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Butler's Holtmann leads team through adversity

Ever since he took over for Brandon Miller, who resigned suddenly because of his own health problems, Chris Holtmann has been impressed with his Butler players' resilience.

But he worries that resilience is being pushed to its limits.

On Monday, just weeks after former Butler star Andrew Smith lost his battle with cancer, the six-month-old son of assistant coach Emerson Kampen died from a rare genetic disease.