UNO Basketball Announces Stacy Hollowell, NAIA National Champion, as Head Coach

TO SEND IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. BACK HERE AT HOME AT 1215. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE CROWDS ALREADY FLOCKING TO THE FAIRGROUNDS THIS AFTERNOON. ON THIS LOCALS DAY, A CHEAPER DAY FOR YOU TO GET IN. ONLY ABOUT 50 BUCKS THERE AT THE GATE INSTEAD OF ABOUT DOUBLE THAT. IF YOU WERE GOING TO GO ANY OTHER DAY. BUT YOU KNOW, DEREK, THIS YEAR WE ARE GETTING AN EXTRA DAY OF JAZZ FEST, WHICH OF COURSE IS SUPER EXCITING FOR A LOT OF FOLKS WHO TYPICALLY NOT HAVE THIS THURSDAY. RIGHT? LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN OUT THERE SEEING ALL THOSE CROWDS ALREADY STARTING TO GATHER. AND YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING TOO, AS WE SEE OUTSIDE CURRENTLY. SO WE GOT A LOT OF THAT IN OUR FAVOR TO WORK WITH TODAY. GOING TO BE PRETTY WARM OUT THERE TO RANDI. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY HYDRATED HERE AS WELL, AND APPLY THAT SUNSCREEN IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR THE FESTIVITIES TODAY, INCLUDING JAZZ FEST LIVE, LOOK OUTSIDE. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE AND SEE WHAT’S GOING ON. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE POSITION ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. SO THAT’S WHY OUR WEATHER CONTINUES TO REMAIN QUIET. IF YOU LOOK OFF JUST OFF TO OUR NORTH, THERE’S THIS NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THAT’S WHY THERE’S CLOUDINESS, SOME SHOWERS AND STORMS WELL NORTH OF US. WELL, I’M HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BOTHER US. IN FACT, IT’S A VERY WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND IT’S NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE ANY FURTHER SOUTH THAN WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES LOCALLY ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA. TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 70S. BUT SOME SPOTS, IN FACT, MANY SPOTS ARE ALREADY HITTING THE LOWER 80S FROM WHAT I SEE HERE, RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET A CHECK ON YOUR ZONE FORECAST. OVERALL, THE SOUTH SHORE TODAY. LOW TO MID 80S. MIX SUN AND CLOUDS HEADING OFF TOWARDS THE NORTH SHORE. YOU’RE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S AS WELL. BOGALUSA PROBABLY HITTING AROUND 85 TODAY. MIX SUN AND CLOUDS HERE FOR YOU TOO. SO WE HAVE THAT SOUTHEASTERLY WIND COMING UP FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT’S NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT STAYING OFF TO OUR NORTH LOOKING AT THAT WARM AIR CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HERE COMES SOME INCREASING CLOUDS THOUGH. SO THE CLOUDS THAT WE SAW BACK TO THE WEST, WELL, THEY’RE GOING TO START TO MOVE IN OUR GENERAL DIRECTION. SO THAT’S WHY WE’RE GOING TO BE LOOKING A LITTLE ON THE CLOUDY SIDE TONIGHT. AND ALSO INTO EARLY TOMORROW. AND IT LOOKS LIKE MUCH OF THE CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TOMORROW. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS WELL, A WEAK SYSTEM DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST COULD BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER, MAYBE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. BUT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART THAT STAYS WELL WEST OF US. UNDERNEATH SOME OF THE THICKER, THICKER CLOUDS WE COULD RUN INTO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER. AND THERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHT SHOWER POTENTIALLY MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BUT OVERALL, THE RAIN CHANCES FOR THE MOST PART LOOKING QUITE LOW. I GOT TO TELL YOU, WE’RE JUST LOOKING AT THE INCREASING CLOUD COVER. THOSE CHANCES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN OUR RAIN CHANCES. AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE WEEKEND. THINGS LOOKING GOOD. MAYBE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER HERE OR TWO AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND ALSO INTO SUNDAY AS WE GET SOME INCREASING MOISTURE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST, FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO HELP INCREASE THOSE SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES. AND THEN THE SAME HERE CAN BE SAID AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY, WE MAY SEE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS BEGIN TO ERUPT, MAINLY OFF TO OUR NORTH. BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE HERE POSSIBLE. STILL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY. BUT OVERALL, THINGS REMAIN QUITE LOW WITH THOSE RAIN CHANCES EVEN AS WE HEAD INTO MID NEXT WEEK. BECAUSE MUCH OF THE RAIN SHOULD STAY WELL OFF TO OUR NORTH. HERE’S A CHECK OUT YOUR WDSU FIRST WARNING SEVEN DAY FORECAST. OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL INTO THE MID 80S. HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MIXED CLOUDS AND SUN TODAY. INCREASING CLOUDS PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IS WHAT WE’LL CALL IT TOMORROW THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY, AND THE SAME CAN BE SAID AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK AS WELL. WITH THOSE HIGHS REMAINING INTO THE MI

