Former Ohio State player Jim Jackson (left) shakes hands with freshman guard Malaki Branham prior to a Feb. 29, 2022 game at Value City Arena. Jackson allowed Branham to wear his retired No. 22 jersey. There’s always a No. 22 hanging in the rafters at Value City Arena. Flanked by Gary Bradds’ No. 35 and Evan Turner’s No. 21, Jim Jackson’s No. 22 is one of five Ohio State players to have his jersey officially retired. This season, it’s been on the court too. After a conversation between Buckeyes coach Chris Holtmann and Jackson, permission was granted for freshman Malaki Branham to bring the number out of mothballs. Prior to Saturday’s home game against Iowa, which will see Jackson on the CBS broadcast, he told The Dispatch that the decision to allow Branham to wear the jersey was a no-brainer. “Basically it was a text,” Jackson said. “Basically he asked…
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