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#2 Purdue at Ohio State, Sunday, February 18, 2024, 1 PM ET, CBS

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Skull Session: Chris Holtmann is Out, Ohio State Hoops Will Honor Its 1998-99 Team vs. Purdue and Archie Griffin Shares a Memory of Woody Hayes

Chris Holtmann's time with the Buckeyes is over, Ohio State hoops will honor its 1998-99 team this weekend and Archie Griffin shares a memory of Woody Hayes.
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SHH! IT'S A SECRET. While Chris Holtmann will not be at Ohio State vs. Purdue on Sunday, the 1998-99 Ohio State men's basketball team will. Indeed, the Buckeyes, who won [REDCATED] games and reached the [REDACTED] of the 1999 NCAA Tournament, will be honored when the Buckeyes host the Boilermakers at Value City Arena this weekend.

But shhhhhhhhh!

Don't tell the NCAA about it.

Ohio State can no longer recognize the Final Four team after the school accepted NCAA sanctions for a fallout that led to coach Jim O’Brien's termination in 2004. However, Adam Jardy of The Columbus Dispatch reported Ohio State will honor the 1998-99 team on Sunday for an achievement the NCAA cannot revoke:

As part of its season-long celebration of 25 years of the Schottenstein Center, Ohio State will officially welcome back “The USA Today Coaches Poll No. 4 Team.” It’s not a recognition of a Final Four run that helped put the program back on the national radar, or an acknowledgement of a 27-9 overall record, but it’s a way to give some due to a team went from 8-22 the year before (and 1-15 in the Big Ten) to the Final Four.
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George Reese and Scoonie Penn are excited for the event:

“Every time we come into the building people still talk about that team, so why not?” Reese said. “That elephant in the room was always there, like, come on man, we remember it. You see all the stuff the NCAA does, now it’s our time to actually be recognized. The NCAA can’t take that away.”
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“It’s nice to have something, to be recognized, but it still has a sour taste in my mouth and I’m sure the rest of the guys, coaches, everybody that was a part of what we did that special season feels like that,” Penn said. “The people who were around, they understand, they remember. But what about all these people who became Buckeyes and Buckeye fans these last 22 years that go into the Schottenstein Center and don’t see that? Hopefully those who don’t know, this will help them recognize and understand a little bit better.”
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Including family members, “The USA Today Coaches Poll No. 4 Team” will have about 70 representatives on Sunday. Penn told Jardy the players and their loved ones will arrive in Columbus on Saturday, reuniting nearly the entire team for the first time since their postseason banquet in 1999. The team will also have a brunch at the arena before their in-game recognition.

I love this.

Kudos to whomever at Ohio State put this event together for the 1998-99 Buckeyes. Michael Redd, Penn, Jason Singleton, Ken Johnson and Reese are some Ohio State basketball legends and deserve praise for their contributions and performances in one of the best seasons ever for the program. I can't wait to see them receive that praise from Buckeye Nation this weekend.

Re: I love this.
Just sayin': Me too........:boogie:
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LGHL Ohio State needs a new men’s basketball coach and Gene Smith takes responsibility

Ohio State needs a new men’s basketball coach and Gene Smith takes responsibility
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Three questions for Ohio State’s cornerbacks ahead of spring practice
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Ohio State men’s basketball parts ways with head coach Chris Holtmann
Justin Golba, Land-Grant Holy Land

Ohio State’s Gene Smith fires Chris Holtmann: ‘This team needed different leadership’
Adam Jardy, The Columbus Dispatch


The Ohio State University has announced a change in men's basketball leadership effective immediately.

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— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) February 14, 2024​
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Jake Diebler to serve as Ohio State interim head coach remainder of 2023-24 season (paywall)
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Gene Smith Felt Timing of Chris Holtmann Firing Gives This Year’s Ohio State Team Best Shot to Win, Regrets Signing Holtmann to Extension
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors


Chris Holtmann was "blindsided" when Ohio State fired him on Wednesday, according to a report from The Athletic. https://t.co/i0kLt5wAow

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) February 14, 2024​
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Making sense of Ohio State’s struggles, Chris Holtmann’s firing
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No. 2 Ohio State women’s basketball puts sleepy Nebraska Cornhuskers to bed 80-47
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Ohio State to recognize Final Four (shh!) team from 1998-99
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LGHL Ohio State men’s basketball parts ways with head coach Chris Holtmann

Ohio State men’s basketball parts ways with head coach Chris Holtmann
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The Buckeyes are in the middle of another disappointing season and currently have lost 16 road games in a row, tying a program record.

Ohio State is parting ways with men’s basketball head coach Chris Holtmann, multiple sources reported on Wednesday. Holtmann was in his seventh year as the head coach of the program.

The Buckeyes are in the middle of another disappointing season, as they are 14-11 overall and 4-10 in conference after starting the season 10-2. Ohio State finished last season 13th in the Big Ten Conference, finishing 16-19 overall and 5-15 in the Big Ten.

The news was first reported by CFB Focus on Twitter and then confirmed by Jeff Goodman of the Field of 68, along with numerous national outlets.

Not much of a hoops person, but have learned that the Ohio State basketball program will be moving on from Chris Holtmann some time today.

The Buckeyes have been hugely disappointing this year, standing at 14-11 overall and 4-10 in league play after last night's loss to…

— CFB Focus (@cffmwachsman) February 14, 2024
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Holtmann was the head coach for three seasons at Gardner Webb and then three seasons at Butler. At Gardner Webb, he was 44-54 overall and 23-29 in the conference, and at Butler, he was 70-31 overall and 34-20 in the conference. He reached the Sweet 16 with Butler in his final season, losing to eventual national champions North Carolina.

After some early success with the Buckeyes, including five straight 20-win seasons and an appearance in the Big Ten championship, the last two years have been rough sledding, and the Buckeyes have lost 16 road games in a row, tying a program record. Their last road win came on Jan. 1, 2023, at Northwestern.

Chris Holtmann was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year, recorded the fifth most wins in school history at 137, had five straight 20-plus win seasons, made four NCAA tournaments, and has sent several players to the NBA, most recently, E.J. Liddell, Malaki Branham, and Brice Sensabaugh.

As of right now, it is unclear who will be the interim head coach, but Jake Diebler is currently the associate head coach and will likely fill that role as the search for a new head coach will start immediately.

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