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Show Caption Hide Caption Watch E.J. Liddell, Malaki Branham after Ohio State beat Indiana Ohio State’s E.J. Liddell and Malaki Branham’s full press conference after an 80-69 home win against Indiana. Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State men’s basketball standout Malaki Branham won the Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in 2021-2022 and was selected to the all-Big Ten third team this season for the Buckeyes. Yes, Ohio State’s biggest impact recruit this season made an impact. Branham was the No. 32-ranked player in the country in the class of 2021 and the Akron native who played for the same school as LeBron James, St. Vincent-St. Mary, was Ohio’s Mr. Basketball in 2021. He was the first player from St. V-M to win the award since James in the early 2000s. Ohio State coverage: Join the Ohio State basketball insider text group with Adam Jardy March Maddness: ESPN’s…
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