COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball will open the 2021-22 season as a ranked team following the release of the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll. The Buckeyes make their debut at No. 17, 10 spots lower than where they finished the 2020-21 season. They ended the season with a 21-10 record (12-8 Big Ten) and reached the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament, losing to Illinois. That earned OSU a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but its March run was short-lived after an upset by Oral Roberts in the opening round. In what is Chris Holtmann’s fifth year as head coach, his roster returns all but its starting backcourt in CJ Walker and Duane Washignton Jr. Walker graduated and elected not to use a sixth year granted by the NCAA — unlike returning starter Kyle Young. Washington declared for the NBA Draft. He went undrafted, then…
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