A dicey, roller-coaster of a season ended for Ohio State's basketball team last Sunday night with a loss to No. 3 seed Houston in the NCAA's Round of 32, throwing a 20-15 record on the ole tombstone including a 9-13 mark against conference foes.
Earning a bid to the NCAA Tournament felt like an overachievement considering the mix of talent and inexperience while beating No. 6 seed Iowa State in the opening round was icing on the cake.
Head coach Chris Holtmann was playing with a bit of house money in this his second season at the helm after his inaugural squad reached the second round the Dance with significantly more proven talent than the 2018-19 crew.