John Holland (basketball)

American Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1988)

John Holland

Holland with the Crvena zvezda in 2022

No. 0 – Santeros de Aguada
Position| Small forward
League| Baloncesto Superior Nacional
Personal information
Born|  (1988-11-06) November 6, 1988 (age 36)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Nationality| Puerto Rican
Listed height| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight| 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school|

* Fordham Prep
(The Bronx, New York)
* Saint Benedict's Prep
(Newark, New Jersey)

College| Boston University (2007–2011)
NBA draft| 2011: undrafted
Playing career| 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012| Chorale Roanne
2012–2013| Cajasol Sevilla
2013–2014| BCM Gravelines
2014–2015| Beşiktaş
2015–2016| Canton Charge
2016| Boston Celtics
2016–2017| Cleveland Charge
2017–2018| Cleveland Cavaliers
2017–2018| →Cleveland Charge
2018–2019| Austin Spurs
2019| Santeros de Aguada
2019| San Miguel Beermen
2019–2020| Hapoel Jerusalem
2020| UNICS Kazan
2021| Cariduros de Fajardo
2022| UNICS Kazan
2022| Frutti Extra Bursaspor
2022| Cariduros de Fajardo
2022–2023| Crvena zvezda
2023–2024| Hapoel Tel Aviv
2025–present| Santeros de Aguada
Career highlights and awards

* Israeli State Cup winner (2020)
* Serbian League champion (2023)
* Serbian Cup winner (2023)
* NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year (2017)
* All-NBA D-League Third Team (2017)
* BSN champion (2019)
* LNB Pro A All-Star (2012)
* America East Player of the Year (2011)
* 3× First-team All-America East (2009–2011)
* Third-team All-America East (2008)
* America East Freshman of the Year (2008)
* America East All-Freshman Team (2008)
* America East All-Defensive Team (2008)
* America East tournament MVP (2011)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Medals

Men's basketball
Representing  Puerto Rico
FIBA AmeriCup
| 2013 Venezuela |

John Michael Joseph Holland (born November 6, 1988) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). A small forward, he played college basketball for the Boston Terriers and represents the Puerto Rican national team.

## High school career

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Holland attended Fordham Prep where he averaged 16 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals, earning a McDonald's All-American nomination, a CHSAA All-Division naming and All-County honors from the Journal News. He also played for Saint Benedict's Prep where he averaged 10 points, six rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks per game.[1]

## College career

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Holland played college basketball for Boston University where as a junior in 2009–10, he led the America East Conference in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He repeated as scoring champion in 2010–11 after again averaging 19.2 points. He was subsequently named America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and led the Terriers to an NCAA Tournament berth.[1][2]

## Professional career

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### European career (2011–2015)

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Holland went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On July 5, 2011, he signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of France for the 2011–12 season.[3] In 28 games, he averaged 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[4]

In July 2012, Holland joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Orlando Summer League and the Miami Heat for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 5, 2012, he signed with Cajasol Sevilla of Spain for the 2012–13 season.[5] In 33 Liga ACB games, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals per game and in 12 Eurocup games, he averaged 10.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals.[4]

In July 2013, Holland joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On October 29, 2013, he signed with BCM Gravelines of France for the 2013–14 season.[6] He played in 23 Pro A games averaging 10.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.3 minutes and also appeared in 13 Eurocup games, averaging 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 29.5 minutes.[7]

On September 26, 2014, Holland signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[7] However, he was later waived by the Spurs on October 13.[8] The next day, he signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2014–15 season.[9] In 15 Eurocup games, he averaged 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals.[4]

### Canton Charge (2015–2016)

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On December 23, 2015, Holland was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League.[10] He made his debut for the Charge later that night against the Grand Rapids Drive, recording 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a 113–111 loss.[11] In 37 games with the Charge, he averaged 16.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.2 minutes per game.[12]

### Boston Celtics (2016)

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On April 11, 2016, Holland signed with the Boston Celtics.[12] On April 19, he made his debut for the Celtics in an 89–72 playoff loss to the Atlanta Hawks, playing one minute off the bench.[13] On August 31, 2016, he was waived by the Celtics.[14]

On September 26, 2016, Holland signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers,[15] but was waived on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games.[16]

### Return to Canton (2016–2017)

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On December 9, 2016, Holland was reacquired by the Canton Charge.[17] At the end of the season, he was named the D-League's Impact Player of the Year.

