Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus (born February 22, 1983)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Stonehill Skyhawks
Current conference: Northeast Conference (NEC)
Stonehill record^: 148-143 (.509)
Overall record^: 148-143 (.509)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NEC Regular Season Champion: 0
- NEC Tournament Champion: 0
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (2015, 2016, 2020)
Awards:
- NEC Coach of the Year: 1 (2023)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2013-present | Stonehill |
| 2010-2013 | Stonehill (asst) |
| 2009-2010 | Acadia (asst) |
| 2007-2009 | Brandon (asst) |
Chris Kraus Facts
- Chris G. Kraus
- Born February 22, 1983
- Hometown: Markham, Ontario
- Alma Mater: Stonehill College (BS, 2006) / Brandon University (MA, 2012)
- Played for his father, George Kraus, at Markham District School outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Went to the States for college, playing for head coach David McLaughlin at D-II Stonehill in Massachusetts
- As a senior in 2005-06, Kraus was the starting PG for a Stonehill team that reached the D-II NCAA Final Four
- Started his coaching career in his native Canada, spending two seasons as an assistant at Brandon University in Manitoba and one season at Acadia University in Nova Scotia
- Returned to his alma mater in 2010, spending three seasons as an assistant under McLaughlin
- Elevated to head coach at Stonehill in 2013 and has led the program ever since then
- Through nine seasons at the D-II level, Kraus was 130-99 overall with three NCAA Tournament appearances
- Stonehill moved to D-I and the NEC in 2022; the Skyhawks tied for second place that first year and Kraus was named NEC COY
Chris Kraus Coaching Tree
- Nate Champion (Le Moyne)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels; Stonehill moved up to Division I prior to the 2022-23 season