Brad Holland

Who is Brad Holland?

John Bradley Holland is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for four years at UCLA and was the 14th player taken in the first round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He served as a member of the 1980 NBA L.A. 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. On April 28, 2010, Holland left UCSB to accept a position as Chief Professional Officer of the Carlsbad, California Boys and Girls Club.