What has happened since a convincing New Year’s Day win against Northwestern, and what does it mean for the future? The two questions have hovered over the Ohio State men’s basketball program for the last six weeks. Since a 73-57 win at Welsh-Ryan Arena moved the Buckeyes to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten play, it’s been a methodical march to the Big Ten basement to the tune of two five-game losing streaks sandwiched around a 16-point outlier of a win against Iowa on Jan. 21. On Feb. 2, with Ohio State still above .500 on the season, athletic director Gene Smith reaffirmed to The Dispatch what he put on paper when signing Holtmann to a three-year contract during the offseason that keeps the coach under contract through the 2027-28 season: the program is committed to him despite the current struggles. “I’m confident in what Chris is doing,” Smith…
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