In hiring Tony Skinn to fill out his coaching staff, Ohio State’s Chris Holtmann is taking a little leap of faith. Skinn, who spent the last six seasons split evenly between Louisiana Tech and, most recently, Seton Hall, has no direct ties to the Buckeyes, to Holtmann’s coaching tree or to most of Big Ten territory. It’s a decision that Eric Konkol is familiar with. So, too, is Jim Larranaga. And both Division I men’s basketball coaches, who each took a chance on Skinn at one point in their careers and benefitted, describe Skinn as a special type of person who will assimilate quickly onto the Ohio State staff. Born in Nigeria, Skinn moved to the United States with his mother and older brother when he was 2. Raised in the Washington D.C. area, Skinn wasn’t offered a single scholarship out of high school and opted to attend junior college…
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