PITTSBURGH – Eight teams spread equally across two regions currently call PPG Paints Arena home. Friday, that number will be halved as the first-round NCAA Tournament site hosts its first slate of games, one that gets underway when No. 7 seed Ohio State faces No. 10 seed Loyola Chicago at 12:15 p.m. While the eight teams here range from Chattanooga to Villanova, many of them still have ties to the Buckeyes. One player was once teammates with forward E.J. Liddell. Another played prep ball with center Zed Key. One coach even coached current Buckeyes assistant coach Ryan Pedon, who at season’s end will take over at Illinois State, when he was in college. With the Buckeyes and Ramblers preparing to face each other Friday, here’s a look at the multiple ties between Ohio State and their other seven March Madness hopefuls, plus a local kid who will get his shot…
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