After two years as an assistant coach at Ohio State, Mike Schrage is moving on.
Elon hired Schrage to become its head coach. This will be Schrage's first head coaching job.
"I am honored to be named the 18th head men's basketball coach at Elon University," Schrage said in a statement. "It has been a dream of mine for a long time to lead a program, and I appreciate President Book and Mr. Blank affording me the opportunity at such a great institution. The commitment to athletics that Elon is making is impressive and the future is very bright. Elon is a great fit for me and my family, and we can't wait to build great relationships with our student-athletes and the Elon community."
We are so happy for Mike and his family. The Elon community will love Mike, Amanda, Andrew and Sophie. Mike has earned this tremendous opportunity and it is a fantastic hire by Elon. The Ohio State basketball family sends its congrats to Elon University and the Schrage family! https://t.co/2tlzgqvM9f
— Chris Holtmann (@ChrisHoltmann) April 5, 2019
Prior to his two years in Columbus, Schrage spent one year on Holtmann's staff at Butler. He has ties to the North Carolina area, having worked at Duke as director of basketball operations between 2002 and 2008 and as academic and recruiting coordinator from 1999 to 2002.
Schrage becomes the first assistant coach to leave Chris Holtmann's staff since the former Butler head coach was hired in 2017. Ryan Pedon and Terry Johnson remain on the coaching staff.
In his two years at Ohio State, Schrage was a strong recruiter, landing a commitment from DJ Carton. He was Ibrahima Diallo's lead recruiter.
Holtmann could consider special assistant to the head coach Mike Netti and director of recruiting and player development Scoonie Penn as replacements for Schrage.
