DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program
Ohio State fired Holtmann in February as the Buckeyes were in the midst of an 18-game road losing streak
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Holtmann to DePaul
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Holtmann is easily at the top of this list. He had nine straight 20-win seasons at Gardner Webb, Butler and Ohio State before the last two years. Seven straight NCAA bids at Butler and OSU with at least one win in six of the seven years.
This is probably as good as hire as DePaul is coming up with.
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Holtmann is easily at the top of this list. He had nine straight 20-win seasons at Gardner Webb, Butler and Ohio State before the last two years. Seven straight NCAA bids at Butler and OSU with at least one win in six of the seven years.
This is probably as good as hire as DePaul is coming up with.
If I am a DePaul fan, and thank goodness I am not, at the very least I am intrigued by this hire
This is a fantastic hire for DePaul. It at least gives them a chance. Chris can really coach.
Guy can coach, had really good run at both Butler and Ohio St before the last 2 years, he knows the BE, I think it is a good hire, especially based on how bad DePaul has been for so long.
Are we talking about the Butler program that made 11 NCAA Tournaments between 1997 and 2013? That includes going to the national championship game in back-to-back years (2010 and 2011).
Holtmann took over in 2014.
i mean, they had brad stevens who was a college phenom. hes now running the celtics
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Good coach, proven track record. DePaul made a good hire finally. Now change all the branding and start a true rebuild.
Wonder what was going on at OSU this year.
Wonder what was going on at OSU this year.
Just as players and coaches get scrutinized, so too should referees, especially in this era of sports betting.
I'm not sure what to make of this hire. I mean, I'm sure DePaul couldn't do much better, at least if they were insistent on an experienced head coach, which was probably prudent. And four years ago, this would look like a home run. But I wonder why Ohio State tanked so badly these past two seasons? And then rocketed up the Big Ten standings once Holtmann was let go?
He did a very good job at Butler, but that program was also on pretty firm footing, that weird Brandon Miller mini-era notwithstanding. He did right that ship immediately, and then had five good but not at all great seasons at OSU. To me, his star has dimmed quite a bit, but I'm also a believer in "fit" and I think DePaul is a better fit for him than Ohio State was.
I supposed we'll find out.
He did a very good job at Butler, but that program was also on pretty firm footing, that weird Brandon Miller mini-era notwithstanding. He did right that ship immediately, and then had five good but not at all great seasons at OSU. To me, his star has dimmed quite a bit, but I'm also a believer in "fit" and I think DePaul is a better fit for him than Ohio State was.
I supposed we'll find out.
it seems so dumb but they really do need to change the branding. need a full reset and identity.
ohio st should have finished last in the big 10. 5 game win streak to end it and still going in the tournament. sounds like a coach thing.
who could they have realistically gotten?
I don't know ... maybe no one if they insisted on a proven head coach. I guess it's a good hire, all things considered. Nowhere to go but up.
Correct. But that only accounts for five of those 11 bids. Barry Collier, Thad Matta and Todd Lickliter also had something to do with those tournament appearances.
Point is you said "he made butler (sic) a tournament team." That implies he built the program from nothing.
well if youre looking for a guy who built is own team, hes not going to depaul lol.
Holtmann was superb at Butler. DePaul is far and away the worst P6 job. DePaul is fortunate to get Holtmann.
