Growing up roughly 30 minutes from the Ohio State campus, Pickerington Central senior center Sterling Manley is no stranger to the Buckeye basketball program. Ohio State is not a stranger to Manley, either.
With head coach Thad Matta and top assistant coach Chris Jent evaluating the 6-foot-11 Manley twice in the last two weeks, the Buckeyes have flirted with the idea of bringing along yet another front court piece in a 2017 class that already has Westerville South center Kaleb Wesson committed.
"Coach Matta stopped by open gym on Monday this week and he was very impressed with Sterling overall," Eric Krueger, Pickerington Central head boys basketball coach, told Eleven Warriors.