 Holloway playing for Xavier | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | SPB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-08-21)August 21, 1989 (age 35) Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harmony Community School (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
| College | Xavier (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Aliağa Petkim |
| 2013–2014 | Leuven Bears |
| 2014 | Atléticos de San Germán |
| 2014 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2014–2015 | Halcones Rojos Veracruz |
| 2015 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2015 | Mets de Guaynabo |
| 2015–2016 | Texas Legends |
| 2016 | Guaros de Lara |
| 2016–2017 | Vanoli Cremona |
| 2017 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2017 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2018–2019 | İstanbul BB |
| 2019 | Incheon ET Land Elephants |
| 2019 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2019–2020 | Rytas Vilnius |
| 2020–2021 | OGM Ormanspor |
| 2021 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2021–2022 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2022 | Zamalek |
| 2022–2024 | Real Estelí |
| 2023 | Cagrejeros de Santurce |
| 2024–present | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Terrell "Tu"Holloway (born August 21, 1989) is an American professionalbasketball player for theCocodrilos de Caracas of theSuperliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). As a junior atXavier, he was selected as the 2011Atlantic 10 Conferenceplayer of the year and was named to severalAll-America teams in the2010–11 season.
Holloway spent three years atHempstead High School inHempstead, New York, then transferred to Harmony Prep inCincinnati. Holloway originally committed toIndiana University, but opted to re-open his commitment following the resignation of coachKelvin Sampson, eventually choosingXavier University.[1]
Holloway was a part-time starter as a freshman, then became the startingpoint guard as a sophomore, playing alongside futureNBA playerJordan Crawford. He averaged 12.1 points and 3.9 assists that year and helped the Musketeers to a 26–9 record and a share of theAtlantic 10 title.
Prior to his junior year, Holloway began using the nickname "Tu" exclusively.[2] 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 inNCAADivision I basketball to record twotriple-doubles during the season.[3] Holloway also received national recognition as he was named a third-team All-American by both theAssociated Press,[4]Fox Sports,[5] andSporting News magazine.[6]
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."[7]
Holloway finished his college career at Xavier as second most in assists and the sixth leading points scorer all time.
After going undrafted in the2012 NBA draft, Holloway joined theToronto Raptors for the2012 NBA Summer League.[8] On September 25, Holloway signed a contract with theDallas Mavericks,[9] but on October 2, he was waived by the team.[10] On November 4, he signed withAliağa Petkim in Turkey.[11]
In June, 2013, Holloway signed with theLeuven Bears of theBasketball League Belgium.[12] On February 16, 2014, Leuven and Holloway reached an mutual agreement to dissolve his contract.[13] Holloway averaged 17.3 points per game in 19Ethias League games for Leuven.
On June 18, 2015, Holloway signed withMets de Guaynabo of the Puerto RicanBaloncesto Superior Nacional.[14]
On October 22, 2015, Holloway signed with theDallas Mavericks,[15] only to be waived by the team two days later.[16] On October 31, he signed with theTexas Legends as an affiliate player.[17] On February 9, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement forElliot 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.[18] On April 1, he was waived by the Legends after sustaining a season-ending injury.[19] On April 8, he returned to Guaros de Lara, making his debut the same day in a win overGaiteros del Zulia.[20][21]
On July 20, 2016, Holloway signed with the Italian teamVanoli Cremona.[22] On February 1, 2017, he parted ways with Cremona.[23] Six days later, he signed with Israeli clubHapoel Holon for the rest of the season.[24] On June 29, 2017, he signed with thePiratas de Quebradillas of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2017BSN season.[25] On August 11, 2017, Holloway led Piratas de Quebradillas to win the2017 BSN championship, earning the Finals MVP honors.[26]
On July 21, 2017, Holloway returned to Hapoel Holon for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[27] 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 overMaccabi Tel Aviv. Three days later, Holloway was namedIsraeli League Round 20 MVP.[28] Holloway won the2018 Israeli State Cup with Holon, as well as reaching the2018 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 teamİstanbul BB for the 2018–19 season.[29]
On August 30, 2019, Holloway signed withRytas Vilnius of theLithuanian Basketball League.[30] He averaged 7.6 points and 4.3 assists per game.
On June 8, 2020, Holloway signed withOGM Ormanspor of the Turkish league.[31] On January 3, 2021, he had a 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists performance againstFrutti Extra Bursaspor, which marked his firsttriple double of his career.[32]
On May 20, 2021, Holloway returned to Piratas de Quebradillas.[33]
On October 26, 2021, he signed withMaccabi Rishon LeZion of theIsraeli Premier League.[34]