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David Holston Position Point guard Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 160 lb (73 kg) League Basketball Bundesliga Team Artland Dragons Number 3 Born January 26, 1986
Pontiac, MichiganNationality American College Chicago State (2005–09) Draft Undrafted, NBA Pro career 2009–present Career history Pınar Karşıyaka (2009–11) David Holston (born January 26, 1986)[1] is an American expatriate professional basketball player. As of August 2011, he plays in the Basketball Bundesliga for the Artland Dragons.[2] After graduating from Chicago State University (CSU) in 2009, Holston played his first two years of professional basketball for Pınar Karşıyaka in the Turkish Basketball League.[3]
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Early life and college
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Holston attended Avondale High School in Auburn Hills where he led the team to the 2002 Class B state championship.[4] During his career at Avondale he earned all-county and all-state honors, scored over 2,000 career points, and yet was not offered a single college basketball scholarship.[4]
Holston enrolled at Chicago State in the fall of 2004 and earned a spot on the men's basketball roster as a walk-on.[4] During Holston's collegiate career, the school was classified as an Independent, meaning it had no athletic conference affiliation.[5] He went on to have a prolific career at CSU but received very little national attention due to a confluence of factors: attending a small Division I school that had no conference, Chicago State's historically sub-par performance in men's basketball, and his own diminutive 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) stature.[4][5]
During Holston's tenure at CSU between 2005–06 and 2008–09 (he redshirted his true freshman season), he scored a school-record 2,331 points, finished in the top five in points per game nationally for his senior season, led the NCAA in three-point field goals made per game in his final two seasons, and was the first Chicago State player to garner Division I postseason All-American honors, among others.[6][7] Holston finished his collegiate career with averages of 19.6 points, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game,[6] and his 450 career three-pointers trail only Duke's J. J. Redick (457) as the most in NCAA Division I history.[7] During his senior season in 2008–09, his averages of 25.9 points, 6.4 assists, 3.7 steals and three rebounds per game led CSU to a 19–13 record—its first winning season since the school transitioned to Division I—and he was named the Independent Player of the Year.[3][8]
Professional career
Due to his size, Holston was not chosen in the 2009 NBA Draft.[9] That July, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League[3] and played for them for two seasons. During his first year, Holston averaged approximately 12 points and four assists per game, and during his second season he averaged roughly 15 points and six assists.[1] He then signed with the Artland Dragons in Germany's Basketball Bundesliga for the 2011–12 season.[2]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders
- List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders
References
- ^ a b "David Holston TBL statistics". Turkish Basketball League. 2011. http://www.tblstat.net/pd.asp?p=1564. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Manna, Matteo (July 25, 2011). "Artland Dragons land Anthony Hilliard and David Holston". Sportando.net. http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/germany/29857/artland_dragons_land_anthony_hilliard_and_david_holston.html. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c Miggins, Cory (July 10, 2009). "David Holston Signs Pro Contract with Turkish Team". Chicago State University. http://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2009/7/10/MBB_0710091457.aspx. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Goodwin, Marvin (July 2, 2010). "David Holston camp teaches youngsters basketball, life skills". The Oakland Press. http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/07/02/sports/local/doc4c2e5dd51d253562108644.txt?viewmode=2. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Kyle, Whelliston (August 6, 2009). "High-scoring Holston brings small frame and big game to Chicago State". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=whelliston_kyle&id=3742749. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "David Holston College Statistics". ESPN.com. 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27673. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b "2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records" (PDF). 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2010. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2011/D1.pdf. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "Chicago State's David Holston named Independent Player of the Year". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 2009. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-03-21/sports/0903200540_1_david-holston-chicago-state-honored. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Templon, John (July 17, 2009). "David Holston and John Cantrell continue their careers abroad". Chicago College Basketball. ChicagoNow.com. http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-college-basketball/2009/07/david-holston-and-john-cantrell-continue-their-careers-abroad/. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from Michigan
- Chicago State Cougars men's basketball players
- Karşıyaka basketballers
- Point guards
- People from Pontiac, Michigan
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