Eastern Illinois University Athletics

Position: Assistant Coach
Years at EIU: 2nd year
Alma Mater: Eastern Illinois, 2005

Rob Holloway joins head coach Jay Spoonhour's men's basketball coaching staff after working the 2015-16 season as an assistant coach for Bob Sundvold at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

In his first season on the EIU staff he helped the Panthers post an 8-5 record in the non-conference portion of the schedule including a win at Southeastern Conference member Missouri. 

Prior to his one season at UMSL, Holloway spent three years as the head coach at Kennedy-King College in Chicago.  During his tenure the team posted a 48-46 record and had six All-Region performers including 2015 NJCAA All-Region 4 selection Dewan White.  White also earned the NJCAA Superior Academic Achievement Award in 2015 afer recording a GPA between 3.8 and 3.99.

Holloway was also on the coaching staff for a pair of NJCAA Region 4 runner-up squads in 2009 and 2012 at Kennedy-King College.

He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University and worked in private business for several years before embarking on a career as a basketball coach.