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Chris Holtmann begins his fourth season at the helm of the Buckeyes in 2020-21. His three seasons at Ohio State have followed the blueprint established during his tenures at both Gardner-Webb and Butler — Success.

He was named the 2018 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Buckeyes to a 25-9 overall record, a No. 2 finish in the Big Ten regular-season standings (15-3) and a Second Round appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

In Year Two with Ohio State, Holtmann took a depleted roster, which was without the 2018 Big Ten Player of the Year (Keita Bates-Diop), a four-year starter (Jae’Sean Tate), a fifth-year senior contributor (Kam Williams) and a graduate transfer (Andrew Dakich) and led a youthful squad to another Second Round appearance in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes won 20 games in 2018-19 (20-15), marking the sixth-consecutive season Holtmann teams have won 20 or more games.

Year Three was cut short with the cancellation of the 2020 Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The Buckeyes had built an impressive resume and was positioned for another NCAA Tournament appearance with an overall record of 21-10, which included wins over four conference champions (Cincinnati, Villanova, Kentucky and Maryland), four wins vs. Top 10 opponents (Villanova, at North Carolina, Kentucky and Maryland).

The 2019-20 Buckeyes finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten at 11-9, winning nine of the final 12 league games, tied for the top finish in conference regular-season play. Ohio State climbed to as high as No. 2 in the polls after an 11-1 start that included wins over No. 10 Villanova, No. 6 North Carolina in Chapel Hill and No. 6 Kentucky in Las Vegas.

Holtmann become just the second Ohio State coach to win 20 or more games in each of his first three seasons in Columbus joining Thad Matta (12 from 2005-2016). Holtmann is the second Ohio State coach to take teams to the NCAA Tournament in his first two years: Randy Ayers (3, 1990-92). Matta’s 2005 team, his first in Columbus, was not eligible for postseason competition. The next two played in the NCAA (2006, 2007) before an NIT appearance in 2008.