Leading the Saints once again will be Steven Baumgartner. Coach Baumgartner has been involved with the men's basketball program since its inception in 2004. Baumgartner was a player for the first club team, and after one year he took over as head coach. 2009 will once again prove to be a challenge as the Saints enter the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC).  Holy Cross has been moved to division 1 status after Illinois Tech suspended their program.

"It's truly special to have had the opportunity, as a player, to be a part of the inaugural club team, and now to have the privilege to be the head coach," said Coach Baumgartner, "it truely is a blessing." Baumgartner is a 2007 graduate of Holy Cross where he received a Bachelors of Arts degree.

Alongside Head Coach Steve Baumgartner is Assistant Coach Ed Baumgartner. Ed, Steve's older brother, is entering his second year as an assistant coach at Holy Cross College. "Having the opportunity to have my older brother Ed as an assistant coach has been incredible.  We complement each other very well with our personalities and the fact that neither one of us is afraid to tell the other exactly what we're thinking.  Also, it's great to finally get the upper hand on something after twenty plus years," says Head Coach Steve Baumgartner.  

Coach Ed, as the players call him, has worked with numerous grade schools throughout his career. Most recently he has coached the 7^th grade team at St. Joseph's grade school in South Bend. Baumgartner has also coached numerous other sports including soccer and baseball at both the junior and high school levels. "It is his dedication to sport and fitness that makes Ed a good fit in the Holy Cross Community," says Athletic Director Nathan Walker. Baumgartner graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2004, with a Bachelor's degree in business administration and finance.