"The night is darkest just before the dawn."
Two years ago to date, D'Angelo Russell was taken second overall in the 2015 NBA Draft. It was the last major bright spot Ohio State basketball would have for quite some time.
Throughout the 2014-15 season, Russell was a bandaid that covered up an otherwise bad team. He averaged 19.3 points, 5 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game and scored over 20 points 16 times in his one-year career. Oftentimes, Patient Zero seemed to carry the Buckeyes to victory kicking and screaming.
Once he left, well, things got out of hand quickly.