Terrell "Tu" Holloway (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(LSB). As a junior at Xavier, he was selected as the 2011

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and was named to several

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teams in the 2010–11 season.

High school career

Holloway spent three years at Hempstead High School in

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, then transferred to Harmony Prep in

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. Holloway originally committed to

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, but opted to re-open his commitment following the resignation of coach

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, eventually choosing

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College career

Holloway was a part-time starter as a freshman, then became the starting

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as a sophomore, playing alongside future

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player

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. He averaged 12.1 points and 3.9 assists that year and helped the Musketeers to a 26–9 record and a share of the

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title. Prior to his junior year, Holloway began using the nickname "Tu" exclusively. The name change signalled a breakout year, as Holloway led the conference in assists (5.4 per game) and finished second in the league in scoring (19.7 points per game). He was selected as the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball player of the year as he led the Musketeers to another regular-season championship. Holloway was also the only player in

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Division I basketball to record two

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during the season. Holloway also received national recognition as he was named a third-team All-American by both the

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, and ''

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'' magazine. In December 2011, Holloway received press for his role during and after the game with rival Cincinnati that ended with a brawl between the teams. In a post-game press conference, Holloway was quoted as saying "We've got a whole bunch of gangsters in the locker room. Not thugs, but tough guys on the court. And we went out there and zipped them up at the end of the game." Holloway finished his college career at Xavier as second most in assists and the sixth leading points scorer all time.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Holloway joined the

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for the

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. On September 25, Holloway signed a contract with the

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, but on October 2, he was waived by the team. On November 4, he signed with

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in Turkey. In June, 2013, Holloway signed with the

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of the

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. On February 16, 2014 Leuven and Holloway reached an mutual agreement to dissolve his contract. Holloway averaged 17.3 points per game in 19

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games for Leuven. On June 18, 2015, Holloway signed with Mets de Guaynabo of the Puerto Rican

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. On October 22, 2015, Holloway signed with the

, only to be waived by the team two days later. On October 31, he signed the

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as an affiliate player. On February 9, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016

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as a replacement for Elliot Williams, who left the D-League, after averaging 20.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 35.7 minutes in 30 games. On April 1, he was waived by the Legends after sustaining a season-ending injury. On April 8, he returned to Guaros de Lara, making his debut the same day in a win over

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. On July 20, 2016, Holloway signed with the Italian team

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. On February 1, 2017, he parted ways with Cremona. Six days later, he signed with Israeli club

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for the rest of the season. On June 29, 2017, he signed with the

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of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2017 BSN season. On August 11, 2017, Holloway led Piratas de Quebradillas to win the 2017 BSN championship, earning the Finals MVP honors. On July 21, 2017, Holloway returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. On March 17, 2018, Holloway recorded a season-high 28 points, along with 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and led Holon to an 86–81 win over

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. Three days later, Holloway was named Israeli League Round 20 MVP. Holloway won the 2018 Israeli State Cup with Holon, as well as reaching the 2018 Israeli League Final. In 35 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 15.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. On July 28, 2018, Holloway signed with the Turkish team İstanbul BB for the 2018–19 season. On August 30, 2019, Holloway signed with Rytas Vilnius of the

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. He averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 assists per game. On June 8, 2020, Holloway signed with

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of the Turkish league. On January 3, 2021, he had a 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists performance against Frutti Extra Bursaspor, which marked his first

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of his career. On May 20, 2021, Holloway returned to Piratas de Quebradillas. On October 26, 2021, he signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holloway, Tu 1989 births Living people Aliağa Petkim basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Atléticos de San Germán players Basketball players from New York (state) Guaros de Lara (basketball) players Halcones Rojos Veracruz players Hapoel Holon players Daegu KOGAS Pegasus players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players Lega Basket Serie A players Leuven Bears players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players OGM Ormanspor players People from Hempstead (town), New York Piratas de Quebradillas players Point guards Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York Texas Legends players Vanoli Cremona players Xavier Musketeers men's basketball players Real Estelí Baloncesto players