In his fourth year as head coach at Ohio State, Chris Holtmann is increasingly proving that he can recruit the Buckeye state. With a 2021 class that is ranked first in the Big Ten and fourth in the country, the Buckeyes have commits from three top-90 players nationally (Malaki Branham, Meechie Johnson, Kalen Etzler) who also represent the state of Ohio. Looking to build on the homegrown success on his recruiting trail, Holtmann has already locked up three-star shooting guard Bowen Hardman from Cincinnati Princeton for the class of 2022. The Buckeyes now turn their attention to another 2022 Ohio product from the Dayton area, Shawn Phillips Jr. The 6-foot-10 center from Belmont High School is the second-ranked player in Ohio according to 247 Sports Composite rankings and sits as a top-65 player in the country. Phillips has a growing list of schools interested right now and has already received…
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