A successful weekend has provided a general boost of momentum for Ohio State's men's basketball team.
The Buckeyes won the Emerald Coast Classic by beating then-No. 17 Alabama 92-81 and decimating Santa Clara 86-56 in the tournament's title game. Bruce Thornton and Roddy Gayle Jr. recorded 29 and 23 points, respectively, against the Crimson Tide for career-highs.
With a 2-4 Central Michigan squad on tap next for Ohio State, most of the questions for Holtmann pertained to big-picture items, Emerald Coast Classic takeaways and what he's liked about Thornton and Gayle's performance thus far this season.