Three former Ohio State players received playing time during this year’s NBA playoffs, but none had a run quite like Mike Conley.
In 17 professional seasons – the most ever by a former Buckeye, beating out Hall of Famer John Havlicek’s 16 – Conley has now played in 108 career playoff games with the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves, his current team.
This year tied the deepest run in any of those campaigns for Conley. Starting at point guard alongside superstar Minnesota shooting guard Anthony Edwards and center Karl Anthony-Towns, Conley and company made it to the Western Conference Finals and the doorstep of the NBA Finals before falling in five games to the Dallas Mavericks.