DaRon Holmes II
Holmes (back) with Dayton in 2022
No. 15 – Dayton Flyers
PositionPower forward
LeagueAtlantic 10 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeDayton (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Atlantic 10 (2023)
  • Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2022)
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (2022)

DaRon Holmes II (born August 15, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Dayton Flyers of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Early life and high school career

Holmes grew up in Goodyear, Arizona and initially attended Millennium High School.[1] He was named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 23.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.8 blocks, and 3.1 assists per game as a junior.[2] Holmes transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida prior to the start of his senior year.[3] He ultimately moved back to Arizona during his winter break and transferred a second time to AZ Compass Prep School in Chandler, Arizona.[4] Holmes was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Dayton over offers from Arizona, Marquette, and California.[5]

College career

Holmes started all 35 of the Dayton Flyers' games as a freshman and led the team with 12.8 points per game and also averaged 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.[6] He also set a school record with 81 total blocks in a season.[7] Holmes was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year, second-team All-Atlantic 10, and to the conference All-Defense team.[8]

Holmes entered his sophomore season on the watch list for the Karl Malone Award.[9] As a sophomore, he averaged 18.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game and was named first-team All-Atlantic 10 team. On April 24, 2023, Holmes declared for the 2023 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[10] He later withdrew from the draft on the day of the deadline and announced that he would return to Dayton for his junior season.[11]

Career statistics

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Dayton 353530.7.649.143.5866.11.3.42.312.8
2022–23 Dayton 343434.3.590.316.6698.11.7.71.918.4
Career 696932.4.615.269.6387.11.5.62.115.6

References

  1. ↑ Archdeacon, Tom (December 12, 2021). "Archdeacon: Flyers' fab freshman DaRon Holmes II". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ Spears, Justin (March 28, 2020). "UA target DaRon Holmes named Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Obert, Richard (October 24, 2020). "Two-time All-Arizona basketball player DaRon Holmes commits to Dayton". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ Obert, Richard (January 5, 2021). "DaRon Holmes transfers from Montverde Academy to AZ Compass Prep". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jablonski, David (October 24, 2020). "Dayton Flyers land top-40 recruit in class of 2021". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ Jablonski, David (July 15, 2022). "Dayton Flyers forward DaRon Holmes adds weight to take his game to the next level". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ Obert, Richard (January 31, 2022). "DaRon Holmes breaks Dayton blocked shots record". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hamilton, Brian (October 21, 2022). "How Dayton, led by Anthony Grant and DaRon Holmes, are building on success". The Athletic. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ Jablonski, David (October 27, 2022). "Dayton's Holmes named to watch list for national award". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kalbrosky, Bryan (April 24, 2023). "Dayton center DaRon Holmes quietly declared for NBA draft while maintaining NCAA eligibility". USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ Jablonski, David (May 31, 2023). "Holmes will return to Dayton after withdrawing from NBA Draft". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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