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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1996
- Class:
- 1964
The first freshman recruit picked by Lefty Driesell to play for Davidson in 1960 was none other than Michael Terrence Holland. A blue-chip player from Clinton, N.C., Holland was a natural at basketball and a gentleman on and off the court. Success followed him to Davidson where, during his senior year, he led his team to a 22-4 record and Davidson's first ever Top Ten national finish. When he succeeded Lefty as head coach, he compiled a record of 92-43 over five years and was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year three times. At Virginia he compiled a record of 326-173 over sixteen years and took his team to the NCAA tournament eight times, reaching the Final Four twice, and the NIT four times, winning the championship once. He was named ACC Coach of the Year twice, in 1981 and 1982.
As Athletic Director at Davidson, Terry was a genuine hero come home. A leader with credibility, integrity, and vision, he worked hard to gain re-entry into the Southern Conference, to attract the NCAA Soccer Championship to Davidson, and to provide a broad program for men and women student athletes. At his departure in June 1995, the Davidson Athletic Program of twenty-one varsity teams had become an exemplar of his personal ideals, and a model for many other educational institutions.
