Here’s one we didn’t see coming: remember Mike Schrage? He’s on the left in this picture.
He worked for Coach K for nearly a decade before going to Stanford with Johnny Dawkins.
He also worked for Bob Knight near the end of Knight’s time at Indiana and he spent last season working for Chris Holtmann at Butler before following him to Ohio State.
He has some extraordinary things to say about Holtmann. Check it out:
"Coach Holtmann, I’ve worked for Coach K and now for Coach Holtmann, he reminds me a lot of Coach K. His ability to communicate at a high level, connect with everybody in the room one through 12 or how many players you’ve got, get them to buy in to the team vision reminds me a lot of Coach K that way.
"Coach, Xs and Os, sure, but his ability to communicate and connect with guys reminds me of Coach K... His ability to show the guys how much he cares about them. When you show, especially a young man today, how much you care about them, as a person, everything that’s going on in their life, that usually translates to having their back on the basketball court too."
"I would have followed Coach Holtmann anywhere because of my belief in him.
"[Ohio State’s] getting the right guy. I’ve worked for some great coaches. He’s as good as it gets."
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