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OSU Men's Basketball Recruiting/Projections/General Discussions

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CHRIS HOLTMANN WORKING HARDER THAN EVER ON THE RECRUITING TRAIL AFTER FIRST SEASON AT OHIO STATE



When Chris Holtmann took the job at Ohio State in June of 2017, it was obvious that the Buckeyes had depth issues at multiple positions and that in-state recruiting had become an issue.

Less than a year later, Holtmann has provided answers to the plethora of question marks that followed his arrival in Columbus, including perhaps the most crucial one: Could Ohio State reclaim its dominance in recruiting in-state talent?

Alonzo Gaffney, the top-rated player in the state of Ohio for the 2019 cycle, announced his commitment to Ohio State on Tuesday, just two days after the Buckeyes landed Florida State transfer CJ Walker. While neither will be able to play for Ohio State next season, the big week certainly sets up OSU for sustained success in the near future. However, Ohio State’s recruiting success in the Holtmann era has not come easily.

Speaking to the media Tuesday, Holtmann said he has always hit the recruiting trail hard, but perhaps not as hard as he has since the Buckeyes fell to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament less than a month ago.

"We need to add one or two more experienced players and then obviously we need to continue to move forward in the 2019 and 2020 classes," Holtmann said. "You're always busy. My wife said to me the other day, and I think she has said it every offseason, but she said, 'I don't know that I have ever seen you this consumed and busy with recruiting,' in terms of phone calls when you're at home at night, and the travel, but we expected that."

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...uiting-trail-after-first-season-at-ohio-state
 
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I'm thinking the 2019 class is going to be a small one for OSU. Right now, with CJW and Alonzo in the fold, that takes up two of the spots I was thinking would be a 3-man class. It's looking like they may go for just one more high school prospect in '19. With transfers and pro departures being so common nowadays, they may be likely to have a fourth player in there; however, it may be more likely a grad transfer.
 
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DZ83CK said:
I'm thinking the 2019 class is going to be a small one for OSU. Right now, with CJW and Alonzo in the fold, that takes up two of the spots I was thinking would be a 3-man class. It's looking like they may go for just one more high school prospect in '19. With transfers and pro departures being so common nowadays, they may be likely to have a fourth player in there; however, it may be more likely a grad transfer.
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I believe they still have two open spots for the '19 class. By my count they're currently slated to have 2 Sr's, 4 Jr's, 4 So's & 1 Fr (Potter/Wesson, CJW/Wesson/Young/Jallow, Ledee/Ahrens/Muhammad/Washington, Gaffney). Are you thinking that they potentially bank one? Of course I suppose it depends on who is interested and other roster movement.
 
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Getting Gaffney is awesome, but I'm always a believer that nobody is really "in" until they sign. tOSU is going to be rebuilding next season, so it's entirely possible that they take a step back. And the blue bloods won't stop recruiting him. If we take some lumps next year, other schools will try to paint Holtmann and Co. as a flash in the pan. Gotta keep on Gaffney and sell the whole picture.
 
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NFBuck said:
Getting Gaffney is awesome, but I'm always a believer that nobody is really "in" until they sign. tOSU is going to be rebuilding next season, so it's entirely possible that they take a step back. And the blue bloods won't stop recruiting him. If we take some lumps next year, other schools will try to paint Holtmann and Co. as a flash in the pan. Gotta keep on Gaffney and sell the whole picture.
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Then those rival coaches better hope like hell Gaffney doesn't sign during the early period (November 14 to 21 of this year; that'll be about four to five games into the 2018-19 campaign).
 
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I do not know this grad transfer status with Ohio State but we have been in contact.. I know he did not play with the real big boys but he has some pretty good numbers.
6'4" Texas A&M Corpus Christi guard Ehab Amin (16.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.4 steals per game in 2016-17).

After looking at further information there are quite a few big-name programs involved with him.. Do not know if he is a true PG or not.
 
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LitlBuck said:
I do not know this grad transfer status with Ohio State but we have been in contact.. I know he did not play with the real big boys but he has some pretty good numbers.
6'4" Texas A&M Corpus Christi guard Ehab Amin (16.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 3.4 steals per game in 2016-17).

After looking at further information there are quite a few big-name programs involved with him.. Do not know if he is a true PG or not.
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I'm unaware of him, honestly, but looking at those stats, I'd say they used him as a combo-guard/wing player. But any kid that averages 17-7-5 and 3 steals a game at any level has some skill.
 
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something at least one poster here needs to read:

Ohio State basketball's grad transfer plan, and the big question facing the Buckeyes

Holtmann's first foray into the grad transfer market at Ohio State went exceedingly well, especially given the timing of things. He'll have to match that again for the Buckeyes to avoid taking an expected significant step back from the second-place Big Ten finish and NCAA Tournament appearance they had last year.

That's a challenge for Holtmann. Most players who opt for the grad transfer route are looking for a bigger stage on which to showcase their talents, but also a route to the NCAA Tournament and one last meaningful year of basketball. A quick glance at the roster brings very fair questions about this team's ability to return, even with last year's unexpected success and Holtmann's track record for mining as much potential as possible.

"I think it's something we've had to answer to," Holtmann said. "We're not hiding who we lost. We're pretty transparent. They look at it, and I think there are some questions. That's not always the No. 1 criteria, but for guys who haven't played in the tournament it's usually a pretty high criteria for them. It's something we've had to address.

"We haven't shied away from trying to communicate what our vision is. In some of these cases, they could be a really important factor in whether or not we can get back to that point."

Ohio State has already missed out on one high-profile grad transfer because of an assessment that the team would struggle next year, a source told cleveland.com.

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now tell me, what in that quoted section doesn't jive with what i recently posted?:

OSU_Buckguy said:
the concern cremo would have about osu is the probability of an ncaa tournament bid. he's transferring because (1) he wants ample playing time at a "name" program and because (2) he wants to play in march. we can give him (1). as far as (2) goes, well, that's less certain.
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