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Ohio State Basketball: Players honored and Buckeye ties

Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann is hitting on all cylinders. Two of his incoming players were named All-State and a new assistant and a hot prospect have ties to the Buckeyes.

First a look at two players in this year’s recruiting class.

Per Eleven Warriors guard D.J. Carlton was named to the Des Moines Register All-Iowa team and forward E.J. Liddell was named Illinois Player of the Year by USA Today. Both are top 50 recruits in the 2019 class.

Now for the new assistant coach.

247Sports reported Jake Diebler will become coach Holtmann’s assistant.