Stacy Hollowell has coached men's basketball in close to 30 countries, but the opportunity to return to coach less than 30 miles away from his hometown is the fulfillment of his childhood dreams. Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan announced Stacy Hollowell as the 13th head coach of the University of New Orleans men's basketball team on Thursday. Hollowell, a Mandeville, La., native and current assistant coach at Texas Southern University, guided Loyola University New Orleans to an NAIA National Championship during the 2021-22 season. "Stacy Hollowell is a coach that I have watched for the past several years. From his national championship season through his time at Ole Miss and Texas Southern, we have talked about the alignment of our basketball philosophies," said Duncan. said Duncan. "Coach Hollowell is a family man, a strong recruiter, an innovative basketball mind, and has links to our glorious past through his unique and personal relationship with New Orleans Athletics Hall of Fame Coach Tim Floyd. I am confident he is the leader we need to compete for Southland Conference Championships and NCAA postseason berths! I would like to thank Renaissance Search & Consulting for helping us sort through the overwhelming amount of interest we received over the past week."While at Loyola University New Orleans, where he spent eight seasons as head coach, Hollowell amassed 166 victories, including five 20-plus win campaigns, and made five appearances in the national tournament. His 2021-22 National Championship title season included a 37-1 record despite displacement due to Hurricane Ida. Following his historic season, he was also honored as the NAIA and NABC Coach of the Year. Hollowell coached NAIA National Player of the Year Zach Wrightsil and National Tournament MVP Myles Burns currently an NBA G-League Player. Following his championship at Loyola, Hollowell served as associate athletic director for men's basketball at the University of Mississippi. In that capacity, he focused on the development and mentorship of student-athletes, achieving a top-12 recruiting class as ranked by ESPN in 2023. Last season at Texas Southern University, Hollowell contributed to the Tigers' advancement to the SWAC Championship finals with a 12-6 conference record, marking a five-game improvement from the previous year. "As a young aspiring player dribbling the basketball down my street in Mandeville, I was lucky enough to meet Coach Tim Floyd. From that moment until now he has been a friend and mentor and I am honored to be able to follow in his footsteps," said Hollowell. "As a kid I had the fortune of seeing how electric Lakefront Arena could be and how galvanized Metro New Orleans could be when UNO basketball was winning. Throughout my career I've been able to work with and build relationships with a number of former UNO coaches. This opportunity is the one I've hoped for all along and I could not be more excited to be the next head coach at the University of New Orleans." Hollowell's coaching career traces back to his tenure as an assistant coach for Loyola (2009-2014), where he contributed to the program's resurgence with the first 20-win season since 1946. He also gained international experience coaching professionally in Qatar, Lithuania, Bahrain, and China. As assistant coach for the Qatar National Team under former New Orleans men's basketball coach Joey Stiebing, Hollowell helped the team qualify for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the only world championship appearance in Qatar's history. Before his coaching career, Hollowell served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University, following his completion of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Saint Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Hollowell was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Mandeville. He was a four-year basketball player at Mandeville High School. The University of New Orleans will host a press conference to introduce Hollowell to students, faculty, staff, alumni, Privateer supporters and the news media on Monday, April 29 at 11 a.m. at Lakefront Arena.Fans interested in securing their season tickets for Privateer basketball are welcome to visit unoprivateers.com/tickets.WHAT THEY'RE SAYING "Coach Stacy Hollowell epitomizes the essence of coaching excellence. His knowledge, dedication and passion for the game is always on display. The ability to form, establish and maintain relationships is a gift he has that's second to none. With a magnetic personality, strong family values and a proven track record as both a recruiter and winner will allow him to be a tremendous asset to any organization and community in which he represents." Johnny Jones, Texas Southern Head Coach "The neighborhood kid across the street who I drove to our basketball camps in the eighties. I have followed his career path with great interest and pride. He has succeeded at every level. His national title at Loyola speaks for itself. Stacy has taken no short cuts to get to his dream job. He is ready for this, and I look forward to watching UNO's future success." Tim Floyd, Former University of New Orleans/ UTEP/ Chicago Bulls/ New Orleans Hornets Head Coach "Having the opportunity to be coached on the court and held accountable off the court by Stacy Hollowell put my life on a trajectory that I will forever be grateful for. I was blessed to have Coach Stacy as my head coach throughout my entire college career at Loyola University New Orleans. He recruited me, advocated for me, and stuck with me through 3 major injuries that cost me significant time on the court. Upon fulfilling my goal as a student athlete and graduating, a time where the support and connection from your coaches could easily begin fade, it seems our connection and his support of me did the exact opposite and grew stronger. The support, guidance, and genuine love he has shown me has benefited my career, extra-curricular activities, and my overall mindset when it comes to the type of man I also aspire to be. I always tell people that attending Loyola was one of the best decisions of my life. That statement doesn't become true without Coach Stacy Hollowell." Benjamin C. Fields, Former player/Member of Loyola University New Orleans' Board of Trustees "Stacy is fantastic. He would do a great job at UNO, and they'd be lucky to have him. Stacy is one of those special people you occasionally get a chance to work with in college athletics. He's great in the community and is a great connector of people. He brought in several donors during his time with us." Brett Simpson, Loyola University New Orleans Athletic Director "Stacy is fantastic. He has a great grasp on the city of New Orleans and would be a great fit at UNO. He's a really good recruiter and a really good coach. He has a great family and a good understanding of how to recruit to New Orleans." Kermit Davis, Former Ole Miss Head Coach

