In Part 3 Coach Holley discusses:

·        his recruiting strategy and network

·        his take on the “Players Make Plays” concept

·        the hurdles he encountered taking his college from NAIA Division 1 to NCAA Division 2

Holley was named the head coach of the William Jewell College men's basketball program in the spring of 1979 and was  a constant on the sideline until 2018, leading the Cardinals to unparalleled success. At the helm of the Jewell program, he owns 832 wins, 12 conference championships, twenty-five 20-win seasons, including 14 with 25 or more wins, and topped the 30-win plateau four times. In addition, he has coached 17 players to 24 NAIA All-America selections. He has also led the Cardinals to 14 NAIA National Tournament appearances, including three Elite Eights and four Final Fours.

Off the court, Holley served as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education for more than 35 years, started the annual tradition of the High School Holiday Classic, which recently completed its 40th edition. He began the well-respected Cardinal Basketball camps in the summer of 1980, and helped spearhead the start of the William Jewell Athletic Hall of Fame, which has now inducted more than 150 individuals and teams. Perhaps most impressive however, is that more than 96 percent of his fourth-year players have earned a William Jewell degree.

Over the course of his 49-year career as a collegiate head coach he won 919 games, making him the winningest coach in the state of Missouri and ninth all-time among men's coaches at all levels of collegiate basketball. He surpassed Bob Knight in February 2018. In addition, he has been inducted into five halls of fame and is a 15-time Coach of the Year, including the Sears/NABC NAIA National Coach of the Year in 1996 and the 2018 Kansas City Sports Commission Coach of the Year.

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