Carrying surprising skill and strength with his over-7-foot-tall frame, the Gonzaga freshman is looking to lead his team to its first national title.
LAS VEGAS—They are quite a sight, the Holmgren family, comfortably creating an unconventional presence inside Orleans Arena.
It’s not just the towering of 7'1" Chet, his 7-foot father and his 6'5"-ish younger sister that gets your attention. There is also the family dog who makes a postgame appearance on the court, a black lab named Slammer. And, of course, there is the camcorder.
Not long after Gonzaga and Holmgren captured the West Coast Conference championship and locked up yet another No.