NEW ORLEANS —

Stacy Hollowell has coached men's basketball in close to 30 countries, but the opportunity to return to coach less than 30 miles away from his hometown is the fulfillment of his childhood dreams.

Vice President of Athletics and Recreation Tim Duncan announced Stacy Hollowell as the 13th head coach of the University of New Orleans men's basketball team on Thursday.

Hollowell, a Mandeville, La., native and current assistant coach at Texas Southern University, guided Loyola University New Orleans to an NAIA National Championship during the 2021-22 season.

"Stacy Hollowell is a coach that I have watched for the past several years. From his national championship season through his time at Ole Miss and Texas Southern, we have talked about the alignment of our basketball philosophies," said Duncan. said Duncan.

"Coach Hollowell is a family man, a strong recruiter, an innovative basketball mind, and has links to our glorious past through his unique and personal relationship with New Orleans Athletics Hall of Fame Coach Tim Floyd. I am confident he is the leader we need to compete for Southland Conference Championships and NCAA postseason berths! I would like to thank Renaissance Search & Consulting for helping us sort through the overwhelming amount of interest we received over the past week."

While at Loyola University New Orleans, where he spent eight seasons as head coach, Hollowell amassed 166 victories, including five 20-plus win campaigns, and made five appearances in the national tournament. His 2021-22 National Championship title season included a 37-1 record despite displacement due to Hurricane Ida. Following his historic season, he was also honored as the NAIA and NABC Coach of the Year.

Hollowell coached NAIA National Player of the Year Zach Wrightsil and National Tournament MVP Myles Burns currently an NBA G-League Player.

Following his championship at Loyola, Hollowell served as associate athletic director for men's basketball at the University of Mississippi. In that capacity, he focused on the development and mentorship of student-athletes, achieving a top-12 recruiting class as ranked by ESPN in 2023.

