Kaleb Wesson didn’t need to prolong the inevitable any longer. On Tuesday, 48 days after entering the 2019 NBA Draft, he announced his plan to return to Ohio State for his junior season.
The expected news didn’t come as any sort of surprise. Wesson, who participated in group workouts for the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks, didn’t earn an invite to either the NBA or G League combines. ESPN didn’t have him among the top-100 prospects.
But the announcement served as a reminder of sorts. A reminder that, despite numerous questions hovering over this group, a path exists for Ohio State to contend in the upper echelon of the Big Ten in the 2019-20 season.