COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State basketball daily nuggets: Three things you need to know about the Buckeyes today.

1. Basketball has had a great week, and it's only Tuesday. Still, men's coach Chris Holtmann said that he's losing hair on the back of his head thanks to a busy, stressful and so far fruitful offseason.

His team picked up a commitment from Florida State transfer guard CJ Walker on Sunday, and one from five-star 2019 forward Alonzo Gaffney on Tuesday. There are more additions to the program coming in the form of at least one graduate transfer. Busy indeed.

Holtmann also left the door open for two graduate transfers joining the team this spring or summer, which brings us to the fun topic of scholarship math.

With the addition of Walker (who has to sit out a year but still counts against the scholarship number next season) Ohio State is at 12 scholarship players for the 2018-19 season. The Buckeyes are allowed 13. But that 12 also includes former walk-on Joey Lane remaining on scholarship, and that's where there's some leeway.

"We have one more (scholarship), and then we've always had a conversation with Joey about taking it each year and looking at it," Holtmann said. "That's the conversation I believe that Coach (Thad) Matta had with him, and then I had when I got here. His impact is significant on our team, but he understands that. How it will all play out I don't know. Right now we definitely anticipate bringing in one (grad transfer)."

Lane was put on scholarship by Matta two years ago when the Buckeyes had an extra one available. He remained on scholarship last year. He very well may be on scholarship for his senior year too, but there's an understanding that if Ohio State needs that spot next season, it's available.

The Buckeyes have zeroed in on guards on the grad transfer market, and will host UAB transfer Nick Norton next week. Holtmann some other visits are lined up. If the Buckeyes can nab two guards they like, they'll take them.

2. Ohio State has not finalized its schedule for next season yet, but here's what we do know: The Buckeyes will open the season at Cincinnati. They'll play in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. They'll play UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic in Chicago. They'll play 20 Big Ten regular season games.

That leaves eight games to be scheduled.

One of those games could come in the Gavitt Tipoff series against a Big East opponent. Big Ten teams are slated to play a minimum of four times over an eight-year period, and so far the Buckeyes have played just once. They'll have to play three more times in the next five years. The schedulers could be extra cruel and pit the Buckeyes against Holtmann's former team, Butler.

But because of the three marquee games and the potential of a Big East opponent thrown in there, there is not another big-time home opponent for next year.

"I think we're gonna be playing either a Big East team at home or maybe an ACC team at home," Holtmann said. "It's gonna be one of those two. The following year is when we have Cincinnati (at home) for the opener. With our schedule being as loaded as it is, we didn't go out and schedule anyone else."

Holtmann has said he wants to get the Buckeyes into a tournament in the non-conference portion of the season, but that won't happen next year and maybe not for a few years. Ohio State will play a Big Ten-ACC Challenge game every year, and in the CBS Sports Classic through the 2019-20 season. Throw in the potential Gavitt Games matchups over the next five years, and the 20-game Big Ten slate limits what the Buckeyes can do with their schedule.

3. It looks like the program will get through this off-season with Holtmann's coaching staff intact. Good news as OSU continues to rebuild the program. Assistants Ryan Pedon, Mike Schrage and Terry Johnson are all expected back.

"It's hard to say for sure, but I think the staff will stay in place for the most part," Holtmann said. "I don't anticipate any changes. Some of our guys were approached about jobs and for one reason or another it didn't work out."

Cleveland.com learned that at least one of Holtmann's assistants was a legitimate candidate for a head coaching job that's since been filled. The remaining open Division I jobs -- Chicago State, Delaware State, Detroit, FIU, St, Peter's and UNC-Asheville -- haven't had any buzz regarding Ohio State assistants.

Pedon and Johnson both interviewed for the Butler job last year after Holtmann left. That job eventually went to former Milwaukee coach LaVall Jordan. So Holtmann made it through one offseason at Ohio State without losing a member of his staff. It feels unlikely, without knowing what the job market will look like a year from now, that Holtmann will be able to do that again.

"The best way to keep your guys is to lose for an extended period of time, so I think people are gonna come and try to poach our guys. I want that for our guys. I think we have a very talented staff all the way down the line, the people we added here to the people we brought from Butler. They help me do my job better. I think it's only a matter of time before we lose someone to a head coaching position."