Larry Holley Achievement Day Convocation Remarks

Larry Holley reflects on his time at William Jewell and how his life was shaped by his experiences on the Hill.

Biography:

Larry Holley is among America's elite and legendary basketball coaches. He has won more than 750 games during his career and received 14 Coach of the Year Awards, including the prestigious Sears/NABC NAIA National Coach of the Year Award in 1996. Serving as the head mens basketball coach at his alma mater since 1979, he has been selected to four Halls of Fame: the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the NAIA Hall of Fame, and the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame. He has guided eleven Jewell squads to Heart of America Athletic Conference Titles and eleven Cardinal teams to the NAIA National Tournament, with four of them reaching the Final Four and three reaching the Elite Eight. Holley is the career leader in wins among HAAC basketball coaches. He ranks #1 all-time in career wins among four-year college coaches coaching only at Missouri colleges and universities.

Category:

Education

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• Larry Holley
• Larry
• William Jewell College
• Jewell
• WJC
• the Hill
• Achievement Day
• 2009
• Convocation
• Day Coach
• Basketball