Rolando Garza
Class of 2020/Inducted in 2021
Hometown: San Isidro, Texas
High School: San Isidro High School
College: Laredo Junior College, The University of Texas-Pan American
Best Known for: Coaching – Basketball
b. April 27, 1960
Garza enjoyed a very successful 28-year basketball coaching career at San Isidro High School.
As a high school athlete, he starred at San Isidro High, named First Team All-District three times, and was also selected Second Team All-State in 1977. Texas Basketball Magazine listed him as one of the all-time scoring greats with 1,850 points. He played at Laredo Junior College for two years and transferred to The University of Texas-Pan American, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1989.
Since 1992, he has coached basketball at San Isidro High School – the first two as the Lady Tigers’ coach. His long list of accomplishments includes 12 boys’ District championship, 20 playoff appearances, six area championships and regional quarterfinalists, and three regional semifinal appearances. He was selected District Coach of the Year 12 times. While coaching the Tigers in his last year 2018-19, he also coached the Lady Tigers after the unexpected death of the girls’ coach. Including three years as the coach of the girls’ team, his career record was 607-256, a .703 winning percentage.