The 2019-2020 Ohio State basketball season brought several things to light. Kaleb Wesson became an assassin from three. CJ Walker is becoming one of the top floor generals in the country. Chris Holtmann can wear the heck out of a salmon suit. And the Buckeyes really need to find a way to avoid playing any basketball games in January.
But just as noteworthy was the realization that Kyle Young is the engine under the hood of the Ohio State men’s basketball team. If he was absent, so too was the excitement, explosiveness, and efficiency that placed Ohio State within the top 20 in the country in both offensive (13th) and defensive (19th) efficiency ratings, according to KenPom.