Darius Bazley’s decommitment shows how far Ohio State basketball has fallen

Lost admist the celebration of another successful first round of the NFL Draft for Ohio State’s football program was a bombshell that showed exactly where Ohio State basketball is at the moment. Ohio State’s top 2018 commitment, Darius Bazley, recently, and unexpectedly, decommitted from Ohio State. In it of itself, that’s really bad news, since Bazley is the top recruit in Ohio for 2018, and the centerpiece of what will be a very important recruiting class for the program. The Buckeyes will soon graduate most of their wings, and they need to reload on scoring, and soon. But then Bazley gave an interview with Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch explaining his decision. And, well, there’s just no way to sugarcoat it. First, here’s Bazley on his NBA goals, and whether he thinks Ohio State can help him reach them: “I was excited when I first got the offer…Ohio State…

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