Believe it or not, the Ohio State basketball season is only about three weeks away. And somewhat quietly, the OSU program had a media session as did the Big ten with its annual media days here recently.
We covered some of the predictions and quotes that came out of Indy, but we thought we’d provide you with some photos from all the fun as well. Not only are we grabbing some photos from the time with the Big Ten, but also some of the photos that leaked out after Ohio State’s own media session as well.
The expectations for this team might not be quite as high as they were before some roster turnover, but if some of the pieces Chris Holtmann and company brought in can play up to their potential, OSU could be a darkhorse to do some damage in the title race for the conference crown this year.
Here are some of the best photos from both the Buckeyes’ media day as well as what the Big Ten pulled off last week. In some cases, it’ll be the first time you’ve seen some of the new faces in an Ohio State uniform.
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Cedric Russell (2) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
Cedric Russell (2) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann speaks to the…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann speaks to the media during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann speaks to the…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann speaks to the media during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell speaks to the media…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell speaks to the media during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
E.J. Liddell (32) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
E.J. Liddell (32) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Eugene Brown III (3) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's…
Eugene Brown III (3) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Eugene Brown III (3) speaks to a member of the media during media day for the…
Eugene Brown III (3) speaks to a member of the media during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Harrison Hookfin (52), left, does an interview with Justice Sueing (14) during media day for the…
Harrison Hookfin (52), left, does an interview with Justice Sueing (14) during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Harrison Hookfin (52), left, does an interview with Jamari Wheeler (55) who laughs during media day…
Harrison Hookfin (52), left, does an interview with Jamari Wheeler (55) who laughs during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Jamari Wheeler (55), Zed Key (23) and Cedric Russell (2) display Key's trademark "finger guns" during…
Jamari Wheeler (55), Zed Key (23) and Cedric Russell (2) display Key's trademark "finger guns" during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Jimmy Sotos (1) and Eugene Brown III (3) take questions from reporters during media day for…
Jimmy Sotos (1) and Eugene Brown III (3) take questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Joey Brunk (50) speaks with media during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team…
Joey Brunk (50) speaks with media during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Justice Sueing (14) laughs during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the…
Justice Sueing (14) laughs during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Justin Ahrens (10) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
Justin Ahrens (10) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Kalen Etzler (24) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
Kalen Etzler (24) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann poses with Big…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann poses with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren behind the Big Ten Championship trophy during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell speaks to the media…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell speaks to the media during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward Kyle Young speaks to the media…
Oct 7, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward Kyle Young speaks to the media during Big Ten Media Day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Malaki Branham (22) is interviewed by reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
Malaki Branham (22) is interviewed by reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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The Ohio State men's basketball team poses for a team photo during media day at Value…
The Ohio State men's basketball team poses for a team photo during media day at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Kyle Young, (25), Harrison Hookfin (52) and Zed Key (23) walk down the hall towards the…
Kyle Young, (25), Harrison Hookfin (52) and Zed Key (23) walk down the hall towards the locker room at the end of media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Seth Towns (31) laughs during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the…
Seth Towns (31) laughs during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Seth Towns (31) forms an "O" with his arms while being filmed in the northwest rotunda…
Seth Towns (31) forms an "O" with his arms while being filmed in the northwest rotunda during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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Zed Key (23) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball…
Zed Key (23) takes questions from reporters during media day for the Ohio State men's basketball team at Value City Arena in Columbus on Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
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