Butler and men's basketball coach Chris Holtmann have agreed to a contract extension. The deal now runs through the 2021-22 season.
Holtmann's teams have posted a 45-22 record in his two seasons as head coach. He and former coach Brad Stevens are the only coaches in Butler history to lead the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in each of their first two seasons, where both of Holtmann's teams have advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. His teams are an impressive 22-14 in BIG EAST play. Holtmann will add Butler's highest-rated recruiting class in program history for the 2016-17 season, a class that was ranked as high as 20th on National Signing Day.