Jrue Holiday

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Jrue Holiday
Jrue Holliday dribbling.jpg
Holiday with the 76ers
No. 11 – Philadelphia 76ers
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1990-06-12) June 12, 1990 (age 22)
Chatsworth, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Campbell Hall
(Studio City, California)
College UCLA (2008–2009)
NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career 2009–present
League NBA
Career history
2009–present Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Jrue Randall Holiday (born June 12, 1990 in Chatsworth, California) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the first player born in the 1990s to play in the NBA.[1][2] He played his only college basketball season for the UCLA Bruins before entering the NBA.

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High school [edit]

Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California and was ranked as one of the best college recruits in the nation in the class of 2008. He was ranked #2 in the nation by Rivals.com and #4 by Scout.com.[3]

He played on the varsity basketball team all four years of high school. As a senior he was named the 2008 Gatorade Player of the Year. In his senior year he averaged 25.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 6.9 apg and 4.8 spg and lead Campbell Hall to a 31–5 record and the California Division IV state title over Cardinal Newman High School.[4] Holiday was selected as a 2008 McDonald's All-American where he scored 14 points and had five rebounds, five steals and three assists for the West Team. He also participated in the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic.

College [edit]

Holiday playing against Notre Dame

In July 2007 Holiday committed to play basketball at UCLA, where he was recruited and later coached by head coach Ben Howland. He chose UCLA over Washington.

Holiday had 11 points in his first career regular season game in a December 4, 2008 win over Prairie View A&M.[5] Despite being a natural point guard, Holiday started at shooting guard with senior (and New Orleans Hornets 2009 1st round draft pick) Darren Collison starting at point guard.

College statistics [edit]

College Year GP GS MIN SPG BPG RPG APG PPG FG% FT% 3P%
UCLA 2008–09 35 35 27.1 1.6 0.5 3.8 3.7 8.5 .450% .726% .307%

NBA career [edit]

Jrue Holiday dunks at the Wells Fargo Center

Holiday was drafted 17th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA Draft. He became the team's starting point guard in March of the 2009–2010 season. When Louis Williams returned from injury, Holiday lost his starting job for a few games, but since the Sixers kept losing, Holiday regained the starting job, and kept it for the rest of the season. On April 3, 2010 Holiday scored a career high 25 points against the Toronto Raptors. He finished the game with 25 points, 7 assists and two steals. On November 5, 2010, Holiday beat his career-high, scoring 29 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers. On February 2, 2011, Holiday recorded his first career triple-double, with an 11 point, 10 rebound, 11 assist win over the New Jersey Nets. On March 17, 2012, Holiday scored a then career-high 30 points in a loss against the Chicago Bulls. He achieved another career high on November 25, 2012 against the Phoenix Suns, recording 33 points along with 13 assists. He recorded his second career triple-double on January 2, 2013, also against the Phoenix Suns. On January 24, 2013, Holiday was selected to his first All Star game as a reserve guard. On January 26, 2013, he scored a new career high, 35 points, against the first place New York Knicks. On March 16, 2013, he scored 20 points in the first half in a winning effort against the Indiana Pacers.

Personal [edit]

His older brother, Justin, plays alongside him on the Philadelphia 76ers. His other brother, Aaron, attends Campbell Hall School.[6] His younger sister, Lauren, attends UCLA.

Holiday is currently engaged to United States women's national soccer team midfielder Lauren Cheney.[7]

NBA career statistics [edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Philadelphia 73 51 24.2 .442 .390 .756 2.6 3.8 1.1 0.2 8.0
2010–11 Philadelphia 82 82 35.4 .446 .365 .823 4.0 6.5 1.5 0.4 14.0
2011–12 Philadelphia 65 65 33.8 .432 .380 .783 3.3 4.5 1.6 0.3 13.5
2012–13 Philadelphia 78 78 37.5 .431 .368 .752 4.2 8.0 1.6 0.4 17.7
Career 298 276 32.9 .437 .374 .781 3.6 5.8 1.4 0.3 13.4
All-Star 1 0 15.0 .500 .000 .000 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 6.0

Playoffs [edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 Philadelphia 5 5 37.6 .414 .524 .800 3.8 5.6 2.0 0.4 14.2
2012 Philadelphia 13 13 38.0 .413 .408 .864 4.7 5.2 1.5 0.6 15.8
Career 18 18 37.9 .414 .443 .847 4.4 5.3 1.7 0.6 15.4

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "NBA & ABA Players Born in 1990". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  2. ^ "Holiday sits out vs. Bobcats". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-12-05. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  3. ^ "Scout.com Class of 2008 Basketball Rankings". Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  4. ^ "High School Stats". Uclabruins.cstv.com. 1990-06-12. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  5. ^ "Collison, freshmen keep No. 4 UCLA on track as Bruins humble Prairie View". Sports.espn.go.com. 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  6. ^ Campbell Hall freshman Aaron Holiday scores 54 in loss to Simi Valley
  7. ^ [1]

External links [edit]
First round
Second round
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