Last season at Texas Southern University, Hollowell contributed to the Tigers' advancement to the SWAC Championship finals with a 12-6 conference record, marking a five-game improvement from the previous year.

"As a young aspiring player dribbling the basketball down my street in Mandeville, I was lucky enough to meet Coach Tim Floyd. From that moment until now he has been a friend and mentor and I am honored to be able to follow in his footsteps," said Hollowell.

"As a kid I had the fortune of seeing how electric Lakefront Arena could be and how galvanized Metro New Orleans could be when UNO basketball was winning. Throughout my career I've been able to work with and build relationships with a number of former UNO coaches. This opportunity is the one I've hoped for all along and I could not be more excited to be the next head coach at the University of New Orleans."

Hollowell's coaching career traces back to his tenure as an assistant coach for Loyola (2009-2014), where he contributed to the program's resurgence with the first 20-win season since 1946.

He also gained international experience coaching professionally in Qatar, Lithuania, Bahrain, and China. As assistant coach for the Qatar National Team under former New Orleans men's basketball coach Joey Stiebing, Hollowell helped the team qualify for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the only world championship appearance in Qatar's history.

Before his coaching career, Hollowell served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach at Western Kentucky University, following his completion of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Saint Edward's University in Austin, Texas.

Hollowell was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Mandeville. He was a four-year basketball player at Mandeville High School.

The University of New Orleans will host a press conference to introduce Hollowell to students, faculty, staff, alumni, Privateer supporters and the news media on Monday, April 29 at 11 a.m. at Lakefront Arena.

Fans interested in securing their season tickets for Privateer basketball are welcome to visit unoprivateers.com/tickets.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"Coach Stacy Hollowell epitomizes the essence of coaching excellence. His knowledge, dedication and passion for the game is always on display. The ability to form, establish and maintain relationships is a gift he has that's second to none. With a magnetic personality, strong family values and a proven track record as both a recruiter and winner will allow him to be a tremendous asset to any organization and community in which he represents."

Johnny Jones, Texas Southern Head Coach

"The neighborhood kid across the street who I drove to our basketball camps in the eighties. I have followed his career path with great interest and pride. He has succeeded at every level. His national title at Loyola speaks for itself. Stacy has taken no short cuts to get to his dream job. He is ready for this, and I look forward to watching UNO's future success."

Tim Floyd, Former University of New Orleans/ UTEP/ Chicago Bulls/ New Orleans Hornets Head Coach

"Having the opportunity to be coached on the court and held accountable off the court by Stacy Hollowell put my life on a trajectory that I will forever be grateful for. I was blessed to have Coach Stacy as my head coach throughout my entire college career at Loyola University New Orleans. He recruited me, advocated for me, and stuck with me through 3 major injuries that cost me significant time on the court. Upon fulfilling my goal as a student athlete and graduating, a time where the support and connection from your coaches could easily begin fade, it seems our connection and his support of me did the exact opposite and grew stronger. The support, guidance, and genuine love he has shown me has benefited my career, extra-curricular activities, and my overall mindset when it comes to the type of man I also aspire to be. I always tell people that attending Loyola was one of the best decisions of my life. That statement doesn't become true without Coach Stacy Hollowell."

Benjamin C. Fields, Former player/Member of Loyola University New Orleans' Board of Trustees

"Stacy is fantastic. He would do a great job at UNO, and they'd be lucky to have him. Stacy is one of those special people you occasionally get a chance to work with in college athletics. He's great in the community and is a great connector of people. He brought in several donors during his time with us."

Brett Simpson, Loyola University New Orleans Athletic Director

"Stacy is fantastic. He has a great grasp on the city of New Orleans and would be a great fit at UNO. He's a really good recruiter and a really good coach. He has a great family and a good understanding of how to recruit to New Orleans."

Kermit Davis, Former Ole Miss Head Coach

UNO Basketball Announces Stacy Hollowell, NAIA National Champion, as Head Coach

UNO Basketball Announces Stacy Hollowell, NAIA National Champion, as Head Coach

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