Chris Holtmann says losing Malaki Branham after just one season “completely changes the complexion” of Ohio State’s basketball roster for 2022-23.
A lengthy text message landed in Chris Holtmann’s inbox the morning after an early season game in which one of his promising young players didn’t perform particularly well.
A few months later it was Holtmann sending a text of his own, but this time after a game in which Branham performed considerably better. In fact, it was one of his finest nights of the season, and one he referred to as a turning point, as the 6-foot-5 guard scored 27 points on 9-for-13 shooting in a dramatic win over Indiana. Beyond just scoring, Branham also dished an assist in the waning moments of regulation to send things to overtime at the Schottenstein Center.
Branham’s final decision on whether or not to stay in school or head to the NBA after being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earning third-team all-conference honors was not officially announced until Wednesday, when the Columbus native appeared at a press conference to announce he will hire an agent andFollowing the announcement, Holtmann admitted that before Branham’s red-hot late-season stretch, which included the aforementioned matchup with Indiana, he expected Branham would be back...
“And we also have a couple good, young guards coming in, they’re going to be forced into action maybe a little bit more, a little bit earlier than even they anticipated. We’re excited about putting those guys in those positions. We’ve got Bruce and Roddy who are both young guards, they’re going to be expected to play a little more now, and obviously we went to the transfer portal as well. So we’ve been making the plans for a couple months along these lines.
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