Ohio State has been a team of surprises this season.
Keita Bates-Diop is making a serious run for Big Ten Player of the Year, Ohio State is 10 games above .500 and the Buckeyes are undefeated in conference play after being picked to finish lower than 10th in nearly every preseason poll.
Yet perhaps the most surprising story of the 2017-18 season has been the play of graduate transfer guard Andrew Dakich. The former Michigan Wolverine poured in a career-high 11 points, all in the first half, to help spark the Buckeyes to a 91-69 win over Maryland on Thursday night, the most points he claims to have scored in a game since his senior year of high school.