Four days after Harvard graduate transfer Seth Towns most recently stepped onto a court to play college basketball, Ohio State topped South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA tournament behind 20-point games from Keita Bates-Diop, CJ Jackson and Kam Williams. Only one player in that game – Musa Jallow, who had zero points in seven minutes – remains on the Buckeyes’ roster.
CJ Walker spoke last offseason about the difficulties of sitting out, desperate to get back to the court after sitting out following his move from Florida State to Ohio State. He mentioned in October how he hadn’t played in “500-something days.