JaQuan Lyle heard often from Thad Matta, Greg Paulus and the rest of Ohio State's coaching staff last season that the Buckeyes desperately needed him to take over games and be more consistent while they made a late push at a NCAA Tournament bid.
"Even last year, they wanted me to take that role but I didn't know how to," a noticeably slimmer and more toned Lyle said Wednesday at the Schottenstein Center.
Lyle was the lone player on Ohio State's roster last year who could beat his defender 1-on-1 and score consistently but dealt with peaks and valleys his freshman season.