Stacy Hollowell

Stacy Hollowell

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	New Orleans
Conference	Southland
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	(1975-08-01)August 1, 1975 Shreveport, Louisiana,U.S.
Alma mater	St. Edward's('01)
Coaching career (HCunless noted)
c. 1998–2000	St. Edward's(SA)
2000–2001	Western Kentucky(VA)
2001–2002	St. Edward's (assistant)
2003–2006	Qatar(assistant)
2007	Manama Club
2007–2008	LCC International
2009–2010	Qatar youth
2011–2014	Loyola (LA)(assistant)
2014–2022	Loyola (LA)
2023–2024	Texas Southern(assistant)
2024–present	New Orleans
Administrative career (ADunless noted)
2006	China(AS)
2022–2023	Ole Miss(AAD/MB)
Head coaching record
Overall	166–78 (.680)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NAIA championship(2022)
Awards
NABC NAIA Coach of the Year(2022)

Stacy Hollowell(born August 1, 1975)is an Americanbasketballcoach who is the current head coach of theNew Orleans Privateers men's basketballteam. He previously coached for theSt. Edward's Hilltoppers,Western Kentucky Hilltoppers,for theQatarsenior andyouthnational teams,Manama Sports Club,atLCC International University,for theLoyola Wolf Pack,Ole Miss RebelsandTexas Southern Tigers.

Early life

Hollowell was born inShreveport, Louisiana,and grew up inMandeville.He attendedMandeville High Schooland played four years of basketball.He graduated fromSt. Edward's Universityin Texas with a degree in economics in 2001.

Coaching career

Hollowell had coachedBiddy Basketballteams while in high school and decided to continue coaching afterwards.While at St. Edward's, he served as a student assistant coach.He later served one season as a volunteer assistant for theWestern Kentucky Hilltoppers,in 2000–01, before returning to St. Edward's as an assistant coach for the 2001–02 season.

Hollowell began coaching overseas in 2003, serving from then until 2006 as an assistant coach for theQatar men's national basketball team.He helped the team go 111–56 in his tenure there while reaching the2006 FIBA World Championship,which was the only appearance in their history.He also served briefly as an advanced scout for theChina men's national basketball team,helping them win the basketball tournament at the2006 Asian Games.

Hollowell also coached theBahrainteamManama Sports Clubin 2007, helping them reach the national championship while missing their top player.He then worked as the coach of the basketball team atLCC International UniversityinLithuaniafor two years (2007–2008), leading them to the playoffs both seasons.He returned to Qatar as head coach of the national youth team in 2009 and remained there through 2010, before moving back to the United States.

Hollowell joined theLoyola Wolf Packas an assistant coach in 2011.In his first year, he helped them win the conference title and have their first 20-win season since 1948.He was promoted to head coach in 2014.He ultimately served eight years as head coach and compiled an overall record of 166–78, helping them make their first postseason appearance in 71 years and reaching theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA) Tournament in five of his last six years.In 2021–22, he directed them to a record of 37–1 and led them to their first national championship since 1945, as they led the country in scoring and steals.He received a number of honors for the season, including being named national Coach of the Year by the NAIA, theNational Association of Basketball Coaches(NABC) and HoopDirt.com, as well as theDon MeyerNAIA Coach of the Year, LABC Louisiana Small College Coach of the Year andSouthern States Athletic ConferenceCoach of the Year.

After the 2021–22 season, Hollowell left to be named the associate athletic director for men's basketball for theOle Miss Rebels.After one year there, he joined theTexas Southern Tigersas assistant coach.He was hired as the head coach of theNew Orleans Privateersin April 2024.