Chris Holtmann considered sitting out at least a year after Ohio State fired him. The opportunity to restore a once-proud program as DePaul’s new coach was one he couldn’t pass up.
Chris Holtmann speaks after being introduced as the new NCAA college basketball head coach at DePaul University in Chicago Monday, March 18, 2024.
The opportunity to restore a once-proud program as DePaul’s new coach was one he couldn’t pass up. And he insisted he is ready for the challenge. DePaul has lost 34 of 35 Big East games, counting the conference tournament. Stubblefield was 28-54 overall and 9-38 in the league.said he had his eyes on Holtmann when he worked in Kentucky’s athletic department prior to getting hired by DePaul in August 2020. One of five finalists, Holtmann is the second men’s basketball coach hired by Peevy.
The Blue Demons have not played in the NCAA Tournament since 2004. They have finished with a losing record in Big East play in all but one season since entering the league in 2005 and wound up last in the conference for the 12th time in 16 years.
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