Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell (32) and guard Meechie Johnson Jr. (0) celebrate a three pointer during the second half of the NCAA exhibition basketball game against the Indianapolis Greyhounds at Value City Arena in Columbus on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. There are a lot of strange numbers when it comes to the 2021-22 Ohio State men’s basketball team. Although the Buckeyes lost two of their four most-used players from a season ago, they will open the season Tuesday against Akron with a roster boasting 946 combined games played. Those games have been spread across eight different Division I programs, stretching from the California all the way to Harvard. Seven players are in at least their fifth year of college basketball and two their sixth, making this the most experienced group the Buckeyes have ever seen. So with a roster of 15 players including one walk-on, coach Chris Holtmann’s…
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