Terry Holland, the coach who transformed the Virginia men’s basketball program into a national power, died Sunday in Charlottesville, four years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 80.
to replace Bill Gibson in 1974. Before Holland arrived, Virginia had managed four winning campaigns in the previous 25 seasons, and had never made an NCAA tournament. Holland’s Virginia teams posted only three losing seasons, and qualified for the NCAA tournament in eight of his last 10 seasons at the school.In June 1989, Holland announced that he had accepted an offer to become the athletic director at Davidson, and that the 1989-90 season would be his final one at U-Va.
“As both a successful coach and respected administrator, Terry Holland leaves an indelible imprint on the University of Virginia, the ACC, college basketball and college athletics,”. “He was a true gentleman that embraced his players and colleagues as family. Our hearts will remain with his wife Ann and the entire Holland family.”
As Bennett closed in on his Virginia wins record, Holland’s wife, Ann, said her husband “was so honored when I told him that.” “Terry so was good at developing his players and not letting them do things they weren’t going to be successful doing,”Holland is survived by his wife, daughters Ann-Michael Holland and Kate Baynard, and three grandchildren.
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