Tra Holder
No. 0 – MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | PLK |
Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California | September 27, 1995
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Brentwood School (Los Angeles, California) |
College | Arizona State (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018 | Auxilium Torino |
2019–2020 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2020–present | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tra Holder (born September 27, 1995) is an American basketball player for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He competed in college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
College career
Holder committed to Arizona State, and former coach Herb Sendek after an unofficial visit to campus in May 2013. In his first season, he was honored as a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he developed into one of the best guards in the conference under Bobby Hurley.[1] As a junior, Holder averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[2]
Holder was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on November 20, 2017 after averaging 23.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three victories.[3] Holder scored 40 points to lead the Sun Devils to a 102-86 win over No. 15 Xavier.[4] He was again awarded player of the week honors on November 27.[5] Holder had 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting in a 95-85 victory over second-ranked Kansas on December 9.[6] He would lead the Sun Devils to their first ever 10–0 start in college basketball history after a 76–64 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Ranked #3 in the AP poll and as the last undefeated team in the nation(12-0), on December 30th, the Sun Devils played on the road at their historic rival, the Arizona Wildcats in McKale Arena. Tra Holder was the leading scorer of the game with 31 points, but the Sun Devils fell to the Wildcats 78-84 to begin the Pac-12 Conference schedule.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, on July 14, 2018, Holder signed a deal with the Italian club Auxilium Torino for the 2018–19 LBA season.[7]
On January 15, 2020, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8]
References
- ^ Haller, Doug (December 29, 2015). "The development of ASU point guard Tra Holder". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Corral, Felipe (November 6, 2017). "What you need to know about ASU men's basketball before tipoff". The State Press. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "ASU's Holder named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Haller, Doug (November 24, 2017). "Tra Holder erupts to lead ASU to tournament win over No. 15 Xavier". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Arizona State's Holder repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ "No. 17 Arizona State deals No. 2 Kansas its second loss at home this week". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "Tra Holder signs with Fiat Torino". Sportando.basketball. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Tra Holder officially joins MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players
- Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino players
- Basketball players from Los Angeles
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Point guards
- Skyliners Frankfurt players