T. J. Holyfield (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the B.League. He played college basketball for Stephen F. Austin and Texas Tech.
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | B.League |
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| Born | September 22, 1995 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | Kauhajoki Karhu |
| 2021–2023 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2023–present | Passlab Yamagata Wyverns |
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Early life
editHolyfield attended Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He did a postgraduate year at Elev8 Sports Institute in Florida and signed with Stephen F. Austin.[1]
College career
editHolyfield, a 6-foot-8-inch (2.03 m) power forward, averaged 7.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[2] He was named to the Second Team All-Southland Conference.[3] On November 18, 2017, he scored a career-high 25 points and had nine rebounds and five steals in a 118–64 win against Howard Payne University.[4] Holyfield averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior while shooting 54.8 percent from the field.[5] He was named to the Third Team All-Southland as well as the All-Defensive Team.[6] Holyfield earned MVP honors of the 2018 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament.[1] Holyfield helped the Lumberjacks reach the NCAA tournament before losing to Texas Tech 70–60 in the first round with Holyfield contributing 10 points and four rebounds.[5] He redshirted the 2018–19 season with a shoulder injury, and spent the season giving a speech at his church, wrapping Christmas presents for under-privileged children and visiting children in Belfast.[7]
After the season, Holyfield decided to transfer to Texas Tech, choosing the Red Raiders over Kansas, Oregon, Illinois and Miami (FL).[5] He had 15 points and six rebounds in the season-opening victory over Eastern Illinois, followed by 20 points and had six rebounds in a win over Bethune–Cookman.[8] Holyfield was named Big 12 newcomer of the week on November 11, 2019. As a senior, Holyfield averaged 8.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[9]
Professional career
editOn May 20, 2020, Holyfield signed with Kauhajoki Karhu of the Finnish Korisliiga.[10]
On June 17, 2021, he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11]
On July 7, 2023, Holyfield signed with Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Grammer, Geoff (May 11, 2019). "Former Manzano hoops star T.J. Holyfield will transfer to Texas Tech". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Chasen, Scott (April 11, 2019). "Graduate transfer announces visit to KU basketball". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans' Erik Thomas Wins Southland Player of the Year Honors" (Press release). Southland Conference. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ "Bogues, Holyfield combine for 55 points, SFA wins 118-64". ESPN. Associated Press. November 18, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ a b c Carlton, Chuck (May 11, 2019). "Texas Tech adds Stephen F. Austin grad transfer forward T.J. Holyfield". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Central Arkansas' Jordan Howard wins men's basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Southland Conference. March 5, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Beames, Caleb (February 26, 2019). "SFA's TJ Holyfield being a supportive leader at the end of the bench". KTRE. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Haliburton and Holyfield Earn Season's First Weekly Awards". Big 12 Conference. November 11, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "TJ Holyfield joins Karhu". Eurobasket. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (May 20, 2020). "Rookie PF TJ Holyfield signs with Karhu Basket". Sportando. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (June 16, 2021). "EWE Baskets Oldenburg adds TJ Holyfield". Sportando. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "2023-24シーズン ティモシー・ホリフィールド選手 契約合意のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Passlab Yamagata Wyverns. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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