Jeremy Hollowell (born February 25, 1994) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the Turkish

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. Hollowell played college basketball for the

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after a stop with the

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High school career

Hollowell attended

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where he averaged 23.9 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior. He finished his career with over 1,000 points. And he was ranked the No. 7 small forward by Scout and was the 42nd-best overall prospect in the 2012 class according to the ESPN100.

College career

Jeremy Hollowell played two seasons at

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before transferring to play the remainder of his career for

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Indiana

During his freshman season, Hollowell played in 33 games off the bench and averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. In his sophomore year he played in 29 games, making 15 starts, averaging 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds.

Georgia State

Hollowell redshirted the 2014–15 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. During that year, Georgia State won the

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Championship and advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament after upsetting Baylor. The game ended with a noteworthy buzzer-beater shot by RJ Hunter, former AAU teammate and childhood friend of Hollowell's. RJ and GSU head coach,

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, had been a part of Jeremy's life since he was young. In his junior season, he started all 30 games and led the Panthers in scoring (14.8 PPG), shot 43.6 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the free throw line. Hollowell achieved his first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at

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. He led the Panthers in scoring with 23 points at Ole Miss. After scoring 23 points in the Panther's second meeting with South Alabama, Hollowell was named Sun Belt Player of the Week. As a senior, Hollowell shot 42.6 percent from the floor and 33.5 percent from three. Against

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, he scored 20 points and went 8-of-8 from the free throw line. In a return to his home state, Hollowell had 15 points and five rebounds at No. 15

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. Against Wright State, he hit a career-high six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points. In conference play, he was named Sun Belt Player of the Week after a 19-point, eight-rebound game at Louisiana Lafayette. On Senior Day, he recorded a double-double against in-state rival,

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, finishing with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Professional career

The Erie BayHawks,

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affiliate, selected Jeremy Hollowell with the 18th pick of the 1st round of the 2017 G League Draft. He was retained on the roster the following year. On March 28, 2019, Hollowell signed with the Mexican team Rayos de Hermosillo of the CIBACOPA. In 52 games played for Hermosillo, he finished the season as the league fifth best scorer with 19.5 points per game, to go with 7.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game. Hollowell won the CIBACOPA championship title with Rayos de Hermosillo, while earning the Finals MVP honors. On August 13, 2019, Hollowell signed a two-year deal with

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of the

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. On December 1, 2019, Hollowell recorded a season-high 23 points, while shooting 9-of-13 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 106–115 double overtime loss to

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. He appeared in 29 games for Nes Ziona, averaging 11.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game. On February 13, 2020, he parted ways with Nes Ziona. Hollowell signed with

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of the

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on September 22, 2020. On June 23, 2021, he signed with

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Personal life

Jeremy is the son of Chandra Lockett and James Hollowell and has three brothers and two sisters.

References

External links

Erie BayHawks bioGeorgia State bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollowell, Jeremy 1994 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Basketball players from Indianapolis Basketball players from Cleveland Erie BayHawks (2017–2019) players Georgia State Panthers men's basketball players Halcones de Xalapa players Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players Power forwards (basketball) Rayos de Hermosillo players