In the early days of Ohio State’s basketball coaching search, Ross Bjork let it be known that experience mattered in finding the right fit for the program.
Jake Diebler, outside of the month he served in an interim capacity before being named the Buckeyes’ full-time head coach on Sunday, has none as a head coach.
In other words, Bjork must have been sold on all of Diebler’s other qualities in building a program sustainable for long-term success. He made as much clear at the coach’s introductory press conference on Monday.
“He’s the real deal,” Bjork said.