Jaren Holmes
No. 5 – St. Bonaventure Bonnies | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Atlantic 10 Conference |
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Born | November 24, 1998 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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Jaren Jamir Holmes (born Jaren Jamir English; November 24, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). He previously played for the Ranger Rangers.
High school career[]
Holmes played basketball for University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan before transferring to Romulus Senior High School in Romulus, Michigan for his junior season. As a senior, he averaged 17 points, six rebounds and four assists per game. Holmes received no NCAA Division I offers out of high school.[1]
College career[]
As a freshman, Holmes played for Ranger College. He averaged 12 points, five rebounds and two assists per game, helping his team reach the NJCAA Division I Championship Game.[2] Holmes earned Second Team All-North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference honors.[3] He transferred to St. Bonaventure for his sophomore season.[1] Holmes averaged 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his first year with the team.[4] On January 6, 2021, he recorded a career-high 38 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 8-of-12 from three-point range, in an 83–57 win against Saint Joseph's.[5] As a junior, Holmes averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and two assists per game, and was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic 10.[6]
Career statistics[]
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 |
College[]
NCAA Division I[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | St. Bonaventure | 24 | 23 | 31.4 | .453 | .400 | .750 | 4.8 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | 11.9 |
2020–21 | St. Bonaventure | 21 | 21 | 33.0 | .422 | .381 | .643 | 5.3 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 13.8 |
Career | 45 | 44 | 32.1 | .436 | .389 | .713 | 5.0 | 2.1 | .7 | .1 | 12.8 |
JUCO[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Ranger | 33 | 33 | – | .489 | .433 | .760 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .4 | 12.0 |
Personal life[]
Holmes' younger brother, William, was a fifth-round pick by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[7] In 2020, he legally changed his last name from English to Holmes in honor of his mother, Gia Holmes.[8] Holmes co-authored two articles for fact-checking website PolitiFact.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Butler, J. P. (May 16, 2019). "Bona nets another guard in juco transfer English". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 15, 2019). "Junior college guard Jaren English commits to St. Bonaventure". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Jaren Holmes – 2021-22 – Men's Basketball". St. Bonaventure. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (January 31, 2021). "Jaren Holmes, Jalen Adaway boost St. Bonaventure to torrid start". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Holmes pours in 38 for Bonnies". Observer. January 7, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Holmes Named CoSIDA Academic All-District". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Uveino, Jeff (November 23, 2020). "Holmes ready to carry on family legacy after name change". The Intrepid. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Butler, J. P. (November 23, 2020). "Making a change for his mother". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Michigan
- People from Romulus, Michigan
- Shooting guards
- Ranger Rangers men's basketball players
- St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball players