Travis Holmes (born May 9, 1986) is an American former professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player who last played for
Surrey United of the
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...
(BBL). He played
college basketball
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for the
Virginia Military Institute
la, Consilio et Animis (on seal)
, mottoeng = "In peace a glorious asset, In war a tower of strength""By courage and wisdom" (on seal)
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, type = Public senior military college
, accreditation = SACS
, endowment = $696.8 mill ...
Keydets basketball program. He was named to the 2009 Second Team All-
Big South Conference.
High school career
Travis and his twin brother,
Chavis, began playing high school basketball at
Vance High School
Julius L. Chambers High School, is a high school located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System, and opened in 1997. The sports teams are known as the Cougars.
Besides providing th ...
in Charlotte. The team won the 2002-03 North Carolina state championship. Holmes played the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons at
Christ School in
Arden, North Carolina. In his senior season, Holmes averaged 19.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals a game. He was awarded Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools Most Valuable Player in 2005 and his team won the state championship that same year.
College career
In 2005, Travis and his brother became the third set of twins to play basketball at the Virginia Military Institute.
In his sophomore season Holmes led the nation in steals with 111 while averaging 3.4 steals a game. He set a school record with 11 steals in one game against Bridgewater.
Holmes' strong defensive play earned him a spot on the 2007 All-Big South Tournament Team.
In his senior season Holmes earned Second Team All-Big South Conference honors and a spot on the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State Team. In 2009 the Holmes brothers became the NCAA's all-time leading scoring twins.
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See also
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List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders
In basketball, a steal is the act of legally gaining possession of the ball by a defensive player who causes the opponent to turn the ball over. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I steal title is awarded to the pla ...
References
External links
Travis Holmesat draftexpress.com
Travis Holmesat eurobasket.com
at sports-reference.com
Úrvalsdeild statsat kki.is
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1986 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Iceland
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
Basketball players from Charlotte, North Carolina
Shooting guards
VMI Keydets basketball players
Christ School (North Carolina) alumni
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
Njarðvík men's basketball players
American men's basketball players