Ohio State fires basketball coach Chris Holtmann after several disappointing seasons
Ohio State has fired seventh-year basketball coach Chris Holtmann with the Buckeyes in the middle of another subpar season
By MITCH STACY
Published - Feb 14, 2024, 02:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 14, 2024, 02:12 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State fired seventh-year basketball coach Chris Holtmann on Wednesday with the Buckeyes mired in yet another subpar season.
Associate head coach Jake Diebler will run the program for the rest of the season and a search for a new head coach will commence then, the school said in a statement.
Ohio State is 14-11, 4-10 in the Big Ten, and has lost nine of the last 11. In 2022-23, the Buckeyes suffered their first losing season in nearly two decades, finishing 16-19 and 5-15 in the Big Ten.
The 52-year-old Holtmann was seen as a coach on the rise when Ohio State hired him away from Butler in 2017 to replace Thad Matta, who had brought success to Columbus but agreed to step down, partly due to health problems.
