Despite the recent repugnant results of Ohio State's basketball team, its head coach was caught off-guard by his firing on Wednesday.
A source close to the situation told The Athletic that Chris Holtmann was "blindsided" by his sacking and didn't get a chance to meet with his team before the announcement came.
Ohio State's results certainly provide to shock as to why a move was made. The Buckeyes have lost nine of their last 11 games and are very much outside the NCAA Tournament picture, now on a school record-tying 16-game road losing streak after falling at Wisconsin Tuesday.