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In-person evaluations, especially during grassroots spring and summer, matter a great deal to college basketball coaches. Without them, Roddy Gayle Jr. understands, they can’t evaluate players against top-flight competition.
So when the four-star 2022 shooting guard got back into the car to take the five-hour return drive to Youngstown, New York, he recognized why Ohio State hadn’t extended him a scholarship. Chris Holtmann and assistant coach Jake Diebler had told him they wanted to watch him play on the circuit before making that move.