Kyle Young is the No. 18 small forward in the nation per the 247Sports Composite and the No. 77 player overall. A First-Team All-Ohio selection this season along with fellow Ohio State signee Kaleb Wesson, Young becomes new Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann’s first commit. Holtmann and his staff hit the recruiting trail immediately…
When you consider the fact that it was recruiting that ultimately led to Thad Matta’s demise, it is understandable if the topic of the day when meeting the new Ohio State assistant coaches centered around recruiting. Those assistants — Ryan Pedon, Terry Johnson, and Mike Schrage — were all “over the moon”…
Ohio State introduced its three new men’s basketball assistant coaches on Thursday. Ryan Pedon, Terry Johnson, and Mike Schrage spoke with the media for nearly a half hour. Overall, the mood was one of excitement and eagerness at the opportunity to both recruit for Ohio State and build up and coach the…
Chris Holtmann, Ohio State head men’s basketball coach, completed his coaching staff Thursday with the additions of assistant coaches Mike Schrage, Terry Johnson and Ryan Pedon. All three were on Holtmann’s staff at Butler. “I am excited about the addition of Ryan, Mike and Terry to our coaching staff…”
Ohio State forwards Jae’Sean Tate and Keita Bates-Diop spoke with the media following Chris Holtmann’s introduction on Monday. The players spoke of how they found out about Thad Matta’s firing, the thought of a transition period, changing goals, and the future of Ohio State basketball.
Chris Holtmann spoke for approximately 28 minutes on Monday in his first meeting with the media as Ohio State’s new men’s head basketball coach. It was one of his first steps toward renewing a basketball program that was in desperate need of some rejuvenation. Over those 28 minutes, Holtmann thanked people…
It has been a hectic seven days for new Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann. On Tuesday morning, he was contacted for the first time by Ohio State, where OSU officially offered him the position. Since then his world has been a blur. After some back and forth, he met with Gene Smith in Dayton and accepted…
Ohio State officially introduced Chris Holtmann as its new head men’s basketball coach on Monday. Holtmann and OSU athletics director Gene Smith spoke with the media and answered plenty of questions about the future of Buckeye basketball. Here are the highlights. Gene Smith began by saying he was delighted to be…
Minutes after Ohio State announced Chris Holtmann as its new head men’s basketball coach, Holtmann took to Twitter to release a statement thanking Butler University and the fans who made his time there so memorable. Holtmann will officially be introduced in a press conference Monday at 11 a.m. We will have more…
Gene Smith, Ohio State senior vice president and Wolfe Foundation endowed athletics director, announced the hiring of Butler’s Chris Holtmann as the next head men’s basketball coach of the Buckeyes. Holtmann, who completed his third year with the Bulldogs in 2016-17, has agreed to an eight-year contract with Ohio State…
Butler’s Chris Holtmann was a name that was mentioned throughout the Ohio State search to replace Thad Matta, though it was rarely at the top of the discussion. Names like Brad Stevens, Sean Miller, and Billy Donovan echoed back and forth over the canyon, while mentions of Chris Holtmann rarely found themselves bouncing back.
