Coach Karen Holmes, a native of Pompton Lakes, NJ, joined the Greensboro College Women's Basketball staff for a second time in 2023. Her first stint was in the early 1990s, serving as an assistant coach under then head coach, Steve Johnson.
Prior to joining the Greensboro College staff in the 1990s, Coach Holmes earned experience on both the AAU and high school circuits, as she coached the Greensboro Emeralds and served as the assistant coach for both Grimsley High School and Western Guilford High School. She also completed a stint as the junior varsity head coach at Southeast Guilford High School. Coach Holmes took a break from coaching to start a family and complete a successful 33-year career with Procter & Gamble.
Holmes is a 1988 graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point where she played basketball for one year for the Black Knights before her career was cut short due to injury.
As a decorated multi-sport athlete in her home state of New Jersey, Holmes was a four-year letter winner at DePaul High School in both basketball and softball. Her legacy at DePaul remains etched in the school's record books due to her 1,000-point basketball career and First Team All-County selections. Holmes was also an integral part of two state champion softball squads.
Coach Holmes, who has called Greensboro her home for the past 35 years, brings with her a love of the game, a desire to teach fundamentals and a passion to serve as a role model for the next generation of players and leaders.
Coach Holmes and her husband of 29 years, Brent Holmes, have four children and four grandchildren.
