| Chris Kraus | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Stonehill |
| Current Conference: | NEC |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Player Years1: | 2003–2006 |
| Player Team1: | Stonehill |
| Player Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Player Team2: | London United |
| Coach Years1: | 2007–2009 |
| Coach Team1: | Brandon (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Coach Team2: | Acadia (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2010–2013 |
| Coach Team3: | Stonehill (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2013–present |
| Coach Team4: | Stonehill |
| Tournament Record: | 3–2 (NCAA Division II) |
| Awards: | NEC Coach of the Year (2023) |
Chris Kraus (born February 22, 1983) is a Canadian basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Stonehill Skyhawks men's basketball team.[1]
Kraus played for his father at Markham District High School before enrolling at Stonehill, where he was part of the Skyhawks' 2006 NCAA Division II Final Four team.[2] After graduation, Kraus would play one season of professional basketball in England for London United.[1]
Beginning his coaching career in Canada, Kraus joined the coaching staff at Brandon University in Manitoba for two seasons before moving on to Acadia University for a single season. He'd return to his alma mater and join the coaching staff of his former coach David McLaughlin in 2010. In 2013, when McLaughlin joined the coaching staff at Northeastern, Kraus was elevated to head coach of the Skyhawks.[2] [3]
In nine seasons at the helm at the Division II level, Kraus guided Stonehill to three NCAA tournament bids, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2016.[4] Kraus will guide the Skyhawks into NCAA Division I as the school becomes a member of the Northeast Conference for the 2022–23 season.[5]