Terry Holland
Terry Holland (1942-2023)
Teams coached: Davidson Wildcats, Virginia Cavaliers
Davidson record: 92-43 (.681)
Virginia record: 326-173 (.653)
Overall record: 418-216 (.659)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1970, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 5 (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 2 (1981, 1984)
- NIT Championships: 1 (1980)
- NIT Appearances: 5 (1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985)
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 3 (1981, 1982, 1983)
- SoCon Regular Season Champion: 4 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
- ACC Tournament Champion: 1 (1976)
- SoCon Tournament Champion: 1 (1970)
Awards:
- ACC Coach of the Year: 2 (1981, 1982)
- SoCon Coach of the Year: 3 (1970, 1971, 1972)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1974-1990 | Virginia |
| 1969-1974 | Davidson |
| 1964-1969 | Davidson (asst) |
Terry Holland Facts
- Michael Terrance Holland
- Born April 2, 1942
- Died February 26, 2023
- Hometown: Clinton, North Carolina
- Alma Mater: Davidson College (BA, 1964)
- Lettered for three seasons at Davidson, playing for Hall of Fame head coach Lefty Driesell
- Started his coaching career right after graduation, joining Driesell‘s staff at Davidson in 1964
- Took over the Davidson program as head coach in 1969, leading the Wildcats for the next five seasons
- Won 92 games, four SoCon titles and one SoCon Tournament during his tenure
- Hired as the head coach at Virginia in April 1974, where he would led the Cavaliers for the next sixteen seasons
- Led the team to the NCAA Tournament nine times, including trips to the Final Four in 1981 and 1983, and a NIT title in 1980
- Recruited then coached three-time NPOY Ralph Sampson at Virginia from 1979-1983
- Left coaching in 1990 with the most wins and the second- (now third-) highest winning percentage in program history
- Returned to his alma mater Davidson in 1990 to serve as Athletic Director, where he stayed for the next four years
- Held the same position at Virginia from 1994-2001, a tenure that was notable for the expansion of athletic facilities across the campus
- Served as Special Assistant to the President from 2001-2004
- Took over as Director of Athletics at East Carolina in 2004; made numerous facility updates to ECU’s athletic programs during his tenure
- Retired in 2013 and assumed the title of Director of Athletics Emeritus at ECU until his death in 2023
- Holland passed away in February 2023 at the age of 80; survived by his wife, Ann, their two daughters and three grandchildren
Terry Holland Coaching Tree
- Rick Carlisle (Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons)
- Bill Cofield (Wisconsin)
- Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech, South Florida, Long Beach State)
- Marc Iavaroni (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Jeff Jones (Old Dominion, American, Virginia)
- Jim Larrañaga (Miami FL, George Mason, Bowling Green)
- Craig Littlepage (Rutgers, Penn)
- Dave Odom (South Carolina, Wake Forest)
- Barry Parkhill (Saint Michael’s, William & Mary)
- Mike Schuler (Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Rice)
- Anthony Solomon (St. Bonaventure)
- Ricky Stokes (East Carolina, Virginia Tech)
