Michael Holton

Michael Holton

No. 15, 10, 32, 6
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04) (age 50)
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Pasadena (Pasadena, California)
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College	UCLA (1979–1983)
NBA Draft	1983 / Round: 3 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	1983–1992
Career history
As player:
1983–1984	Puerto Rico Coquis (CBA)
1984–1985	Phoenix Suns
1985–1986	Florida Stingers (CBA)
1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1988	Portland Trail Blazers
1988–1990	Charlotte Hornets
1990–1991	Tulsa Fast Breakers (CBA)
1991–1992	Tri-City Chinook (CBA)
As coach:
2001–2006	University of Portland
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Michael (Mike) David Holton (born August 4, 1961, in Seattle, Washington) is a retired American professional basketball player, and current television studio analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. He played college basketball at UCLA from 1979 to 1983, and was selected in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors,^[1] but began his NBA career with the Phoenix Suns in 1984–85. Holton, a 6'4" 185 lb (84 kg) guard, also spent his career with the Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, and Charlotte Hornets. He also played in the CBA^[1][2] for four different teams in as many seasons from 1983 to 1992.^[3]

Coaching career

In 2001, Holton became head coach of the University of Portland men's basketball team, where he had served as an assistant coach in 1994–95. He was also an assistant coach at Pasadena City College in 1993–94,^[3] at Oregon State University in 1995–96, and at UCLA from 1996 until 2001.^[1]

Holton was fired in March 2006 after leading the Portland Pilots to a 54–91 win-loss record over five seasons.^[4] He still had three years remaining on his contract.^[5]

Broadcasting career

Michael Holton is currently employed by Comcast SportsNet as a television analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers.^{[citation needed]}

Teaching career

From September 1993 to June 1994, Holton was also a 7th grade English teacher at Charles W. Eliot Middle School in Pasadena, CA. It was during this time that former team mate Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA for the first time.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Holton Accepts Head Coaching Position at University of Portland
2. ^ 2005 Michael Holton Elite Skills Position CampPDF (101 KiB); retrieved April 16, 2007
3. ^ ^{a b} Michael Holton UCLA Bruins profile
4. ^ Reveno spent nine seasons as Stanford assistant, ESPN.com, published April 10, 2006
5. ^ "Coach Michael Holton fired", by Ben McCarty, University of Portland's The Beacon, published March 24, 2006

External links

• College and NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Michael Holton's website

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Name	Holton, Michael
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Date of birth	August 4, 1961
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
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