One item outshone the others on the Liddell family’s wish list. As E.J. Liddell tried to pick his college destination, the family had plenty of options to weigh and factors to sort. In the end, the Belleville, Illinois, residents valued a relationship with the future head coach above all other criteria and signed to play for Chris Holtmann at Ohio State. Thursday night at Minnesota’s Williams Arena, that coach and his star player have a chance to simultaneously knock off career milestones. With 12 points, Liddell will become the 60th player in Ohio State history to hit 1,000 for his career. And if he and his teammates defeat the 11-5 Golden Gophers, Holtmann will celebrate becoming the seventh Ohio State men’s basketball coach to reach 100 career wins. Forward E.J. Liddell gets encouragement from coach Chris Holtmann during the win over Wisconsin. It would be a fitting pair of accomplishments…
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