COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Most college basketball coaches don’t make wholesale changes in-season.
Yet Ohio State’s Thad Matta has made two significant switches just in the past few weeks.
First, Matta abandoned a 2-3 zone that his team had played for most of the first 13 games this season, changing to a man-to-man.
Then, he went to a more mobile but decidedly shorter starting lineup. Anthony Lee, a Temple transfer who was basically the third-team center, is now the tallest starter at 6-foot-9. Matta also put 6-4 freshman Jae’Sean Tate into the lineup, giving him room to create havoc on the front line.
Maybe it’s not just a coincidence that the Buckeyes (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten) have won two in a row heading into Thursday night’s game against No. 16 Maryland.
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