Chris Holtmann To Stay With Ohio State Through 2027–28 Season
Ohio State and men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Columbus through the 2027-28 season, per a release from the school. The contract is awaiting approval by the university’s Board of Trustees.
Holtmann will make $3.5 million annually as part of the new contract, which is a $500,000 salary increase from his prior deal.
Since arriving at Ohio State from Butler, Holtmann has gone 107-56 across five seasons, which has included four trips to the NCAA tournament. The lone season that Holtmann did not take the Buckeyes to the Big Dance was in 2020 when the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though the team would have made it in. Despite his success in getting Ohio State into the NCAA tournament every year, Holtmann’s teams have never made it to the field. The Buckeyes have not made it past the round of 32 in any of their four trips to the tournament under Holtmann.
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Despite the mediocre tournament record, Holtmann has been recruiting well and has garnered the support of athletic director Gene Smith. I’m very happy with where we stand. We aim for championships, there is no doubt about that. And we must get there-and we will. You can see the difference in his recruiting. I love the way he teaches. Smith stated that he feels good about what he does and feels good about his recruiting during a February press conference.
Holtmann is now under contract for 11 seasons total and appears in it for the long haul in Columbus.
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