revelation because up until this point, everyone was led to believe that the knee injury the former Ivy League Player of the Year has been recovering from was on schedule, and the team would have an additional scoring threat to start the season.

For Jallow, a guy that offers athleticism and an ability in the open court OSU could desperately use, the road back has been long. He suffered an ankle injury before the beginning of last season and had to eventually have it scoped, then reconstructed in January. Holtmann said there’s still a road to travel on his rehab as well in order to be ready.

“He’s a little further along than Seth, but he’s not been able to do workouts yet,” said Holtmann. “We’ll see, as far as the start of practice. I think there’s a possibility with him with the start of practice.”

As a reminder, practice begins in about three weeks. It would be great to have them both available for a season of uncertainty, but as much as we see injuries where the player is able to come back on an earlier timeline, there are others where it just takes additional time. You never want to bring a kid back too early, and it’s good that the OSU staff is making sure that everything is to the point where neither Jallow nor Towns risk further injury just to get back o the court.

Now, we do have a little good news. Justice Sueing, who sat at last year as a transfer coming in from Cal, has been practicing. He too had been working his way back from injury so he adds some scoring on the wing.

One at a time. We’ll keep updates on where things are with all three of these guys as we move closer to the start of preseason practice and then quickly into the start of games at the end of November.

 

 

Seth Towns ranked as one of the top returning college basketball players according to Andy Katz

Basketball expert Andy Katz has named Ohio State basketball guard Seth Towns as one of the top returning players in college basketball.

For now, all eyes and attention have been on the hope and subsequent despair of a Big Ten football fall schedule for 2020 that’s been shelved, but beyond that, there is college basketball to think about.

There’s a lot of unknowns for the Ohio State basketball team heading into the 2021-2021 season, but there’s also reason to believe that the team is better than what many think and could surprise a lot of folks. One of those reasons is the arrival of graduate transfer Seth Towns.

Towns is a Columbus native who went to Harvard for his schooling (can’t blame him there), but now that he’s graduated, he’s ready to give it a run with his hometown university. And if you don’t know much about the 6-foot, 8-inch swingman, you will.

Towns has been rehabbing an injury over the better part of two seasons but is on schedule to be ready to go this winter. He was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2017-2018 and brings a combination of length and shooting ability that can create matchup nightmares.

And the basketball world is taking notice.

Towns just landed on Andy Katz top returning college basketball players for the upcoming season, checking in at No. 12 overall.

“He will blend seamlessly in with Ohio State, the Columbus native coming back home,” said Katz on his March 365 podcast.

With Towns in the lineup along with proven scorer Justice Sueing becoming eligible this year, it’ll add some punch to returning players like Kyle Young, C.J. Walker, Duane Washington, and E.J. Liddell.

As long as the season can get off the ground, look for Ohio State hoops to make a move in 2020-2021.

 

The top three currently eligible Big Ten basketball transfers in 2020-21

Two Ohio State Buckeyes and a Minnesota Golden Gopher round out our top three eligible transfers in 2020-21

[lawrence-newsletter]While Wisconsin basketball has the luxury of returning the five juniors who started the final game of the season at Indiana, other Big Ten schools have had to scrap and claw in the revolving door that is the transfer portal.

Although the Badgers are not involved this season on the transfer side of things aside from losing Kobe King to Nebraska earlier this year, Wisconsin will face opponents who have eligible transfers that will make an impact in their first season at a new destination. So far, there are a number of transfers that have yet to be declared immediately eligible. These are rankings based on who we know is eligible right now. Here are our BadgersWire rankings of the top three eligible Big Ten transfers in 2020-21.

3. Justice Sueing — Ohio State (Cal Transfer) 

Sueing led Cal in scoring during the 2018-19 season — Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Justice Sueing will be making an immediate impact for the Buckeyes after sitting out the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He has two years of eligibility left with Ohio State. The 6-foot-7 Honolulu, Hawaii native spent two season at Cal where he personally played well but was on teams that struggled mightily in the Pac 12. In 2018-19, he lead Cal in scoring with averages of 14.3 points and six rebounds.

Sueing is a crafty lefty who is excellent at attacking the rim. He excels as a passer and although he is listed as a forward on Ohio State’s roster, he plays more like a point forward. Whether in traffic or in transition, Sueing has a knack for finding the open man. He is also solid in the pick-and-roll whether it be attacking the rim for himself or making the right pass. Expect the Cal transfer to make a major impact for the Buckeyes next season in Columbus.

UP NEXT: A future Minnesota Golden Gopher who will be a menace on the boards

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