Profile of a Possible Savior: Chris Holtmann

Today’s Possible Savior: Chris Holtmann, the 45 year-old native of the Bluegrass State is in his third year at the helm of the Butler Bulldogs. Holtmann has amassed a 110-82 record over 6 years as a head coach. Fun fact: he was a teammate of John Groce (current Illinois Head Coach and former Herb protégé) at Taylor University (a NAIA powerhouse, apparently).

Important Questions, In Rough Order Of Importance:

1. Has he coached teams that have won a national title, made multiple deep NCAA tournament runs, and/or consistently been highly ranked?

Negative. Holtmann was the head man at Gardner-Webb for three years, and did not make the tournament there (more on that tenure below). Since taking over…