Jimmy Sotos won't play again until next season.
The senior Ohio State guard will have surgery due to a separated shoulder, an injury he initially suffered late in the Jan. 9 win at Rutgers, Chris Holtmann said on Wednesday afternoon. The head coach estimated Sotos' recovery timeline – which he deemed as "lengthy" – will keep him out of action for six months, explaining why the decision was made for him to have surgery now.
"If you saw him after the Rutgers game, he was emotional," Holtmann said. "We had a moment there just because he was emotional.