Breaking down the early signings in the Big Ten Posted Nov 27, 2018 In his second year on the job at Ohio State, Chris Holtmann has put together the Big Ten’s best basketball recruiting class. Five-star point guard D.J. Carton headlines the group that also includes four-star combo forwards E.J. Liddell and Alonzo Gaffney. Their were made even sweeter by the fact that the Buckeyes had to defeat stiff competition from conference rivals to land them. (Rivals.com)