Coach Terry Holland’s Death After a Period of Declining Health
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Some details related to the former University of Virginia athletic director Terry Holland’s cause of death were revealed. Holland’s health had declined since being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2019.
Former UVA team captain Bobby Stokes told the Richmond Times-Dispatch: “He was a visionary, a positive coach. He made it his mission to make it like a family.”
Holland was a player for Lefty Driesell at Davidson, where he led the nation in field goal percentage as a senior in 1963-1964.
The player joined Lefty Driesell‘s staff after he graduated and took over the coaching reins when Lefty took the job at Maryland in 1969.
After five seasons at the North Carolina school, he accepted the head coaching job at Virginia in 1974. He turned around a downtrodden program and won the school’s 1st ACC tournament championship in 1976.
He took the program to another level with the arrival of future stars Bryant Stith, Jeff Lamp, and of course, Sampson. The Cavaliers reached their 1st Final Four in 1981 when Jeff Lamp and then-sophomore Sampson lost to Smith’s North Carolina squad in the national semifinals.
In 1984, Terry took the Cleveland Cavaliers back to the Final Four, losing to Hakeem Olajuwon and Houston in the semis.
In his 21 seasons of coaching, his teams compiled a record of 418-216, with a school-record 326 of those wins coming at Virginia. His record was broken earlier this season by current UVA coach Tony Bennett.
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What’s Terry Holland’s Cause of Death?
Terry Holland’s cause of death is related to his latest condition and health situation. He died on February 26, 2023, after a period of declining health at age 80.
After retiring from coaching in 1990, Terry returned to Davidson as athletic director. Holland later became AD at Virginia for seven seasons and then at East Carolina for ten more years.
Holland has been a television analyst, working primarily for ESPN. He also worked for the ACC Television Network from 1990 to 1996, handling approximately 20 games per year.
He was a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee, chairing the panel in 1997. Terry served on the Senior National Team Committee of USA Basketball.
Holland, who had two daughters, had an appreciation for the women’s game, former Cavaliers coach Debbie Ryan said.
She said: “He knew that we had to go to Clemson and Georgia Tech, so he helped us to get the league to schedule both of us on the same days to play doubleheaders.
“We would fly down to Clemson, bus to Georgia Tech, and then fly back, the men’s and the women’s team together, so that it would save us all that wear and tear.”
The star was always concerned about doing the right thing, Ryan said. “He wasn’t impressed with himself at all. He was just there to make sure these boys became men and they became good men,” she said, describing him as a Southern gentleman.
The university released a statement about Holland’s death, writing: “In his 21 seasons of coaching, Holland’s teams compiled a record of 418-216, with a school-record 326 of those wins coming at Virginia.
“After retiring from coaching in 1990, Holland returned to Davidson as athletic director. He later became the athletics director at Virginia for seven seasons from 1994 to 2001 and then at East Carolina for 10 more years.”
Jay Bilas wrote on Twitter: “Saddened by the passing of former Virginia head coach Terry Holland, one of the ACC’s greatest coaches, and one of the game’s finest gentlemen. RIP Coach Holland.”
“Forever grateful that I got to work with Coach Holland in his time at ECU. He was a true gentleman. He was the best,” Brian Bailey tweeted.
Holland is survived by his wife, two daughters; Ann-Michael and Kate, and grandchildren.
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