The NFHS is proud to name J.R. Holmes of Bloomington South High School in Bloomington, Indiana as the 2018-19 Boys Basketball Coach of the Year!

Hard work, dedication and respect - these are all qualities of a fantastic coach. J.R. Holmes exemplifies these characteristics in his daily life as as the boys basketball coach at Bloomington South High School. His dedication to his team, his craft and his student athletes are just some of the reasons that the NFHS is proud to name him the 2018-19 NATIONAL Boys Basketball Coach of the Year!

School: Bloomington South High School

Seasons Coaching: 49 | Career Wins: 810

Coaching Highlights: USA Today National High School Coach of The Year (2009), National Federation of High School Coaches - Coach of the Year for Indiana (2009), 6x Coach of the Year - South Central Conference, 7x Coach of the Year - Conference Indiana, District 5 Coach of Year for Indiana (1999, 06, 11), Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (2012), and Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame (2012).

17 Conference championships, 8 Regional championships, 20 Sectional championships, and Final Four appearances (1999, 06, 07, 09, 11).

Philosophy of Athletics

Coach Holmes believes everyone should get a chance to play athletics if they so desire! 

But, one has to prepare to do his/her best to make themselves the best they can be to help the team out. High School athletics is not an intramural activity - We play to win in confines of the rules and how to handle winning as well as losing. You are representation of yourself/your family/your coaches/and your school. Prepare to play and play to your best abilities and do not handle yourself in a way that is disrespectful to the above mentioned groups. Athletics should be an activity that gets one to work for the common good of a team,

See all of the 2018-19 National Coach of the Year recipients in our press release.