COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Feb. 23, 2019, Ohio State basketball walked into a matchup with Maryland holding a 17-9 overall record, 7-8 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes were 27 games into a season where they’d gone from looking like a team bound for a deep NCAA Tournament run following an impressive 10-1 non-conference schedule, to one trying to hold on to a possible tournament spot after a rough January. Ohio State finished the season 19-14 (8-12 Big Ten), which was good enough to be an 11 NCAA seed. The Buckeyes reached the second round and overachieved, given the talent on the roster. An upgraded roster for 2019-20 meant higher expectations for a team returning all but two scholarship players. The Buckeyes were ranked 15th in the preseason, and again they put together a 10-1 non-conference season. Again a rough January with six losses in seven games put a team…
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