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   As Thad Matta's top lieutenant at Ohio State, John Groce wasted little time helping to make the big recruiting scores necessary to take the Buckeyes to the top of the Big Ten as well as the NCAA Tournament final.

While it might be a little unrealistic to project Ohio into an NCAA final—seeing as how the Bobcats finished last in the MAC East last season—Groce has again wasted little time injecting a roster with high-profile recruits. Groce's second Ohio squad features five touted freshmen as well as former Indiana point guard Armon Bassett.

"Our big key is blending our returners with our newcomers," said the perpetually positive Groce.

Ohio lost its top two scorers from last year, including first-team all-MAC forward Jerome Tillman (17.7...]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-oab:1 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT