Marcus Holman - Lacrosse Coach - University of Utah Athletics

Marcus Holman

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
Marcus.holman@utah.edu
Phone:
410-227-8085
Instagram:
@marcusholman1

Professional lacrosse all-star Marcus Holman begins his first season as the offensive coordinator at Utah after spending the last two seasons as volunteer assistant coach. He'll enters his fifth year overall with the program, having assisted with the transition from club to NCAA competition.

Holman helped the Utes continue to grow offensively in their second year as a Division I team, registering 123 points in just six games – which was already 54-percent of last year’s offensive output. Despite the 2020 season being cut short due to Covid-19, Utah saw three players score 10-plus goals while four players tallied double-digit points.

Utah went 5-10 in its inaugural NCAA season in 2019. Josh Stout led Utah with 43 goals while James Sexton had team highs with 49 points and 25 assists. Sexton scored 13 points against Detroit Mercy, the most in a game by any player in the nation during the year, and his eight assists tied for second in a game nationally.

Holman began his collegiate coaching career with Utah’s club lacrosse team in 2017. In his two seasons with the club team, he helped lead Utah to the 2018 Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference Championship and two appearances in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association tournament. The Utes finished 16-1 overall in 2018 and had seven All-Americans, nine all-conference selections and finished fifth in the final coaches poll.

Holman is a six-time professional all-star (2019 PLL; 2014, 2018 Team USA; 2016-17 MLL). He led the Premier Lacrosse League in its inaugural season in 2019 for Archers LC with 23 regular season goals and seven assists for 32 points. For his efforts, he was nominated for the Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year award and earned All-Pro honors. Including the postseason, he had 33 total goals to finish second in the league. Holman competed six seasons in Major League Lacrosse for the Ohio Machine after being drafted in the second round in 2013. He helped lead the Machine to the 2017 MLL Championship and named Most Valuable Player after scoring four goals with two assists in the title game. He led the league with 37 goals in 2014 and finished in the top-five in the league in goals scored four different times. Holman also broke the league record for most goals in a single-game with 11 against New York in 2018. He led Ohio in goals scored four times (2014-16, 2018) and was the Machine Offensive Player of the Year in 2014.

Holman helped Team USA win gold at the 2018 FIL World Lacrosse Championship in Israel, finishing second on the team with 17 goals. He also helped the U.S. win a silver medal at the 2014 World Championships and was part of the bronze-medal winning team at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.

Holman was a three-time All-American at North Carolina, earning first-team honors as a senior in 2013. He was 1-of-5 finalists for the 2013 Tewaaraton Trophy. The 2013 ACC Player of the Year, Holman was a two-time All-ACC (2012-13) honoree and earned rookie of the year honors as a freshman in 2010. He led the Tar Heels to the 2013 ACC Championship and was the tournament MVP while his 80 points that year led the ACC and ranks second all-time in a single-season at UNC. Holman finished his career with 213 points, which at the time broke a 40-year old school record and currently ranks second all-time in the Tar Heel record book. Holman scored 121 career goals with 92 assists, both rank fourth all-time at UNC, and school-record 29 consecutive games. A two-year team captain, he won the Turnbull Trophy as UNC’s most valuable player three consecutive years (2011-13) and was the most valuable offensive player twice (2012-13).

After graduating from UNC Holman co-founded Attack 101 Lacrosse, hosting camps and clinics. He served as an assistant coach at Durham Academy (2014-15) and Cary Academy (2016) in addition to coaching at Bucktown Lacrosse, a club program in Raleigh, N.C.

A native of Baltimore, Md., Holman earned his degree from North Carolina in communication studies in 2013. He is the son of Utah head lacrosse coach Brian Holman. His older brother Matt (2011-12) and younger sister Sydney (2014-17) also played lacrosse at UNC.