Jon Robert Holden
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | August 10, 1976|||||||||
Nationality | American / Russian | |||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||
High school |
Wilkinsburg (Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) Linsly School (Wheeling, West Virginia) | |||||||||
College | Bucknell (1994–1998) | |||||||||
NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted | |||||||||
Playing career | 1998–2011 | |||||||||
Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||
1998–1999 | ASK Brocēni | |||||||||
1999–2001 | Telindus Oostende | |||||||||
2001–2002 | AEK | |||||||||
2002–2011 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||
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Jon Robert "J.R." Holden (born August 10, 1976) (in Russian: Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден) is a retired American-Russian professional basketball player, currently serving as an NBA scout for the Detroit Pistons. Holden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he could play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but he primarily played at point guard.
As a member of CSKA Moscow, Holden won two Euroleague titles in 2006 and 2008. Moreover, he reached eight consecutive Euroleague Final Four tournaments, a record he shares with his former CSKA teammate Theo Papaloukas. His consistency at the highest level of European basketball earned him a selection in the Euroleague 2001-2010 All-Decade Team.
He was also a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, which he helped lead to the FIBA EuroBasket title in 2007, Russia's first ever gold medal. His buzzer beater to beat heavily favored Spain in the final of the tournament, is one of the highlights in European basketball history.
College career
Holden played NCAA Division I college basketball at Bucknell University with the Bucknell Bison, from 1994 to 1998.
Professional career
After graduation from Bucknell, holden received a call from the basketball club ASK/Brocēni/LMT, located in Riga, Latvia, offering him $3,000 net income a month to join their team. He accepted, and began a long and very successful career in European basketball.[1]
Holden played for teams in: the Latvian League (ASK/Brocēni/LMT 1998-99), the Belgian League (Telindus Oostende 1999-01), the Greek A1 League (AEK Athens 2001-02) and the Russian Superleague A (CSKA Moscow 2002–2011).[2] He won national championships in each country. He was named the 2003 Russian Superleague A Player of the Year. He earned an Import Players Honorable Mention in the 2002 Eurobasket.com All-Europe Rankings.[3] Holden has won the Euroleague 2005–06 and the Euroleague 2007–08 season championships with CSKA.
Holden started for CSKA Moscow against the Philadelphia 76ers in an exhibition game in October 2006, in Cologne, Germany as part of the EA Sports NBA Europe Live 2006 promotional event.[4]
Russian national team
Holden's biggest achievement came in the FIBA EuroBasket 2007 final game against Spain, where he scored the winning shot that gave Russia the championship. He scored the final winning basket with 2 seconds left in the game. He was also named to the Russian squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics men's basketball tournament.
Personal
On October 20, 2003, Holden became a Russian citizen by decree of President Vladimir Putin. This move was brought about by new Russian Basketball Federation regulations restricting the number of foreigners, and specifically Americans allowable on Russian League teams. In response to the move, CSKA Basketball CEO Sergei Kushchenko hatched the idea of Holden acquiring citizenship. Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov and the Russian State Sports Committee both wrote letters in support of the decree. Holden currently maintains dual American and Russian citizenship.[1]
When giving an interview to mvp.rs, Holden stated that Dušan Ivković is one of the best coaches ever.[5]
Career statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
† | Denotes seasons in which Holden's team won the Euroleague |
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2001–02 | AEK | 20 | 19 | 35.7 | .362 | .302 | .616 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .0 | 17.2 | 12.3 |
2002–03 | CSKA | 22 | 20 | 33.4 | .395 | .356 | .638 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | .0 | 15.5 | 13.5 |
2003–04 | CSKA | 22 | 22 | 33.3 | .393 | .312 | .563 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 14.2 | 10.2 |
2004–05 | CSKA | 24 | 24 | 31.0 | .363 | .297 | .847 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .0 | 11.3 | 8.8 |
2005–06† | CSKA | 24 | 23 | 31.3 | .416 | .336 | .642 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | .0 | 11.4 | 9.1 |
2006–07 | CSKA | 25 | 22 | 29.9 | .433 | .366 | .667 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 10.0 | 8.9 |
2007–08† | CSKA | 25 | 25 | 28.4 | .376 | .367 | .741 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.1 | .0 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
2008–09 | CSKA | 16 | 15 | 29.4 | .393 | .380 | .792 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .8 | .0 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
2009–10 | CSKA | 21 | 5 | 30.9 | .352 | .358 | .905 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .0 | 10.3 | 6.2 |
2010–11 | CSKA | 10 | 8 | 29.7 | .264 | .295 | .500 | 1.9 | 3.4 | .5 | .0 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
Career | 209 | 183 | 31.4 | .381 | .335 | .674 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | .0 | 11.4 | 9.0 |
Honours
FIBA EuroBasket: 2007
Latvian League: 1999
Belgian League: 2001
Belgian Cup: 2001
Greek League: 2002
Russian League: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Russian Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
Euroleague: 2006, 2008
Notes
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Fiba.com Profile
- Russian League Profile
- CSKA Club Profile
- "J.R. Holden", n°54 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"