John Michael Joseph Holland (born November 6, 1988) is an American-born Puerto Rican professional basketball player for

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of the

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and the EuroLeague. A

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, he played college basketball for the

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and represents the Puerto Rican national team.

High school career

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.

College career

Holland played

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for

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where as a junior in 2009–10, he led the

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in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He repeated as scoring champion in

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after again averaging 19.2 points. He was subsequently named

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and led the Terriers to an NCAA Tournament berth.

Professional career

European career (2011–2015)

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. In 28 games, he averaged 14.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. In July 2012, Holland joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League and the

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for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 5, 2012, he signed with Cajasol Sevilla of Spain for the 2012–13 season. 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. In July 2013, Holland joined the

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for the

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. On October 29, 2013, he signed with BCM Gravelines of France for the 2013–14 season. 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. On September 26, 2014, Holland signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Spurs on October 13. The next day, he signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey for the 2014–15 season. In 15 Eurocup games, he averaged 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.6 steals.

Canton Charge (2015–2016)

On December 23, 2015, Holland was acquired by the

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of the NBA Development League. He made his debut for the Charge later that night against the

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, recording 11 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a 113–111 loss. 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.

Boston Celtics (2016)

On April 11, 2016, Holland signed with the Boston Celtics. On April 19, he made his debut for the Celtics in an 89–72 playoff loss to the

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, playing one minute off the bench. On August 31, 2016, he was waived by the Celtics. On September 26, 2016, Holland signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived on October 22 after appearing in three preseason games.

Return to Canton (2016–2017)

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

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, Holland signed with the Beijing Eastern Bucks of the Chinese National Basketball League. However, he left the Beijing before appearing in a single game for them.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2017–2018)

On September 8, 2017, Holland was signed to a

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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. 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.

Austin Spurs (2018–2019)

On November 19, 2018, the

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announced that they had acquired the returning right to Holland and a 2019 second-round pick from the

in exchange for Jaron Blossomgame.

San Miguel Beermen (2019)

On November 7, 2019, Holland signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the

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(PBA). He replaced

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as the team's import.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2019–2020)

On December 26, 2019, Holland signed with

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of the

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as a replacement for

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. He re-signed with the team on May 18, 2020, after averaging 13 points per game.

UNICS Kazan (2020–2021)

On July 27, 2020, Holland signed with Russian club

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of the

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2021–2022

On August 23, 2021, Holland signed with

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of the

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. He averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On February 5, 2022, Holland returned to

of the

. He left the team in early 2022 due to the

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. On March 6, 2022, Holland signed with Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the

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. In July 2022, he briefly played for

Crvena zvezda (2022–present)

On July 9, 2022, Holland signed a contract with Serbian club

of the EuroLeague for the 2022–23 season.

National team career

Holland first represented the Puerto Rican national team in 2011 when he played in the 2011 Jenaro Marchand Continental Championship Cup.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

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

References

External links