When it comes to Ohio State basketball, there are two things that fans use as benchmarks: A regular season conference championship, and Sweet Sixteen appearances.
Ohio State has not made the Sweet Sixteen since 2013, and when they missed the Sweet Sixteen in 2014, that broke a four-year streak of the Buckeyes making it at least that far in the NCAA Tournament.
The criticism of the drought is fair, but it also deserves context. The Buckeyes went through a coaching change from Thad Matta to Chris Holtmann, and anytime that happens, it can take some time to get their footing back and getting recruiting back on track.