Eager to put their recent struggles behind them, Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes are approaching the NCAA Tournament as a 'new season' as they prepare for Loyola Chicago on Friday.
Only one more game is guaranteed in the Buckeyes’ 2021-22 season, and the result of Friday’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup with Loyola Chicago will go a long way in determining how the campaign is remembered by Ohio State fans.
“Guys are excited about this opportunity and excited about celebrating the position they’ve been able to put themselves in. Certainly we would’ve liked to finish the season better than what we did, playing better and healthier, for sure,” Ohio State head coach said Sunday on a Zoom call with members of the media. “But this is obviously, it’s a new season, it’s the postseason, and I think our guys are looking forward to the opportunity to compete on Friday.
Ohio State needs no reminder about the possibility of a seed-line upset in the NCAA Tournament. Just last season, the Buckeyes’ No. 2 seed could not save them from a first-round upset loss to Max Abmas and Oral Roberts in overtime, and Holtmann knows unpredictable outcomes are the name of the game in March.
“I think you just focus on the next one. Listen, you’re not in this position if you didn’t have really quality play and really quality wins throughout the season. You’re not a 7 seed without doing that, so that’s the reality,” Holtmann said. “I just shared the numbers of where it’s not a given, it’s never been a given, so you want our guys to appreciate that.
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