A number of worthy candidates stand in his way, but the former freshman phenom has made a strong case to become the first Buckeye to make the NBA All-Star Game since 2004.

Though Chris Holtmann said Kaleb Wesson needs to be more disciplined and foul less, he said he discussed the way Wesson has been officiated with “the powers that be.”

Thompson is headed to Antwerp, Belgium to join the Telenet Giants professional basketball team, the club announced on Thursday. There he will join his former Buckeye teammate Jae’Sean Tate.