Ohio State's Felix Okapra and Tanner Holden after a 96-59 win against St. Francis on Dec. 3, 2022., men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann held his first weekly radio show of the season.after a loss at Duke on Wednesday
“He’s still having testing,” Holtmann said. “I think he’s made progress. I think the things that people sometimes don’t understand is that’s really between him and the medical staff. Coaches don’t really have much involvement with that. It’s not my area of expertise. It’s all between the medical staff and the testing and our trainer.”
It wasn’t as bad as he had feared, but Holtmann said the team’s trip to Maui did have an effect on how the Buckeyes were able to perform once they returned to the mainland. , but Holtmann said they’re still looking for him to provide more consistent play in a few areas after missing all but the first two games last season.
“We’re talking to a Pac 12 school, an SEC school, another team out west, another SEC school, an ACC school and a Big East school but all programs that are perennial NCAA Tournament teams,” he said. “We hope to get something solidified here in the next month. “When you see us schedule, you won’t see us schedule a home-and-home with someone we don’t think is going to be a bona-fide tournament team,” he said. “We have 15 Quad 1 opportunities alone right now in the Big Ten.”Bruce Thornton in their 2022 recruiting class because they viewed him as a cornerstone piece who could take on important roles right away.“He’s been our most consistent freshman and player on both ends,” Holtmann said.