Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Butler head men’s basketball coach Brandon Miller has taken a leave of absence, the school announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Brandon Miller has requested a leave of absence for medical reasons, which the University has granted,” vice president and director of athletics Barry Collier said in a statement. “We are not in a position to further elaborate and we ask that everyone respect Brandon’s privacy.”<\/p>\n
Assistant Chris Holtmann has been named interim head coach.<\/p>\n
Miller was promoted to head coach last year when Brad Stevens left to coach the NBA’s Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs finished ninth in their first season in the Big East and went 14-17 overall.<\/p>\n
Holtmann joined Miller’s staff last year after serving three seasons as head coach at Gardner-Webb. He guided the program to a Division I school-record 21 wins and a berth in the CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament in his final year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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