Ohio State will be without its starting point guard for an unknown period of time.
Fifth-year senior CJ Walker has been ruled out indefinitely with torn ligaments in his right hand, the program announced on Thursday.
“CJ has battled this hand injury since our first preseason scrimmage and as the pain and discomfort has increased it became clear to him and our medical staff that he needed to rest and rehab in hopes his hand will heal,” head coach Chris Holtmann said in a statement. “His leadership and toughness in battling this through 11 games has been really impressive.