APR | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Rwanda Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Garland, Texas | March 2, 1994
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Naaman Forest (Garland, Texas) |
College | Texas (2012–2016) |
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2017 | Plaza Fernando Valerio |
2017–2018 | South Bay Lakers |
2018–2019 | Agua Caliente Clippers |
2019–2020 | BC Nokia |
2020 | Hamburg Towers |
2020–2021 | Science City Jena |
2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo |
2021 | Saskatchewan Rattlers |
2021–2022 | Delaware Blue Coats |
2023-present | APR |
Career highlights and awards | |
Demarcus Dejuan Holland (born March 2, 1994) is an American basketball player. He played four seasons of college basketball with the Texas Longhorns. A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall shooting guard, he was a Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection in 2014.
Following his college career, Holland turned professional and played in the NBA G League, as well as in Italy, Germany, Finland and Mozambique, among others.
Professional career
Plaza Fernando Valerio (2016–2017)
Holland started his professional career with Plaza Fernando Valerio in Italy.
South Bay Lakers (2017–2018)
Holland returned to the United States to play with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA D-League in 2017. In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.[1]
Agua Caliente Clippers (2018–2019)
On December 2, 2018, Holland was traded to the Agua Caliente Clippers in exchange for a first-round draft pick.[2]
BC Nokia (2019–2020)
On September 25, 2019, Holland signed a one-year contract with BC Nokia in the Finnish Korisliiga.[3] In December 2019, the Texas Legends acquired the NBA D-League rights to Holland.[4]
Hamburg Towers (2020)
In January 2020, Holland signed with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[5]
Science City Jena (2020–2021)
In the 2020–21 season, Holland played with Science City Jena of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[6][7]
Ferroviário de Maputo (2021)
In May 2021, Holland played with Mozambican club Ferroviário de Maputo in the 2021 BAL season, the first season of the Basketball Africa League.[8] He started in all four games and averaged 13.8 points, and helped Ferroviário reach the quarter-finals.
Saskatchewan Rattlers (2021)
In July 2021, Holland signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, to play in the 2021 season.[9]
Delaware Blue Coats (2021–2022)
In October 2021, Holland was claimed by the Delaware Blue Coats.[10] He was removed from the team on January 29, 2022, but re-acquired on February 2.[11]
APR (2023-present)
In August 2023, Holland joined Rwandan club APR of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).[12] He won the 2023 championship with the team, APR’s first in 14 years.[13]
Personal life
At the University of Texas, Holland majored in Physical Culture and Sports and graduated in 2016.[14]
BAL 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 |
* | Led the league |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo | 4 | 4 | 36.2* | .308 | .300 | .750 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 13.8 |
Career[1] | 4 | 4 | 36.2 | .308 | .300 | .750 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | .0 | 13.8 |
References
- 1 2 "Demarcus Holland Player Profile". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "South Bay Lakers Acquire First Round Pick from Agua Caliente". OurSports Central. December 2, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Demarcus Holland BC Nokian takakentälle". www.basket.fi. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Legends Acquire Returning Player Rights To Demarcus Holland". Texas Legends. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Demarcus Holland finaler Zugang". Hamburg Towers (in German). Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Demarcus Holland signs with Science City Jena". Sportando. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Meet the Player: Demarcus Holland". baskets-jena.de (in German). Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ Chelidze, Dimitri (May 5, 2021). "Fer.Maputo signs Demarcus Holland, ex Jena". Africabasket. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan Rattlers Announce Signing of Demarcus Holland". www.therattlers.ca. July 14, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ Green, Matt (November 6, 2021). "Green: Everything you Need to Know About the 2021-22 Delaware Blue Coats". The Whit Online. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ↑ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (August 8, 2023). "APR, REG go head-to-head in basketball league". The New Times. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (September 9, 2023). "PHOTOS: Basketball: APR clinch first championship in 14 years". The New Times. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Demarcus Holland - Men's Basketball". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
External links
- DeMarcus Holland at Eurobasket.com
- DeMarcus Holland at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
- DeMarcus Holland at RealGM
- DeMarcus Holland at Proballers
- DeMarcus Holland at Basketball-Reference.com