James Holland Hired as Tide Basketball Assistant

[TideBeliever]

Reason for new hire?

Coach G has hired new assistant coach Holland to replace coach Harris. What happened to coach Harris? Was he let go or did he take another job?

 

[Marg]

Re: Reason for new hire?

i was curious about this staff change as well. hope holland's a recruiter 'cause, from what i've heard, he's replacing a pretty good one.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

James Holland Hired as Tide Basketball Assistant

James Holland, who won an NAIA national championship as a player at the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and has won championships in three different conferences as a coach, has been hired as an assistant basketball coach on Mark Gottfried’s staff at the University of Alabama.

Holland, 46, has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas El Paso for the past two seasons. During that time, the Miners won 48 games, highlighted by its 2005 run when UTEP went 27-8 and produced three All-Western Athletic Conference players en route to winning the WAC tournament championship.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

James Holland leaves UTEP to join Alabama coaching staff

The University of Alabama men’s basketball program announced a staff change on Friday, with Texas-El Paso assistant coach James Holland coming to UA to replace Eugene Harris.

An official release from the UA Sports Information office announced Holland’s hiring, but gave no immediate reason why Harris, a former Auburn assistant who was hired at Alabama in April 2005, was no longer with the Crimson Tide.

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Gottfried Changing Basketball Staff

James Holland, who won an NAIA national championship as a player at the University of South Carolina Spartanburg and has won championships in three different conferences as a coach, has been hired as an assistant basketball coach on Mark Gottfried’s staff at the University of Alabama.

Holland, 46, replaces Eugene Harris, who was a member of the Crimson Tide coaching staff only one season.

Holland has been an assistant coach at the University of Texas El Paso for the past two seasons. During that time, the Miners won 48 games, highlighted by its 2005 run when UTEP went 27-8 and produced three All-Western Athletic Conference players en route to winning the WAC tournament championship.

 

[DaveinDFW]

Re: Reason for new hire?

Guess we'll need to trust CMG.
Tuscaloosa News stated

“I am very excited about James Holland joining our staff," Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried said in the UA release. “He has a great basketball mind and is a tremendous recruiter as well.

 

[bamablood6]

Gottfried Changing Basketball Staff

I beleive that CMG has wanted coach Holland on his staff for a while now and maybe the opportunity finally materialized for one reason or another.

 

[PattheCatinSaudi]

Why did Harris leave?

 

[DaveinDFW]

The Tuscaloosa News reported only this:

An official release from the UA Sports Information office announced Holland’s hiring, but gave no immediate reason why Harris, a former Auburn assistant who was hired at Alabama in April 2005, was no longer with the Crimson Tide.

No one has said if he resigned or was fired