Brad Holland-Basketball Analyst
PLAYING CAREER
University of California-Los Angeles (1976-1979)
Holland was a four-year basketball letterman at UCLA. As the last player recruited by
Coach John Wooden, he became a part of four Pac-10 championship teams at UCLA
from 1976 to 1979, two under Coach Gene Bartow and two under Coach Gary
Cunningham. The Bruins went 102-17 during Holland’s playing career and he was
honorable mention All-American and second-team Academic All-American as a senior.
That year he averaged 17.5 points and 4.8 assists and had a .598 field goal percentage,
the best ever by a Bruin guard.
NBA
The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Holland in 1979, the 14thplayer taken in the first round
and went on to win the 1980 NBA World Championship.
The rookie guard scored eight points in the decisive sixth game versus the Philadelphia
76ers. He was a member the Los Angeles Lakers organization for two full seasons.
Coaching Highlights
Holland had a thirteen-year mark of 200-176 at USD, making him the winningest
basketball coach in USD history. During his tenure at USD, Holland had eleven seasons
with .500 or better records, twice being named the WCC coach of the year by his peers,
reached the semifinals or better in the WCC tournament ten times (4-2 record in the
WCC Tournament over the last two seasons), and won the 2003 WCC Tournament
to advance to the NCAA Tournament. On top of that, Holland graduated 52 out of 53
student-athletes that finished their eligibility at USD and Holland helped raise hundreds
of thousands of dollars for the men’s basketball program through his Tournament Team
Booster club.
MEIDA EXPERIENCE
FSN West / FSN Prime Ticket, Los Angeles, CA January 2008 – March 2008
Television Commentator
Tom Feuer, Executive Producer
Color Analyst for various college basketball games
Responsible for preparation and delivery of live game analysis and interviews with
coaches and
players
CSTV, Redondo Beach, CA January 2008 – March 2008
Television Commentator
Jerry Weinstein, Executive Producer
Color Analyst for various college basketball games.
Responsible for preparation and delivery of live game analysis and interviews with
coaches and
players.
KCAL Channel 9, Los Angeles, December 2007 – March 2008
Television Commentator
Pat McClenahan, President