Biography
2011-12:
Ended his career by earning the Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year… also selected as one of 21 honorees on the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America team…missed the first 10 games of the season, but returned to play in 26 with a pair of starts…came back to post 10.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game…led the team in field goal percentage (60.7%) and rebounding, while finishing second with 35 blocks….tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double on the year - and 29th of his career – in the NCAA Tournament game against Kansas ... made all six shots from the floor en route to a team-high 20 points in the HL first round win vs. Loyola (2/28) …scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds in the win at Wright State (2/15) ... notched double-digit rebounds for third time this season with 11 boards in the win over Milwaukee (2/10)... tied a career-high with three steals in the victory at Butler (2/4) ... scored team-high 15 points and had a dozen rebounds to notch his second double-double of the season against Loyola(1/25) ... made first appearance of season Dec. 8, impacting the game in just 19 minutes of work in the win over WMU…in that contest, he scored 21 points and had seven rebounds and four blocks… earned the Larry Bleach Award for excellence in strength and conditioning at the Annual Titan Academic and Athletic Honors Luncheon… honored before the season by the Sporting News as its Preseason Horizon League Player of the Year…crossed the 1,000 point threshold late in the year finishing his career with 1,024 points, 34th in Titan history…he averaged 11.5 points and 8.6 rebounds in his three years with the Titans, while shooting 61.0% from the field… his 163 blocks in the Motor City stand second in school history…
2010-11:
Selected as team's Robert Calihan co-Most Valuable Player (Minnerath) ... All-Horizon League Second Team honoree ... also named to the conference's All-Defensive Team and was a CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Defensive All-America selection ... one of the dominant big men in the Horizon League ... led the league in both offensive (3.5) and defensive (6.1) rebounds ... posted 13 double-doubles, most in the HL ... his rebound total was 31st in the NCAA ... just outside the qualification to be ranked nationally in field goal percentage (min. 5 field goals made per game) ... had a string of free-throw makes snapped in the Green Bay win (15 straight) ... recorded 100th career block in the loss vs. Milwaukee (Jan. 1) ... recorded season-high five blocks at Milwaukee (Jan. 28) ... named the MVP of the Legends Classic, averaging 17 points and 13 rebounds for the three games ... won the HL Player of the Week for his performance over the Thanksgiving weekend ... tallied monster game in the double-overtime win vs. Albany with a career-high 27 points and 15 rebounds ... earned the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight’s National Player of the Week, an award that spans 28 college Jesuit basketball programs in all divisions.
2009-10:
Named to the All-Newcomer Team and was honored with the Norm Swanson Top Newcomer Award as well as the Larry Doyle Most Dedicated Titan accolade at the annual team banquet…Averaged 11.8 points, third on the team, and a team and HL best 8.9 rebounds per game…Had 11 double-doubles on the season and was in double figures in scoring 22 times, while pulling down double digits in rebounds 12 times and recorded three or more blocks 14 times…He was the conference leader in two single game statistics with his six blocks against Shawnee State and at Loyola and his 18 rebounds vs. Milwaukee…His 2.5 blocks per game led the Horizon League and was third in school history, while his 77 total blocks were the fourth most in a single season in UDM annals… Had at least one block in 28 of the 31 games he has appeared in and ranked 22nd in the country in blocks and 48th in rebounds… Also led the conference with a .614 field goal percentage, third in Titan history…His 18-rebound performance was tied for the eighth highest in the nation and was the most by a Titan since Terrell Riggs collected 19 against Wyoming on Nov 28, 2001…Really came on at the end of the year averaging a double-double with 12.5 ppg., and 10.0 rpg., which includes four double-doubles against Milwaukee, at Cleveland State, at Valparaiso and against Green Bay, in the Titans’ last 10 games…Averaged 16.3 points and 11.3 rebounds in the HL Tournament…Picked up his 11th double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the conference championships second round victory over Green Bay…Posted a career-high 21 points and 15 boards at Valpo in first round win…Netted 14 points, seven rebounds and five blocks against Eastern Michigan…Tallied 13 points and a career-high 18 caroms vs. Milwaukee and tied career mark with six blocks at Loyola along with scoring 14 points and posting seven rebounds…Registered six blocks, 13 points and 15 boards versus Shawnee State…Missed three games due to an injury and returned to action to bucket 17 points at Michigan…Named MVP of the 2K Sports Classic Coaches vs. Cancer Albany subregional after averaging 16.6 ppg., 12.3 rpg., and 2.0 bpg., including his first 20-point game against Albany…Scored 15 points and corralled seven rebounds at No. 12 California in his Titan debut.
2008-09:
Sat out the season due to NCAA transfers rules.
AT INDIANA:
Part of a Top 5-ranked recruiting class, at Indiana, Holman played in six games as a Big Ten freshman before being sidelined for the rest of the season with a wrist injury…Averaged 1.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg… Also collected three blocks and a steal in just 45 minutes of action… Had one-game bests of four points and six rebounds against Longwood in his brief IU stint.
PERSONAL:
In high school, Holman was considered among the nation’s top 100 prospects… Averaged 24.7 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks as a senior under coach Ray Rogers at Richmond High School, helping his team to a 26-4 record and the state Division II championship… Was also named the top defensive player in Northern California… As a sophomore, he posted 10 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks per game… Sat out his junior season… Tabbed the “Sleeper” of the 2006 ABCD Camp… Ranked as the 82nd player nationally as well as the 19th ranked center by Scout.com… Was also listed as a four-star recruit and the No. 9 prospect in the state of California by Rivals.com.
