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Eddie Holbrook is an American former college men's basketball head coach. He is best known for his tenure at Gardner–Webb University between 1964 and 1978. During his 14-year career there he compiled an overall record of 343 wins to just 65 losses. Holbrook was the coach when the team transitioned from a junior college program to an NAIA school (beginning in 1969). Eight of his players became All-Americans while five of them went onto careers in the National Basketball Association. By the end of his time at Gardner–Webb he had led the Runnin' Bulldogs to seven 20-win seasons and an additional four 30-win seasons. Of his 14 teams, 12 finished the season with national top-10 rankings. In February 2015, the school renamed their home basketball court the "Eddie Holbrook Court."
Holbrook then coached Furman University's men's basketball team from 1978 to 1982. In just his second season he led the Paladins to the conference regular season and tournament championships, resulting in a berth into the 1980 NCAA Tournament. He retired from coaching after four seasons at the school.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Junior college) (1964–1969) | |||||||||
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (NAIA) (1969–1978) | |||||||||
| 1969–70 | Gardner–Webb | 18–7 | |||||||
| 1970–71 | Gardner–Webb | 20–4 | |||||||
| 1971–72 | Gardner–Webb | 28–5 | |||||||
| 1972–73 | Gardner–Webb | 18–7 | |||||||
| 1973–74 | Gardner–Webb | 25–3 | |||||||
| 1974–75 | Gardner–Webb | 23–3 | |||||||
| 1975–76 | Gardner–Webb | 27–4 | |||||||
| 1976–77 | Gardner–Webb | 30–3 | |||||||
| 1977–78 | Gardner–Webb | 23–3 | |||||||
| Gardner–Webb: | 343–65 (.841) | ||||||||
| Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (1978–1982) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Furman | 20–9 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1979–80 | Furman | 23–7 | 14–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1980–81 | Furman | 11–16 | 8–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1981–82 | Furman | 11–16 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| Furman: | 65–48 (.575) | 38–21 (.644) | |||||||
| Total: | 408–113 (.783) | ||||||||