It didn’t take long for the college basketball world to connect former Ohio State head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] with the open position at DePaul in Chicago, Illinois.
The rumors came to fruition on Thursday, as Holtmann was named the next Blue Demon head coach. He signed a deal for six years, so it looks like the program will be patient with its new leader.
Holtmann knows the Big East well. Before he landed in Columbus, he was the head coach at Butler where he amassed a 70-31 record while making the NCAA Tournament every season.
His tenure at Ohio State started off on the right foot, but went sideways the last two seasons, missing the tournament in his last full year with the Buckeyes and trending that way in this one before his dismissal.
BREAKING: DePaul’s coaching search is over, as Chris Holtmann has been hired to take over the men’s basketball program. pic.twitter.com/LtCRXB3UTu
— The DePaulia (@TheDePaulia) March 14, 2024
The Chicagoland high school basketball scene is very good, so Holtmann could turn around DePaul very quickly.
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