After the end of the 2016-17 NBA Development League season, Holland signed with the Beijing Eastern Bucks of the Chinese National Basketball League.[18] However, he left the Beijing before appearing in a single game for them.

### Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

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Holland (right) guards Cavaliers teammate David Nwaba during a scrimmage in 2018

On September 8, 2017, Holland was signed to a two-way contract by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Cavs and their G-League affiliate, the Canton Charge.[19] Holland is the first player the Cavaliers have signed on such a deal. He would also play his first NBA regular season games during this contract after previously only playing in one playoff game for Boston.

With the Cavaliers, Holland played 24 games and averaged 2.3 points per game. He went on to win the Eastern Conference championship with the Cavaliers, advancing to the NBA Finals. However, Cleveland, led by All-Star LeBron James, were swept by the Golden State Warriors.

Holland was waived by the Cavs on November 9, 2018.[20]

### Austin Spurs (2018–2019)

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On November 19, 2018, the Austin Spurs announced that they had acquired the returning right to Holland and a 2019 second-round pick from the Canton Charge in exchange for Jaron Blossomgame.[21]

### San Miguel Beermen (2019)

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On November 7, 2019, Holland signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[22] He replaced Dez Wells as the team's import.

### Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)

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On December 26, 2019, Holland signed with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League as a replacement for Trent Lockett.[23] He re-signed with the team on May 18, 2020, after averaging 13 points per game.[24]

### UNICS Kazan (2020–2021)

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On July 27, 2020, Holland signed with Russian club UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.[25]

### 2021–2022

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On August 23, 2021, Holland signed with Cariduros de Fajardo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[26] He averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[27]

On February 5, 2022, Holland returned to UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League.[27] He left the team in early 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[28][29]

On March 6, 2022, Holland signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[30]

In July 2022, he briefly played for Cariduros de Fajardo.[31]

### Crvena zvezda (2022–2023)

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On July 9, 2022, Holland signed a contract with Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the EuroLeague for the 2022–23 season.[32][33][34] In 22 EuroLeague games, he averaged 3.6 points in under 10 minutes per contest. On June 29, 2023, he announced that he would be parting ways with the club.

### Hapoel Tel Aviv (2023–2024)

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On July 27, 2023, he signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[35]

### Santeros de Aguada (2025–present)

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On January 2, 2025, Holland signed a contract with Santeros de Aguada until 2027.

## National team career

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Holland is of Puerto Rican descent through his mother. He first represented the Puerto Rican national team in 2011 when he played in the 2011 Jenaro Marchand Continental Championship Cup.[36]

## Career statistics

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Legend  GP  | Games played  |  GS | Games started  |  MPG | Minutes per game

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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

### NBA

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#### Regular season

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2017–18 | Cleveland | 24 | 0 | 7.3 | .288 | .306 | .692 | 1.0 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.3
2018–19 | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0
Career  | 25 | 0 | 7.0 | .288 | .306 | .692 | 1.0 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 2.2

#### Playoffs

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2016 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0
Career  | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0

### College

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG

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2007–08 | Boston University | 30 | 18 | 25.7 | .438 | .331 | .649 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .3 | 11.4
2008–09 | Boston University  | 30 | 29 | 35.5 | .464 | .396 | .769 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .3 | 18.1
2009–10 | Boston University  | 35 | 29 | 34.4 | .459 | .357 | .851 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .3 | 19.2
2010–11 | Boston University  | 34 | 32 | 33.9 | .386 | .330 | .860 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .3 | 19.2
Career  | 129 | 108 | 32.5 | .434 | .355 | .807 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .3 | 17.1

