On the verge of producing his first two first-round NBA draft picks, Chris Holtmann says “it's an important moment” for his Ohio State program.
Much of the conversation surrounding the end of the Buckeyes’ 2021-22 season revolved around the things Chris Holtmann still has yet to accomplish at Ohio State. In less than two months, though, he’ll be able to cross one such item off of that list – two times over.
It isn’t that Holtmann’s players haven’t had any success in the NBA. 2017-18 Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop has spent the past four seasons in the NBA and appears to be picking up traction as an occasional starter. Jae’Sean Tate has made waves for the Houston Rockets over the past two seasons, averaging 11.6 points per game after beginning his pro career overseas.
“It’s certainly an important moment for us to have a couple guys drafted this year. There's no question it’s important. It’s something we want to see on a consistent basis, and we hope that this is the beginning of that,” Holtmann said. “Going into next year we’ll have five players in five years on NBA rosters. Some of it’s been a different path, from undrafted, Keita drafted, now these two drafted.
“That’s certainly something we’ve talked about with recruits. That’s not an easy thing to do,” Holtmann said. “And obviously we’ve talked about the development of some guys in our program, whether it’s Duane for three years or E.J. continuing to progress and moving up in his own draft stock, which has been really important and really fun to see. And then the success of a Jae’Sean and a Keita.
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