In the summer of 2022 AJ Bollis joined the UD men’s basketball program after graduating from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. At Graceland he served as a student assistant coach, oversaw the team’s strength & conditioning, and also had a key role in on-court player development and team operations.
Prior to his time at Graceland, Bollis had a similar role as a student assistant coach at the University of Michigan-Dearborn during the 2019-2021 seasons while also coaching at Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan in 2021. During his single season at Belleville, Bollis served as an assistant coach on the varsity staff as well as the head freshman boys coach. Both teams had successful seasons (Varsity 14-2, Freshmen 11-1), en route to conference championships at both levels.
Bollis also spent time in Madrid, Spain during the summer of 2021 where he was an assistant coach and video coordinator for a professional club, the U.S. Supersonics.
Originally from Peru, Illinois, Bollis graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School in 2019. He was able to earn his Bachelor’s degree in History from Graceland in 2022 and is planning to graduate from UD in 2024 with a Master’s degree in Sport Management.
