In a span of three days, both the Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball teams got a taste of the competition they’ll face after the Big Ten Conference expands this offseason.
Both samples came in the form of UCLA, a program bolting from the Pac-12 to join the ranks of the Big Ten alongside USC, Oregon and Washington starting in the summer of 2024.
From the way both men’s coach Chris Holtmann and women’s coach Kevin McGuff have talked, there’s a lot of excitement around the increase in competition.
“I already think we have the best conference in women’s basketball (now) but there’s going to be no question who’s the best next year,” McGuff said.