Purcell Marian Athletic Director Jamar Mosley has announced that Michael Holmes will be the next Head Boys Basketball Coach.

Holmes has over fifteen years of coaching experience. He has been an assistant men's basketball coach at Miles College in Alabama since 2024, where the team has gone a combined 43-12 during his tenure.

Prior to his time at Miles college, Holmes was the head coach at Gamble Montessori from 2020-2024 where he had three straight 15+ win seasons. He was named the CMAC Coach of the Year in 2021, 2022, and 2024. Holmes coached the CMAC Player of the year in 2024 and led his student-athletes to earn seventeen all conference honors during his time at Gamble Montessori.

“I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Coach Holmes back to Cincinnati and to Purcell Marian High School,” said Athletic Director Jamar Mosley. “Throughout the process, Holmes not only demonstrated he was the best coach for this job, but the best person as well. Holmes is a proven winner, and his dedication not only to excellence on the court, but into developing well rounded young men as well, made him the obvious choice to lead the Cavalier boy’s basketball program."

Holmes has also made coaching stops Cincinnati College Preparatory and Western Hills and also served time as an assistant coach at Roger Bacon and Woodward.

"Holmes' proven success in developing championship-caliber teams and fostering a strong culture aligns with the department’s commitment to competing at the highest level while prioritizing the holistic growth of its student-athletes," said Mosley. "With experience building and sustaining winning programs, Holmes is well-positioned to lead the Cavaliers into their next phase of success. As a community, we are excited for this next chapter at The Castle as we continue to build on the foundation set by our proud past.”