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Men's basketball: 7-footer saw eye-to-eye with OSU

Thursday, November 6, 2008 3:25 AM
By Bob Baptist


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Zisis Sarikopoulos had little time to make a move after Alabama-Birmingham released him from his basketball scholarship in late May. The 7-footer was interested in three schools -- Ohio State, Indiana and Purdue -- and had a couple of weeks to choose before returning to his native Greece for the summer. He visited only Ohio State and liked the skyline so much that he decided to put roots down here for the next four years. It was the skyline in the Buckeyes' gym, though, not Downtown, that sold him.
"Since I was transferring, I wanted to take full advantage of that redshirt year," Sarikopoulos said. "I felt it would be great for me going every day against Dallas (Lauderdale) and B.J. (Mullens). I think that will really help me."
Ohio State has more size this season than in any of Thad Matta's previous four as coach. Sarikopoulos and Mullens are 7 feet, Lauderdale is 6-8 but plays larger because of a 7-4 wingspan, and Kyle Madsen is 6-9.
They all can't play at once -- Sarikopoulos can't play at all, other than practice, until next season -- but it does make for better competition in the gym when guys have to pick on, and be picked on, by someone their own size.
It's also a luxury for coaches to be able to throw another big body on the practice floor when one is injured, as happened to Lauderdale on Sunday in a scrimmage at Miami University. He has a shoulder sprain that might keep him out of an exhibition game next Thursday against Walsh.
"It's a little bit different than we've had here," Matta said.
Sarikopoulos left UAB after averaging less than seven minutes as a freshman. He became disenchanted as his playing time diminished late in the season and more so after the assistant coach who recruited him, Bob Donewald Jr., was let go by coach Mike Davis.
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