June 21, 2026

Highlights and Observations from Ohio State’s Open Practice and Scrimmage at the Schottenstein Center

Less than a month before the basketball season officially begins against Robert Morris, Chris Holtmann and company opened up a portion of practice for media members and Buckeye fans at the Schottenstein Center Monday. In more than an hour of action, Ohio State allowed onlookers to watch some defensive movement/rebounding drills, 2-on-2 work, situational 5-on-5 play and full-court scrimmaging, and we got video of all of it. The scarlet team in 5-on-5 play consisted of Bruce Thornton, Roddy Gayle, Brice Sensabaugh, Eugene Brown and Zed Key, with Kalen Etzler serving as an alternate who saw time with both groups. The gray team was made up of Isaac Likekele, Sean McNeil, Tanner Holden, Justice Sueing and Felix Okpara.

Ohio State ran several sets of a 5-on-5 situation in which just 58 seconds remained on the clock, but then moved onto a more free-flowing fullcourt scrimmage which saw…

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