Like the rest of the Big Ten and some mid-major schools, Ohio State had to deal with an extended layoff between its conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament, giving the Buckeyes 13 days in between game action.
Chris Holtmann reached out to colleagues of his – including Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens – to get input on how to handle the break in action, and might have even used a few of those ideas.
While he didn't say whether or not it was one of the ideas he got from Stevens or another coach, Holtmann took his team off-campus for a team scrimmage during the week off, at which point the Buckeyes ran into a minor hitch as the team bus was unavailable.