Unfortunately for the sophomore Buckeye guard, small setbacks have popped up to stunt that progress on each occasion. Brown’s latest affliction is a toe injury that forced him to sit out of Ohio State’s, as the Georgia native wore a walking boot on his left foot during pregame warmups. The issue isn’t expected to keep him out long, but the timing isn’t ideal for a player who was coming off of perhaps the best stretch of his young career.
After adding 10 pounds of muscle over the offseason, the 6-foot-6 wing stood out both in an open preseason practice session and in the Buckeyes’ exhibition against Indianapolis, a contest in which he led all scorers with 15 points. Upon his return, Brown didn’t do a whole lot in his 8.8 minutes per game over the next six games for Ohio State. But in the four after that, thebegan to take visible strides once again. In games against Penn State, IUPUI, Minnesota and Purdue, Brown saw his minutes increase to 17.8 per game while he averaged 7.3 points on 52.9 percent shooting.
Holtmann said the Ohio State coaching staff knew it would have to round out some areas of Brown’s game when he entered the program as the
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