A look at the past success and struggles of Ohio State's transfer portal additions under Chris Holtmann as we gauge expectations for the Buckeyes’ newest batch.
While Battle is the only one of the three expected to make significant statistical contributions straight away as a potential go-to scorer and starter for the Buckeyes, Bonner adds depth and a veteran presence to a young Ohio State backcourt and Mahaffey has the potential to blossom over time with three years of eligibility remaining. But exactly how good the group is can only be evaluated once the new season is underway.
While Woods started the season mostly coming off the bench, his veteran savvy proved crucial for Ohio State late in the year as Woods started eight of the final nine games for the Buckeyes. Woods averaged 13 points per game in that stretch and tied his season-high with 19 as Ohio State’s second-leading scorer in a first-round NCAA Tournament win against Iowa State. Woods finished the season with an average of 8.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Walker immediately stepped into a starting point guard role upon becoming eligible for the 2019-20 season, where he averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game for a 21-10 Buckeye team that saw its season cut short before the Big Ten Tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Walker dealt with a hand injury the following year and wound up starting in just 12 of his 27 appearances, but upped his production to 9.5 points and 4.
Sueing made his debut for the Buckeyes in 2020-21, a season in which he started all 31 games for the Buckeyes and averaged 10.7 points per game as the team’s third-leading scorer. His best performance may have come in the Big Ten Tournament championship game, where his season-high 22 points helped take Illinois to overtime before the Buckeyes eventually lost by a three-point margin.
By the end of the 2020-21 season, though, Sueing was clearly hampered by an abdominal injury that cost him nearly all of the following season. While he was considered healthy for most of the preseason, the issue resurfaced by the start of the year and Sueing wound upA healthy Sueing returned for Ohio State this past season, his sixth and final in college basketball, and the 6-foot-7 forward started all but three of the Buckeyes’ 35 games.
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