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Tra Holder

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Tra Holder
No. 11 – Birmingham Squadron
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1995-09-27) September 27, 1995 (age 26)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrentwood School
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeArizona State (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Auxilium Torino
2019–2020Skyliners Frankfurt
2020–2021MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2021Nürnberg Falcons
2021–presentBirmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards

Antonio Price "Tra" Holder (born September 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. 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, Holder signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8] In January 2021, Holder signed with Nürnberg Falcons BC of the German ProA.[9]

On October 25, Holmes signed with the Birmingham Squadron after being acquired from the available player pool.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Haller, Doug (December 29, 2015). "The development of ASU point guard Tra Holder". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Corral, Felipe (November 6, 2017). "What you need to know about ASU men's basketball before tipoff". The State Press. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "ASU's Holder named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Arizona State's Holder repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Tra Holder signs with Fiat Torino". Sportando.basketball. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ^ "Tra Holder officially joins MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. January 15, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Mehr Tiefe für die Falcons: "Tra" Holder wird Nürnberger". Nordbayern.de (in German). January 12, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Birmingham Squadron finalize roster for team's first training camp in Birmingham". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.

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