## Personal life

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The son of John Holland Sr. and Diana Mills, he enrolled in the College of Communications.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Boston University bio". GoTerriers.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
2. ^ "John Holland Earns AP All-America Recognition in Men's Basketball". AmericaEast.com. March 29, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
3. ^ "Chorale Roanne tabs rookies John Holland and Rick Jackson". Sportando.com. July 5, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
4. ^ a b c "John Holland Europe Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
5. ^ "Sevilla officially signs John Holland". Sportando.com. August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
6. ^ "John Holland moves to Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando.com. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
7. ^ a b "Spurs Announce 2014-15 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
8. ^ "Spurs Waive John Holland". NBA.com. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
9. ^ "Besiktas announces John Holland". Sportando.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
10. ^ "Charge Add Two Players". NBA.com. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
11. ^ "Grand Rapids Drive Edge Canton Charge". NBA.com. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
12. ^ a b "Celtics Call-Up Canton's Holland". NBA.com. April 11, 2016. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
13. ^ "Hawks stifle Boston in 1st quarter, lead 2-0 after 89-72 win". NBA.com. April 19, 2016. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
14. ^ Robb, Brian (August 31, 2016). "Celtics Waive John Holland, Cutting Training Camp Roster To 18 Players". CBSLocal.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
15. ^ "Cavaliers Announce 2016-17 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
16. ^ "Cavaliers Waive John Holland". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
17. ^ "John Holland Returns to Charge". NBA.com. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
18. ^ "John Holland inks with Beijing Eastern Ducks".
19. ^ "Cavaliers Sign John Holland to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
20. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Andrew Harrison to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
21. ^ "Austin Spurs Obtain Returning Rights to John Holland and 2019 Second Round Pick". NBA.com. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
22. ^ del Rosario, Paolo (November 7, 2019). "San Miguel taps John Holland to replace Dez Wells". ESPN5. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
23. ^ "האדומים מתחזקים: ג'ון הולנד מצטרף". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
24. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (May 18, 2020). "Hapoel Jerusalem re-signs John Holland". Sportando. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
25. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 27, 2020). "Unics Kazan signs John Holland". Sportando. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
26. ^ Vega, Giovanny (August 23, 2021). "Cariduros de Fajardo oficializan regreso de John Holland al BSN". ElVocero.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 11, 2021.
27. ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 5, 2022). "Holland comes back to Unics, ex Fajardo". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
28. ^ "Unics Kazan reportedly suing Jarrell Brantley for $250,000". Eurohoops. March 4, 2022.
29. ^ "More than 50 people. Which of the foreigners left the Russian sports clubs: RBC Sport". March 5, 2022. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
30. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (March 6, 2022). "Bursaspor signs John Holland". Eurobasket. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
31. ^ "Potpisao za Zvezdu – a igra u Portoriku". b92.net. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
32. ^ "Zvezda adds forward Holland". euroleaguebasketball.net. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
33. ^ "Zvanično: Zvezda dovela Holanda". b92.net. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
34. ^ "Pit-bul u Zvezdi". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
35. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 27, 2023). "John Holland joins Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
36. ^ "John Holland: "Puerto Rico young and talented, we want to win"". Eurohoops. August 16, 2023.

## External links

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* Sports portal

* Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
* Boston University Terriers bio
* FIBA.com profile

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Hapoel Tel Aviv current roster

* 0 Motley
* 1 Ragland
* 2 Blakeney
* 4 Bingham
* 7 Ruina
* 9 Palatin
* 10 Timor
* 11 Madar
* 14 Blayzer
* 17 Foster
* 22 Beverley
* 24 Wainright
* 30 Rabinowitz
* 31 Yaacov
* 41 Ginat
* 51 Caboclo

* Head coach: Itoudis
* Assistant coaches:
* Dedas
* Lederer
* Salter

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* 2008: Blakely
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* 2012: Partin
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