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Really, we probably shouldn't be shocked about last night given Holtmann's track record. He has been really, really good against his best opponents. He's a helluva "big game" coach.
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ScriptOhio
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CHRIS HOLTMANN A SEMIFINALIST FOR NAISMITH COACH OF THE YEAR
After leading Ohio State to the brink of a Big Ten title, Chris Holtmann has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award.
Holtmann came to Ohio State in early June following the firing of longtime head coach Thad Matta, and inherited a roster that had won just 17 games in 2016-17 and would be without arguably its best player in Trevor Thompson, who left early for the professional ranks.
All Holtmann has done since is piece together a roster – consisting of a Michigan graduate transfer (Andrew Dakich) and a high schooler (Musa Jallow) – that has Ohio State just one game back of Michigan State for a share of the Big Ten regular season title.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...mifinalist-for-the-naismith-coach-of-the-year
Holtmann has definitely done more with less than any of the other 9 coaches:
Rich Barnes, Tennessee, SEC
Chris Beard, Texas Tech, Big 12
Tony Bennett, Virginia, ACC
Brad Brownell, Clemson, ACC
Mick Cronin, Cincinnati, AAC
Chris Mack, Xavier, Big East
Matt Painter, Purdue, Big 10
Bruce Pearl, Auburn, SEC........
Jay Wright, Villanova, Big East
After leading Ohio State to the brink of a Big Ten title, Chris Holtmann has been named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award.
Holtmann came to Ohio State in early June following the firing of longtime head coach Thad Matta, and inherited a roster that had won just 17 games in 2016-17 and would be without arguably its best player in Trevor Thompson, who left early for the professional ranks.
All Holtmann has done since is piece together a roster – consisting of a Michigan graduate transfer (Andrew Dakich) and a high schooler (Musa Jallow) – that has Ohio State just one game back of Michigan State for a share of the Big Ten regular season title.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...mifinalist-for-the-naismith-coach-of-the-year
Holtmann has definitely done more with less than any of the other 9 coaches:
Rich Barnes, Tennessee, SEC
Chris Beard, Texas Tech, Big 12
Tony Bennett, Virginia, ACC
Brad Brownell, Clemson, ACC
Mick Cronin, Cincinnati, AAC
Chris Mack, Xavier, Big East
Matt Painter, Purdue, Big 10
Bruce Pearl, Auburn, SEC........
Jay Wright, Villanova, Big East
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Meanwhile, the guy many of us wanted, and fretted over when he went to Bloomington, went 16-14 (9-9)...and we aren’t that much more talented.First regular season as Ohio State coach:
24-7 overall
15-3 in the B1G
No "expert" outside of Andrew Dakich's dad would've dreamed such a thing.
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I was about to start chugging bleach when there was so much smoke around McDermott. I was THRILLED he got Holtmann. If I had my pick of the two last spring, it honestly would have been a 1a and 1b situation...but early returns point to us getting the better coach.
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buckeyeintn
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I really didn't have a preference between Holtmann/Miller until I talked to a friend of mine who is a retired professor from Taylor University back in July. He couldn't stop talking about what a high character guy Holtmann is. At that point I knew Smith made a good decision.
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CHRIS HOLTMANN ON OHIO STATE'S 2017-18 SEASON: “I'LL NEVER FORGET THIS REGULAR SEASON”
Ohio State's 2017-18 regular season was not expected to go like this. The Buckeyes were not supposed to be in this position.
Yet, as the clock wore down in regulation, overtime and even double overtime on Friday on the road against Indiana, Ohio State continued to cling to a sliver of hope that it could win at least a share of a Big Ten championship.
As C.J. Jackson brought the ball up the floor down one with just seconds left, Ohio State's chances at a Big Ten championship – a thought that would have been laughed at in June when Chris Holtmann was hired – looked to have slipped away. That was, of course, until Jackson buried a deep three-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to ultimately give the Buckeyes an 80-78 double-overtime win in Bloomington, a place OSU had not won since 2013.
"We go over situations like that every day in practice, end of shot clock. We were comfortable in what was going to happen, and I just happened to make a good shot," Jackson said. "It's great. It ends a great regular season with a great group of guys."
That, while true, seems like the understatement of the year.
In case you hadn't heard, Ohio State was picked by most to finish outside the top 10 of the conference the season, yet entered Friday night with a chance to win its 15th conference game in order to keep pace with Michigan State, which can still clinch the outright title on Sunday with a win over Wisconsin.
Had Jackson's shot not fallen, Ohio State would have been out of the Big Ten title race completely, an existence that many were saying before the season even tipped off. Despite all of the outside noise, and even down to Indiana with just seconds remaining, the Buckeyes still believed they could defy the odds.
"Coach emphasized coming into the game that they weren't going to quit and it was going to be a grind-it-out game," Jackson said. "That's how it has been all year. We just have to keep going."
As Jackson mentioned, Ohio State has had to grind out games all season. The Buckeyes have won on last-second shots and lost on last-second shots. They have been on both sides of blowouts all season, and after losing their last two road games by double-digits, it looked as though OSU would drop its third game in four tries. However, like they have all season, the Buckeyes shocked everyone, including more than 17,000 in attendance at Assembly Hall.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...8-season-ill-never-forget-this-regular-season
Ohio State's 2017-18 regular season was not expected to go like this. The Buckeyes were not supposed to be in this position.
Yet, as the clock wore down in regulation, overtime and even double overtime on Friday on the road against Indiana, Ohio State continued to cling to a sliver of hope that it could win at least a share of a Big Ten championship.
As C.J. Jackson brought the ball up the floor down one with just seconds left, Ohio State's chances at a Big Ten championship – a thought that would have been laughed at in June when Chris Holtmann was hired – looked to have slipped away. That was, of course, until Jackson buried a deep three-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to ultimately give the Buckeyes an 80-78 double-overtime win in Bloomington, a place OSU had not won since 2013.
"We go over situations like that every day in practice, end of shot clock. We were comfortable in what was going to happen, and I just happened to make a good shot," Jackson said. "It's great. It ends a great regular season with a great group of guys."
That, while true, seems like the understatement of the year.
In case you hadn't heard, Ohio State was picked by most to finish outside the top 10 of the conference the season, yet entered Friday night with a chance to win its 15th conference game in order to keep pace with Michigan State, which can still clinch the outright title on Sunday with a win over Wisconsin.
Had Jackson's shot not fallen, Ohio State would have been out of the Big Ten title race completely, an existence that many were saying before the season even tipped off. Despite all of the outside noise, and even down to Indiana with just seconds remaining, the Buckeyes still believed they could defy the odds.
"Coach emphasized coming into the game that they weren't going to quit and it was going to be a grind-it-out game," Jackson said. "That's how it has been all year. We just have to keep going."
As Jackson mentioned, Ohio State has had to grind out games all season. The Buckeyes have won on last-second shots and lost on last-second shots. They have been on both sides of blowouts all season, and after losing their last two road games by double-digits, it looked as though OSU would drop its third game in four tries. However, like they have all season, the Buckeyes shocked everyone, including more than 17,000 in attendance at Assembly Hall.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...8-season-ill-never-forget-this-regular-season
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