Now mostly settled in as the Ohio State men’s basketball coach, Chris Holtmann is trying to preach more than just basketball during his first full offseason with the program. At an interview session last week, Holtmann told reporters that he has started a summer program to reinforce core values within the basketball program and also address important issues with his players. Called “Beyond Basketball,” it is modeled on a similar program put together by football coach Urban Meyer for his team. “We’re using the offseason for us to talk about some of those things, program values, we’re going to talk about we want to bring people in front of our players in the community that will be inspirational for them whether it’s a business leader, community leader, CEO,” he said. “It’s a combination of us trying to understand who we are as a program and yet also we want our…
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