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Tanner Holden transferring back to Wright State

Tanner Holden is back where it all started for him. #GoBucks

I have to admit, this one is rare.

After transferring from Wright State to Ohio State during the offseason last year, former Buckeye guard Tanner Holden is headed back to the Raiders to finish out his last season of college eligibility.

The Wheelersburg, Ohio, native played his first three years at Wright State where he was a star in the Horizon League. He averaged 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds from 2019-2021, but couldn’t quite carve out a niche in a Scarlet and Gray uniform, with his playing time diminishing as the season wore on.

Holden appeared in 27 games for Ohio State but averaged just 3.6 points in 13.6 minutes per contest. He is most well-known for his winning, buzzer-beater against Rutgers early on in the Big Ten slate. Unfortunately for OSU, that was one of the high points of the season, and for Holden as the Buckeyes limped to a 13th place finish in the regular season conference race.

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It was enough to have Holden reconsider his role with the team, resulting in his entrance into the transfer portal back in April.

Now Holden will be looking to recreate the magic he had in a Raiders uniform for one last ride, and we wish him nothing but the very best.

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The Ohio State basketball roster seems to be complete now heading into the offseason, but as further news develops we’ll continue to stay on top of it.

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Tanner Holden enters the transfer portal

We wish Holden nothing but the best! #GoBucks

Depending on how you look at it, it’s either the gift that keeps giving or the Grinch that keeps stealing players away. We are of course talking about the transfer portal that continues to be a big part of college athletics, especially the revenue sports of football and basketball.

And while it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon, the OSU football program hasn’t seen nearly as many defections as some of the other big-name college football teams. But that hasn’t been the case with the Buckeye hoops program. In fact, head coach Chris Holtmann has had a bit of a revolving door of players spinning in and out of the transfer portal during his time in Columbus.

The latest is guard Tanner Holden whose time on the banks of the Olentangy was short-lived. After playing for Wright State for three seasons, the Wheelersburg, Ohio, native transferred to Ohio State last season but saw action sparingly. He is no doubt best well-known for his buzzer-beater against Rutgers early in the year, but he struggled to find a high-exposure role with last year’s team that struggled.

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Michigan State Spartans guard A.J. Hoggard (11) defends Ohio State Buckeyes guard Tanner Holden (0) during the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament game, Friday, March 10, 2023, at United Center in Chicago. Ohio State won 68-58. USA TODAY Sports

Holden did play in 27 games but averaged just 3.6 points per contest on an average of 13.6 minutes of action. That comes on the heels of scoring 20.1 points per game with the Raiders.

We wish Holden only the best and hopefully, he gets what he wants out of his last year of eligibility.

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What we learned about Ohio State basketball’s loss to Minnesota

It feels like we keep saying it, but this loss hurts #GoBucks

This wasn’t how the Ohio State basketball team envisioned playing against a [autotag]Minnesota[/autotag] team that had yet to win a conference game this season. The Gophers battled [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] all game, and never folded and kept playing hard.

The Buckeyes wouldn’t be able to match the visitors’ energy, resulting in a third loss in a row and potentially some panic starting in Columbus. The loss sends the Buckeyes to a 10-6 record.

Head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] got his starting center back, [autotag]Zed Key[/autotag] (even though he came off the bench), but it wasn’t enough for Ohio State to get back into the win column.

It obviously wasn’t all pretty for the Buckeyes and here is what we learned about their 70-67 disappointing loss to Minnesota.

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What we learned about Ohio State’s rout of Northwestern

Always lessons to be learned in a blowout #GoBucks

The Buckeyes got out to an early 22-6 lead and never looked back. It was a solid win for[autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] and his squad, giving the Buckeyes their tenth win of the season to go with three losses.

There was a lot to learn from the return to Big Ten play for the [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag]. Even though they cruised for the majority of the game, it wasn’t all pretty for the visitors. The good news is that a road win is always a welcome sight and that’s exactly what Ohio State did. They took care of business on the road in the Big Ten. Find out what we learned about the Buckeyes 10th win of the season.

