Ohio State junior forward E.J. Liddell has declared for the 2022 NBA draft following the Buckeyes' second-round elimination from the NCAA tournament in a 71-61 loss to Villanova, he announced Friday. 

Liddell's decision to declare for the NBA draft comes as little surprise after Buckeyes head coach Chris Holtmann told Paul Keels and Ron Stokes on 97.1 FM (h/t Land-Grant Holy Land's Connor Lemons) that "all indications" were that the 2021-22 season would be his last at Ohio State. 

Holtmann said in a statement Friday.