July 4, 2026

Ready for some roundball? Ohio State begins Big Ten play at home Thursday | Rob Oller

Ohio State men’s basketball opens its Big Ten season Thursday at home against Rutgers. Maybe you noticed? Just as likely you did not, because it is that time of year when the eye of Buckeye Nation fixates on football 23/7, any leftover time going toward last week’s OSU hoops game at Duke. Flying under football’s radar mostly is no fault of the basketball Buckeyes. Basketball happens at Ohio State from mid-January into March. Making it to late March would help the cause, but that discussion is for another day.  Ohio State Sports Insider:Join the Ohio State Sports Insider text group with reporters Bill Rabinowitz, Joey Kaufman and Adam Jardy How does coach Chris Holtmann feel about playing second fiddle? His view is similar to that of his predecessor, Thad Matta, who did not need top billing to be happy here (and actually may have preferred being out of the spotlight…

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