Chris Holtmann addresses the media at a press conference during the Phil Knight Invitational. The former Butler head coach left for Ohio State earlier this summer. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
The team Butler fans watched beat Ohio State was Chris Holtmann’s team before it was ever LaVall Jordan’s to coach.
The five starters on the court were Holtmann’s guys, and we’re not talking about the ones in red. He developed Kamar Baldwin into a Big East All-Freshman selection, always giving one of his sideways smiles when asked about the guard’s potential.