24 Facts About Terry Holland

Michael Terrence Holland was an American college athletics administrator and basketball player and coach.

Terry Holland went to Davidson College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1964.

In 1990, Terry Holland returned to Davidson College to become the athletic director.

Terry Holland co-chaired the Presidential Working Group on Athletic Policy that developed a new policy for athletics which was implemented in 1992 by the Davidson Board of Trustees.

Terry Holland re-organized the Davidson Athletic Foundation, which resulted in the increase of fund-raising from $350,000 to $1,000,000.

In 1995, Terry Holland returned to the University of Virginia to take on the athletic director position.

One of the lasting legacies Terry Holland left in Charlottesville was the facility expansion.

In 2001, Terry Holland stepped down from the AD position and was appointed a Special Assistant to the President of the University of Virginia.

Terry Holland agreed to a five-year contract worth $276,000 the first year.

On March 16,2005, Terry Holland hired South Carolina assistant Ricky Stokes, a former head coach at Virginia Tech, to be the men's basketball coach.

Terry Holland announced on June 23,2005, a new policy in scheduling football opponents and scheduled future home and homes with in-state rivals North Carolina State and North Carolina, plus the University of Virginia, West Virginia, and Virginia Tech.

Terry Holland scheduled the first ever men's basketball home game with an ACC opponent as Wake Forest visited Greenville in 2007.

Terry Holland was instrumental in raising funding for a new football practice complex and new football meeting rooms, all through a fund raising campaign called the "Circle of Excellence".

Terry Holland announced future expansion plans of ECU's Dowdy Ficklen Stadium in the summer of 2005.

On January 11,2006, Chancellor Ballard announced that Terry Holland's contract was extended to 2011 and he assumed an additional role, "Executive Assistant to the Chancellor".

On December 12,2012, Terry Holland announced that he would be retiring and leaving his position as athletic director of East Carolina University, and would be assuming the title of emeritus director of athletics.

Terry Holland was a television analyst, working primarily for ESPN and the ACC Television Network from 1990 to 1996, handling approximately 20 games per year.

Terry Holland was a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee, chairing the panel in 1997.

Terry Holland served on the Senior National Team Committee of USA Basketball from 1992 through 1996, and chaired the organization's Collegiate Committee, which he served on from 1997.

Terry Holland was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Terry Holland's coaching and administrative achievements are a testament to his character and dedication to sports.

Terry Holland's induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame is a fitting tribute for a talented athlete who became a successful coach and a dedicated, visionary leader.

Terry Holland was Presbyterian, and in his spare time he was an avid fisherman and boater.

Terry Holland died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on February 26,2023, at the age of 80.