Chris Holtmann

Brandon Miller’s first task as a head coach was replacing himself as an assistant coach . He made an immediate splash by naming Gardner-Webb head coach Chris Holtmann to the position on July 16, 2013. Holtmann served as head coach at Gardner-Webb for three seasons (2010-13), leading the North Carolina school through a successful rebuilding effort. He took the Runnin’ Bulldogs from eight wins in 2009-10 to a school Division I record 21 victories and a berth in the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament in his last year. Gardner-Webb won ten of its final 11 games in 2012-13 and finished a game out of first place in the Big South Conference. For his efforts, Holtmann was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year and NABC District 3 Coach of the Year. Holtmann has earned a reputation as a strong recruiter . During his career, he’s recruited seven all- conference players, one Rookie of the Year, one conference Player of the Year, one Division I All-American and one...