It is official, Ohio State basketball will not be playing in a postseason tournament. Head coach Chris Holtmann hinted even before the brackets were revealed that the Buckeyes might end up skipping whatever tournament wanted them due to injury concerns. That is exactly what happened and now the Buckeyes have entered their offseason after what many have viewed as a disappointing 16-19 campaign. That might not be correct as I will look back at what next year could look like, areas the returning players need to improve on, and a move that could make this team a big-time contender next year. Find out below my thoughts on this very important offseason for the Ohio State basketball program. The emergence of Bruce Thornton Thoughts As we saw, Thornton finished the year strong, being named a captain, making the Big Ten all-tournament team, and finding his shooting stroke. Along with [autotag]Brice Sensabaugh[/autotag], these two…
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