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Larry Holley

American basketball coach

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IntroAmerican basketball coach
PlacesUnited States of America
isSports coach Basketball coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
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Birth28 June 1945
Age79 years
Star signCancer
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Biography

Larry Holley (born June 28, 1945) is a retired American college basketball coach. He was the head men's basketball coach at his alma mater, William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. His 919 career wins made him one of only 10 four-year college coaches (National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)) to amass 900 career wins. He ranks first all-time in career wins among four-year, college coaches coaching only at Missouri colleges and universities.

Holley's teams 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 received 14 Coach of the Year awards and was 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

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Central Methodist Eagles ()
1969–70Central Methodist7–17
1970–71Central Methodist6–17
Central Methodist Eagles (Heart of America Athletic Conference)
1971–72Central Methodist10–16
1972–73Central Methodist11–15
1973–74Central Methodist15–11
1974–75Central Methodist12–17
Central Methodist:61–93
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)
1977–78Northwest Missouri State11–15
1978–79Northwest Missouri State15–11
Northwest Missouri State:26–26
William Jewell Cardinals (Heart of America Athletic Conference)
1979–80William Jewell10–196–8
1980–81William Jewell15–1312–4
1981–82William Jewell22–814–21st
1982–83William Jewell19–109–5
1983–84William Jewell20–811–3
1984–85William Jewell25–712–21st
1985–86William Jewell25–414–01st
1986–87William Jewell27–614–01st
1987–88William Jewell32–213–11stNAIA Division I Elite Eight
1988–89William Jewell14–145–6
1989–90William Jewell12–184–10
1990–91William Jewell20–1110–41st
1991–92William Jewell23–139–3NAIA Division II Elite Eight
1992–93William Jewell27–1015–11stNAIA Division II Final Four
1993–94William Jewell25–1011–5
1994–95William Jewell29–1010–6NAIA Division II Final Four
1995–96William Jewell30–910–6
1996–97William Jewell29–1014–41stNAIA Division II Final Four
1997–98William Jewell28–916–2NAIA Division II Sweet 16
1998–99William Jewell24–1112–6
1999–00William Jewell17–177–11
2000–01William Jewell19–1413–7
2001–02William Jewell22–1215–5
2002–03William Jewell24–1316–4NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2003–04William Jewell33–518–21stNAIA Division II Final Four
2004–05William Jewell31–617–31sNAIA Division II Sweet 16
2005–06William Jewell27–816–4NAIA Division II Sweet 16
2006–07William Jewell17–1511–9
2007–08William Jewell20–1314–6
2008–09William Jewell23–1114–61stNAIA Division I Sweet 16
2009–10William Jewell22–1114–6NAIA Division I First Round
2010–11William Jewell25–815–5NAIA Division I First Round
William Jewell Cardinals (Great Lakes Valley Conference)
2011–12William Jewell9–175–137th
2012–13William Jewell13–149–94th
2013–14William Jewell11–167–11T–4th
2014–15William Jewell13–159–94th
2015–16William Jewell9–1814–52nd
2016–17William Jewell9–184–14T–6th
2017–18William Jewell20–910–83rd
2018–19William Jewell12–186–1210th
William Jewell:832–460455–227
Total:919–579

           
           
           
     

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