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EJ Liddell hits impressive career milestone at Ohio State

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Ohio State star EJ Liddell has joined an exclusive club. With a big performance in the Buckeyes’ 75-64 victory over Minnesota Thursday night, Liddell exceeded the 1,000-point mark for his career.

Liddell scored a game-high 23 points in a B1G road win for No. 16 Ohio State, making him the 60th player in school history to surpass the milestone. He also grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out 5 assists in the victory.

Liddell has been a dynamic player throughout his career in Columbus and continues to perform at a high level this year. Through 17 games, the junior forward is averaging 19.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. He’s also shooting better than 52% from the floor.

Ohio State is 13-4 on the season with a 6-2 record in B1G play. The Buckeyes are a half-game behind Wisconsin and Illinois (7-2) for first place in the conference standings.

Following the 2020-21 season, Liddell entered his name into the NBA Draft to test the waters. He decided to return to Columbus for another season and is a big reason the Buckeyes are in the hunt for a B1G regular season title this season.

Liddell has recorded 4 double-doubles this season and has done so in back-to-back games against IUPUI and Minnesota. In the game against the Jaguars, he scored 13 points and grabbed 10 boards in an 83-37 victory.

Ohio State closes out the month of January on the road against No. 6 Purdue on Sunday. The Buckeyes and Boilermakers are scheduled for a 12 p.m. ET tip-off with the game airing on CBS.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB