For the first time in 15 years, the Ohio State men’s basketball program is on track to have two players selected in the NBA Draft.
Malaki Branham, the former four-star recruit and two-time Mr. Basketball in the state of Ohio, vaulted up draft boards with his electric play during the second half of the season. He will become the first one-and-done Buckeye since D’Angelo Russell went second overall in the 2015 NBA Draft. E.J. Liddell, also a former four-star recruit, took a different path. He began his career on the bench as a freshman before turning into an All-Big Ten honoree and de-facto team leader during his second and third seasons.