With the departure of four veterans to graduation and/or the NBA, Chris Holtmann has room to add to his 2018 recruiting class.
C.J. Jackson is set to return to the lineup, but translates more to a shooting guard than a true point guard. Forced to play the point in 2017-18 due to a lack of depth, Jackson performed admirably in his junior season, averaging 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He was, however, plagued with turnovers at times, which resulted in him being benched for a handful of games early in the year.
Outside of Jackson, Ohio State will have just two other upperclassmen on the roster who were originally recruited as scholarship players in Andre Wesson and Micah Potter.