Ohio State was ranked the number one college basketball team in the nation right before the NCAA Tournament last year, and then they went on to the Tourney finals, only to lose to Florida. But last year was last year. This year is almost upon us, and the Ohio State Buckeyes have changed a lot over the past few months. Besides staying in the news because of lawsuits with their former coaches, the Buckeyes lost five of their six top scorers from their ’06 team, none more intrical to their success than Greg Oden. Oden, one of the best pure centers to come out of college basketball in years, has some big shoes to fill.
But you can read all about Oden’s Grecian replacement right here in Andy Katz’s article. Katz gives the low-down on the back-downer from Greece, a baller complete with international awards and the admiration of Greg Oden himself. Ohio State’s main star, and the player everyone expects to be the most responsible for any success they have next year, is sophomore David Lighty. They will also have a point guard with experience, as well, though he did not play much when Mike Conley Jr. took his starting job at OSU.
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