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Former Virginia basketball coach Terry Holland dies after battling Alzheimer’s

Terry Holland, who coached the University of Virginia basketball program to a pair of Final Fours and nine NCAA tournaments in 16 seasons, died Sunday in Charlottesville.

Mr. Holland, 80, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2019 and had recently entered the memory care center of the senior living community where he resided with his wife, Ann.

“He was a visionary, a positive coach,” said Bobby Stokes, Mr. Holland’s physician and a captain of his 1978-79 UVa team. “He made it his mission to make it like a family. He cared about you off the basketball court and helped you grow along the way.”

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