The Ohio State men’s basketball team will feature a revamped roster this season with seven newcomers. Buy Photo The Ohio State men’s basketball freshman class of, from left, Austin Grandstaff, Mickey Mitchell, Daniel Giddens, JaQuan Lyle and A.J. Harris pose for pictures during media day Tuesday(Photo: Rob McCurdy/Gannett Ohio)Buy Photo COLUMBUS — Instead of a Block O at center court of the Schottenstein Center, Ohio State should paint a giant question mark. Instead of the Buckeyes, the nickname should be the “Don’t Knows.” In coach Thad Matta’s 11 years at the school, this men’s basketball team might be the hardest to figure in the preseason. There are no seniors on scholarship and just one junior — the enigmatic Marc Loving. Of the four returnees, only Loving and sophomore Jae’Sean Tate saw big minutes last year. “I honestly believe it’s wide open,” Matta said during Tuesday evening’s preseason media day. “I think a lot of positions are wide open. I think we have a lot of guys who can play different positions. You’re going to need the ability to learn different positions in terms of the more you knowm the more you know, and the more you know, the more you’re going to play.” If Matta was a painter, he’d be staring at a blank canvas. If he was a writer, there wouldn’t be a pixel on the screen. As a basketball coach, he doesn’t know what he’s got other than what his imagination gives him. “We have to keep it simple because of the learning curve of being so youthful,” he said. “Each day we go into practice we need a great plan of what we’re going to add, how we’re going to add it, and why we’re adding it. To say I’ve got this grand vision of how we’re going to play — I’ve got one how I wish we’re going to play — but I can’t say exactly how we’re going to play on offense.” The Buckeyes have two freshman point guards in 5-foot-9 Dayton Dunbar grad A.J…
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