He gave it a good run in trying to come back from back surgery, but Ohio State basketball combo guard Seth Towns will shut it down for the rest of the season according to comments made by Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann on Tuesday.
“Seth Towns will be out for the remainder of the season. He’s gonna continue to rehab and do everything he can to return to full health,” Holtmann told media members. “I’m disappointed for Seth, I know he’s had a go of rough injuries. He’s a terrific young man and he’s really worked at this thing. It’s a separate injury from his knee. His knee is actually feeling considerably better, the best it’s felt. This is more a back issue.
“This is something we literally just got news on in the last 24 hours. Up until that point, we assumed he was gonna be available to return at some point.”
It’s been a plague of injuries for the Columbus native and former Ivy League Player of the Year. Ohio State won a recruiting battle with Duke to land Towns as a graduate transfer in March of 2020, but that was after he had already sat out two seasons because of knee injuries. He was never quite 100% last season trying to come back from that, and then the back problems occurred.
#Buckeyes coach Chris Holtmann says Seth Towns will be out for the remainder of the season. Will continue to rehab and try to get back to full health. "I'm disappointed for Seth. He's had a go of rough injuries."
— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) February 8, 2022
While this is far from good news for a team that could use another perimeter player to add some scoring depth, Holtmann went on to reiterate that this is “not a career-ending injury for Seth.” It is expected that Towns will be able to play for in the scarlet and gray next season.
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