Richaun Holmes

Richaun Holmes
No. 22 – Philadelphia 76ers
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993
Lockport, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Lockport Township
(Lockport, Illinois)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2015)
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2014)

Richaun Diante Holmes (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams.[1][2][3]

High school and college career

Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church.[4] In high school, Holmes grew from a 6'2" guard into a 6'9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College. In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.[4] After earning junior college All-American honors, Holmes transferred to Bowling Green. In his sophomore season at Bowling Green, Holmes averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. He doubled his scoring numbers while contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. With the hiring of coach Chris Jans, Holmes worked on improving every aspect of his game and adding a three-point shot, sometimes taking 1,000 shots a day in practice. The end result was averages of 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shooting percentages of 56.3% on field goals and 41.9% on three-pointers. In Holmes' senior year, Bowling Green improved to 21–12 from a 12-win season the year prior, while also reaching the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[4]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–present)

On June 25, 2015, Holmes was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[5] On July 31, 2015, he signed with the 76ers after averaging 10 points and five rebounds in three summer league games for the team.[6] On November 9, 2015, he received his first career start, scoring a then season-high 11 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.[7] He topped that mark on December 10 with 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs.[8]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Philadelphia 51 1 13.8 .514 .182 .689 2.6 .6 .4 .8 5.6
Career 51 1 13.8 .514 .182 .689 2.6 .6 .4 .8 5.6

References

  1. ↑ "Richaun Holmes". BGSUFalcons.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 DraftExpress NBA Mock Draft". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Richaun Holmes Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Dortch, Chris (June 4, 2015). "Overlooked at every level, Bowling Green's Richaun Holmes can do it all". NBA.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia 76ers Select Jahlil Okafor, Richaun Holmes, Arturas Gudaitis, J.P. Tokoto, And Luka Mitrovic In The 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sixers Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bulls pull away in 2nd half, top winless 76ers 111-88". NBA.com. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Richaun Holmes 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

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