Malaki Branham was the No. 38 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting class. He was supposed to be a very good college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes. That was never really in doubt. The surprising part of this is how quickly the true freshman has put the rest of the Big Ten on notice and how fast the college game has slowed down for him just over three months into his collegiate career. E.J. Liddell is the go-to guy for the Buckeyes. It’s one of the many reasons he is a candidate to win the National Player of the Year award and Big Ten Player of the Year award. For much of the first 24 games of the season, Chris Holtmann has been hoping someone would consistently step up to be the second option on offense. Whether it’s when Liddell is having an off night or when the…
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