Larry Holley
Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | William Jewell |
Conference | GLVC |
Record | 820–442 |
Biographical details | |
Born | June 28, 1945 |
Playing career | |
c. 1967 | William Jewell |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1969–1975 | Central Methodist |
1977–1979 | Northwest Missouri State |
1979–present | William Jewell |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 907–561 |
Larry Holley (born June 28, 1945)[1] is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. With 877 wins at the end of the 2015–16 season he is among only 47 four-year college coaches (National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)) to reach 700 wins. He ranks firstall-time in career wins among four-year, college coaches coaching only at Missouri colleges and universities. He ranks 12th all-time in career wins nationally among four-year, college coaches.
Holley's teams have won 20 games in a season 24 times and have posted both a 45-game conference winning streak and a 43-game home court winning streak.
He has received 14 Coach of the Year awards and has been elected to the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame, the NAIA Hall of Fame and the William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Holley joined William Jewell as head men's basketball coach for the 1979–80 season after coaching four years at Northwest Missouri State University, six years at Central Methodist University and one year at Harrisburg, Missouri High School.
He is a native of Jameson, Missouri.
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Central Methodist Eagles () (1969–1971) | |||||||||
1969–70 | Central Methodist | 7–17 | |||||||
1970–71 | Central Methodist | 6–17 | |||||||
Central Methodist Eagles (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1971–1975) | |||||||||
1971–72 | Central Methodist | 10–16 | |||||||
1972–73 | Central Methodist | 11–15 | |||||||
1973–74 | Central Methodist | 15–11 | |||||||
1974–75 | Central Methodist | 12–17 | |||||||
Central Methodist: | 61–93 | ||||||||
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
1977–78 | Northwest Missouri State | 11–15 | |||||||
1978–79 | Northwest Missouri State | 15–11 | |||||||
Northwest Missouri State: | 26–26 | ||||||||
William Jewell Cardinals (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1979–2011) | |||||||||
1979–80 | William Jewell | 10–19 | 6–8 | ||||||
1980–81 | William Jewell | 15–13 | 12–4 | ||||||
1981–82 | William Jewell | 22–8 | 14–2 | 1st | |||||
1982–83 | William Jewell | 19–10 | 9–5 | ||||||
1983–84 | William Jewell | 20–8 | 11–3 | ||||||
1984–85 | William Jewell | 25–7 | 12–2 | 1st | |||||
1985–86 | William Jewell | 25–4 | 14–0 | 1st | |||||
1986–87 | William Jewell | 27–6 | 14–0 | 1st | |||||
1987–88 | William Jewell | 32–2 | 13–1 | 1st | NAIA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1988–89 | William Jewell | 14–14 | 5–6 | ||||||
1989–90 | William Jewell | 12–18 | 4–10 | ||||||
1990–91 | William Jewell | 20–11 | 10–4 | 1st | |||||
1991–92 | William Jewell | 23–13 | 9–3 | NAIA Division II Elite Eight | |||||
1992–93 | William Jewell | 27–10 | 15–1 | 1st | NAIA Division II Final Four | ||||
1993–94 | William Jewell | 25–10 | 11–5 | ||||||
1994–95 | William Jewell | 29–10 | 10–6 | NAIA Division II Final Four | |||||
1995–96 | William Jewell | 30–9 | 10–6 | ||||||
1996–97 | William Jewell | 29–10 | 14–4 | 1st | NAIA Division II Final Four | ||||
1997–98 | William Jewell | 28–9 | 16–2 | NAIA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
1998–99 | William Jewell | 24–11 | 12–6 | ||||||
1999–00 | William Jewell | 17–17 | 7–11 | ||||||
2000–01 | William Jewell | 19–14 | 13–7 | ||||||
2001–02 | William Jewell | 22–12 | 15–5 | ||||||
2002–03 | William Jewell | 24–13 | 16–4 | NAIA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
2003–04 | William Jewell | 33–5 | 18–2 | 1st | NAIA Division II Final Four | ||||
2004–05 | William Jewell | 31–6 | 17–3 | 1s | NAIA Division II Sweet 16 | ||||
2005–06 | William Jewell | 27–8 | 16–4 | NAIA Division II Sweet 16 | |||||
2006–07 | William Jewell | 17–15 | 11–9 | ||||||
2007–08 | William Jewell | 20–13 | 14–6 | ||||||
2008–09 | William Jewell | 23–11 | 14–6 | 1st | NAIA Division I Sweet 16 | ||||
2009–10 | William Jewell | 22–11 | 14–6 | NAIA Division I First Round | |||||
2010–11 | William Jewell | 25–8 | 15–5 | NAIA Division I First Round | |||||
William Jewell Cardinals (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
2011–12 | William Jewell | 9–17 | 5–13 | 7th (West) | |||||
2012–13 | William Jewell | 13–14 | 9–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
2013–14 | William Jewell | 11–16 | 7–11 | T–4th (West) | |||||
2014–15 | William Jewell | 13–15 | 9–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
2015–16 | William Jewell | 9–18 | 14–5 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2016–17 | William Jewell | 9–18 | 4–14 | T–6th (West) | |||||
2017–18 | William Jewell | 20–9 | 10–8 | 3rd (West) | |||||
William Jewell: | 820–442 | 449–215 | |||||||
Total: | 907–561 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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