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Patience. That’s the lesson Roddy Gayle learned last season lingering on the bench for Ohio State before his breakout performance in the Big Ten Tournament.
“It took me all year to be able to get to shine and be the kind of player that I know I am,” Gayle said Monday at the team’s media day. “So just being patient and trusting the process is a key component of what college basketball is.”
Now Gayle’s role will expand for the Buckeyes in their 2023-24 campaign.
All signs point toward him being the squad’s starting shooting guard, and with that comes the responsibility of being a team leader. In both that aspect and that of his play, Gayle plans to build off his breakout conference tournament run in March and play a pivotal role for a team looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2022-23.
“I expect him to make a real positive jump,” Chris Holtmann said. “I think there’s going to be a lot asked of him, but I expect him to be able to build upon what he was able to do last year. He’s a sophomore, he’s going to go through some ups and downs, but he’s better. We’ve seen that here this summer. He’s gotten really good work in. I think he’s in the best shape he’s been in since here, and that will be important for him because he’s going to play a good amount of minutes.”
In Holtmann’s eyes, Gayle’s leap in play started prior to Ohio State’s four-game run to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Gayle saw an increase in minutes over the Buckeyes’ final seven contests of the regular season, playing 21 per game after averaging 13 up to that point in the year, but he still shot a mere 37 percent from the field and scored only 3.3 points per game. That included a zero-point outing against Maryland in the team’s penultimate regular season game and just two points in 30 minutes the contest before against Illinois.
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“It took me all year to be able to get to shine and be the kind of player that I know I am,” Gayle said Monday at the team’s media day. “So just being patient and trusting the process is a key component of what college basketball is.”
Now Gayle’s role will expand for the Buckeyes in their 2023-24 campaign.
All signs point toward him being the squad’s starting shooting guard, and with that comes the responsibility of being a team leader. In both that aspect and that of his play, Gayle plans to build off his breakout conference tournament run in March and play a pivotal role for a team looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2022-23.
“I expect him to make a real positive jump,” Chris Holtmann said. “I think there’s going to be a lot asked of him, but I expect him to be able to build upon what he was able to do last year. He’s a sophomore, he’s going to go through some ups and downs, but he’s better. We’ve seen that here this summer. He’s gotten really good work in. I think he’s in the best shape he’s been in since here, and that will be important for him because he’s going to play a good amount of minutes.”
In Holtmann’s eyes, Gayle’s leap in play started prior to Ohio State’s four-game run to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Gayle saw an increase in minutes over the Buckeyes’ final seven contests of the regular season, playing 21 per game after averaging 13 up to that point in the year, but he still shot a mere 37 percent from the field and scored only 3.3 points per game. That included a zero-point outing against Maryland in the team’s penultimate regular season game and just two points in 30 minutes the contest before against Illinois.
Roddy Gayle Seeks to Build Off Breakout Big Ten Tournament Performance in Sophomore Season
Embracing a likely starting role and call to leadership for Ohio State's 2023-24 team, Roddy Gayle hopes to capitalize on the momentum he found during last season's Big Ten Tournament.
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- Holtmann said Roddy Gayle's finish to last season was very important for his development. "We saw glimpses of it in practice. Now for him, he's got to take the next step as a player. ... For us to be good and what we believe we can be this year, Roddy has to take a real, consistent step forward this year."
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Roddy Gayle Jr. followed with another 12 points as the trio of he, Thornton and Battle combined for 48 of OSU’s 78 points.
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