It wasn’t always a guarantee that it would happen, but it appears to have been given the green light.
Malaki Branham is planning to wear the number 22 jersey at Ohio State that was retired in honor of former Buckeye star Jim Jackson and now hangs in the rafters at the Schottenstein Center. The official online roster was updated late this week, indicating that the freshman guard will suit up in 22, Kalen Etzler will wear 24, Joey Brunk will get 50 and Jamari Wheeler will rep 55.
Chris Holtmann, the team’s fifth-year head coach, had previously mentioned that Branham was interested in wearing 22 – the number he donned while taking St.