Coach Dave Holmquist named the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Men's Basketball Coach of the Year
As head coach Dave Holmquist enters his 24th season at Biola, he continues to leave an undeniable mark, being named GSAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year for the third time (seventh, as NAIA coach of the year). The youngest coach in NAIA history, Dave Holmquist began coaching collegiate basketball at age 24. Twenty-six years later, Holmquist is the youngest coach - at any level - to win 600 games.
A member of the GSAC Executive Committee, Holmquist was named the NAIA Region II Athletics Director of the Year and the GSAC Athletics Director of the Year in 2001. The four-time NAIA District III Coach of the Year and two-time GSAC Coach of the Year, Holmquist has posted a record of 636-218, and his teams have advanced to the NAIA tournament 13 times. He won 20 games or more in 21 of 23 seasons, with an average mark of 26-8.
Aside from his acclaimed career as basketball coach, Holmquist has four Masters degrees and a PhD in Physical Education and also serves as the athletic director. Holmquist is currently working on his fifth master's degree in philosophy at California State University-Long Beach.