Brad Holland

John Bradley Holland (born December 6, 1956) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for four years at UCLA (from 1975 to 1979). He was a member of the 1980 Los Angeles Lakers championship team. He was the University of San Diego head basketball coach until March 2007. On April 25, 2007, he was named as one of three finalists to become the new head coach of UC Riverside's men's basketball program, but lost out to Jim Wooldridge. Holland served as an assistant coach at UC Santa Barbara during the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 seasons.

This article is about the American basketball player. For the American illustrator, see Brad Holland (artist).
Brad Holland
Personal information
Born (1956-12-06) December 6, 1956
Billings, Montana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrescenta Valley
(La Crescenta, California)
CollegeUCLA (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1979–1982
PositionShooting guard
Number14, 15
Coaching career1988–2010
Career history
As player:
1979–1981Los Angeles Lakers
1981Washington Bullets
1982Milwaukee Bucks
As coach:
1988–1992UCLA (assistant)
1992–1994Cal State Fullerton
1994–2007San Diego
2008–2010UC Santa Barbara (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • NBA champion (1980)
  • First-team All-Pac-10 (1979)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1975)

As coach:

  • WCC tournament champion (2003)
  • 2× WCC Coach of the Year (1999, 2000)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
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