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What we learned about Ohio State’s thrilling win over Rutgers

That was fun, wasn’t it? #GoBucks

The Buckeyes and Scarlet Knights battled a full 40 minutes on Thursday night in Columbus and an unlikely hero emerged for Ohio State. Guard Tanner Holden hit a game-winning three-point shot as time expired, giving the Bucks a 67-66 win.

The win for the Buckeyes brings their record to 7-2 with a date the reeling North Carolina next. The Tar Heels have lost their last four games and still have two more to play before hosting Ohio State.

There was a lot to take away from this game, as Rutgers is a very solid team with a star (more on that in a bit). Find out what we learned about the buzzer-beating win for Ohio State below.

WATCH: Tanner Holden hits winning three-pointer at buzzer against Rutgers to lift Ohio State

Don’t lie — did you think this one was a lost cause? #GoBucks

Things didn’t look very encouraging late in the game against Rutgers for the Ohio State basketball team’s Big Ten opener. The Scarlet Knights used some scrappy defense and a couple of free throws to go up by three points with just under 8 seconds to go. Rutgers then decided to foul Bruce Thorton rather than allow the Buckeyes a shot at tying the game with a three-pointer.

Thorton hit both free throws calmly, and Ohio State sent Rutgers to the line with just five seconds left off the ensuing inbounds. Just one of two free throws was made, and it set up a full-court scramble by Ohio State off the rebound. Brice Sensabaugh grabbed the rebound and dished it to Bruce Thorton who got squeezed along the sideline before shoveling a desperate pass to Tanner Holden who had to thrust a shot up from well beyond the arc.

And here’s how it all went down.

Chaos and jubilation ensued and Ohio State starts the Big Ten season off on a very, very high note with an exhilarating and improbable 67-66 win. Now the Buckeyes get a little break before heading to New York to take on North Carolina.

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Players in the transfer portal linked to Ohio State basketball … so far

Here’s a look at every player we know about in the transfer portal that has been linked in some way to the Ohio State basketball program.

It’s the new norm of college basketball, and it seems most especially Ohio State over the last few seasons. The transfer portal — the gift that keeps on, um — giving I guess.

It used to be, that roster construction consisted of recruiting guys and then either keeping them for a few years or having them be a one-and-done prospect. Sure, you could add a guy every once in a while as a grad transfer, but that was few and far between.

Now, with the brave, new world of players falling into the transfer portal left and right, you need a flow, chart, protractor, and a little pixie dust to pull off some secondary recruiting to either keep a guy or go get one spit out of the portal towards your program.

That looks to be the same case for OSU hoops this offseason as well. The Buckeyes have already tapped former Wright State guard Tanner Holden to come join the scarlet and gray, and it has been linked to several others. We’re quite sure there are some names out there that we just don’t know about, but thanks to the Columbus Dispatch, here is everyone that we have heard about so far.

We go on this journey in alphabetical order.

Ohio State basketball lands explosive guard transfer from in-state

ICYMI – Ohio State hoops is already active in the transfer portal. #GoBucks

Ohio State and head coach Chris Holtmann are already working on roster construction for next season via the transfer portal. With Malaki Branham and E.J. Liddell declaring for the NBA draft, and with wholesale experience running out of eligibility, the roster has a lot of gaps and unknowns for next year.

However, one of those holes in the roster seems to have been filled with the news of Wright State transfer guard Tanner Holden committing to the Buckeyes.

Holden came out of high school in Wheelersburg as a bit of an afterthought but made an immediate impact with the Raiders during his freshman campaign, averaging 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting at a very high clip (61.1%) from the floor.

He made a huge leap his sophomore season, leading Wright State with 20.1 points per contest, and further upped that last year, climbing to 21.4 points per game and leading the Raiders to First Four win in the NCAA Tournament.

Just how much Holden’s skill set translates to the Big Ten remains to be seen, but he should add immediate help on a perimeter that is in need of scoring options. And, at 6-foot, 5-inches, he’s got a bit of height to him to potentially create some mismatches along the way.

We’ll continue to stay on top of the roster moves as the OSU hoops offseason continues.

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