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Time to Move on from Holtmann - We Know Enough Now.

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January 11, 2024 at 9:08am
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Ohio State in January under Chris Holtmann: 25-26
- 2017-2018 - 8-1
- 2018-2019 - 1-6
- 2019-2020 - 2-5
- 2020-2021 - 6-2
- 2021-2022 - 5-3
- 2022-2023 - 2-7
- 2023-2024 - 1-2 (in progress)

Ohio State in February under Holtmann - 26-20
- 2017-2018 - 5-2
- 2018-2019 - 5-3
- 2019-2020 - 6-2
- 2020-2021 - 4-3
- 2021-2022 - 5-3
- 2022-2023 - 1-7
- 2023-2024 - TBD

Ohio State in NCAA Tournament under Holtmann: ZERO Sweet 16 Appearances
- 2017-2018 - 5 seed (lost in Round of 32)
- 2018-2019 - 11 seed (lost in Round of 32)
- 2019-2020 - (cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2020-2021 - 2 seed (lost to 15 seed in 1st Round)
- 2021-2022 - 7 seed (lost in Round of 32)
- 2022-2023 - Missed
- 2023-2024 - TBD

Obvious statement is obvious but,... this is simply not good enough for Ohio State basketball. And we've seen it for long enough now. Barring a big turnaround and excellent showing in March this year (i.e. Sweet 16 or deeper), I think Holtmann should be fired. The one thing he's done well is recruit - but when you can't produce elite results and when you consistently fall short in the biggest moments, that's simply not enough to keep you around.

To keep him any longer is to fully settle for mediocrity.

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