John Bradley Holland was born on December 6,1956 and is an American former professional basketball player.
13 Facts About Brad Holland
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Brad Holland was a member of the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers championship team.
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Brad Holland was the University of San Diego head basketball coach until March 2007.
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Brad Holland accepted a basketball scholarship from UCLA, and holds the distinction of being the last player recruited by coach John Wooden.
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Brad Holland received honorable-mention All-American and second-team Academic All-American honors.
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Brad Holland became part of four Pac-10 championships from 1976 to 1979, two under coach Gene Bartow and two under coach Gary Cunningham.
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Brad Holland was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 1979 NBA draft.
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In September 1982, he was given permission from the Bucks to attend the Utah Jazz rookie-free agent camp, with the condition of receiving compensation if Brad Holland decided to stay.
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Brad Holland later entered private business and worked as a broadcaster at Prime Ticket from 1985 to 1998.
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Several years after his departure from Fullerton, it surfaced that Brad Holland was responsible for several NCAA violations, which resulted in the program being placed on probation for 4 years.
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Brad Holland led the Toreros to the West Coast Conference championship in 2003, beating Gonzaga in the conference tournament on San Diego's home court.
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Brad Holland was very supportive of the school's strict academic requirements and nearly every player he coached went on to graduate.
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Since the Toreros' trip to the 2003 NCAA Tournament, Brad Holland's teams achieved little success beyond the occasional victory over cross-town rivals San Diego State University Aztecs, and wins in the West Coast Conference tournament.