Rob Oller The Columbus Dispatch @rollerCD Gene Smith was adamant that Ohio State men’s basketball is not Kentucky, North Carolina or Duke. But that does not mean the Buckeyes should not give those basketball bluebloods a run for their money. At least every now and then. “If you don’t set a vision of that nature, then what are we doing?” the Ohio State athletic director said Monday following a news conference at Value City Arena to introduce new coach Chris Holtmann. What are they doing? Good question. Smith put forth his wish list Monday, 10 days removed from having fired Thad Matta. He had met with Matta on June 2, during which the AD and coach saw no way under Matta’s leadership to restart a stalled program. Smith lured Holtmann from Butler to do a refit, if not a complete overhaul, which includes a new philosophy on scheduling. Smith wants…
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