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Ohio State basketball coach suspends redshirt freshman

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann has suspended a redshirt freshman for “failure to meet team expectations.”

Holtmann suspended forward Derek Funderburk on Thursday.


According to the university, Funderburk is a native of Lakewood, Ohio and has four years of eligibility remaining. He redshirted in 2016-2017.Keep checking NBC4i.com for real-time updates on this story. To get alerts for breaking news, grab the free NBC4 News App for iPhone or Android. You can also sign up for email alerts.