Holmes Final Bio
OverviewGuard who transferred into the
OverviewGuard who transferred into the program after spending two seasons at the University of San Francisco … sat out the 2014-15 season as a Division I transfer, but made a tremendous impact in two seasons with the Tigers in 2015-16 … made 217 three-point goals over his career, including 119 in two seasons as a Tiger … scored 1,259 points over his career, while starting 99 of 126 career appearances … averaged double figures in both of his seasons at Clemson … played 3,444 minutes over the course of his career … at San Francisco, played in the West Coast Conference against high-caliber competition such as BYU, Gonzaga and Saint Mary’s … originally from the West Coast, he signed an aid agreement after taking an official visit in May 2014 … earned undergraduate degree in communication in December 2016.2016-17All-ACC Academic Team member … started all 33 games, averaging 26.8 minutes per contest … third on the team with an average of 10.3 points per game … led team in three-pointers, connecting on 69-156 attempts (26 more than the next closest teammate) … shot 44.2 percent for the season to lead the ACC, the first Tiger to lead the league in three-point accuracy since Michael Tait in 1986-87 … shot higher percentage overall as a senior, connecting on 41.5 percent of his field goals … shot 81.5 percent at the free throw line as well … third on the team with 34 steals … averaged 11.1 points per game and shot 53.1 percent from three-point distance in the 18-game ACC regular season schedule … had positive 44-27 assist-turnover ratio for the season … scored double figures in 17 games, third-most on the team … led Clemson in scoring on five occasions.BEST GAMES, 2016-17Posted season-high 22 points in the second game of the season, a win over Davidson in the Tire Pros Invitational … made 4-7 three against the Wildcats … posted 12 points and four rebounds against Oklahoma … notched 13 points in wins against High Point and Coppin State … scored 13 points in win over UNC Wilmington … notched 20 points on two occasions in ACC play, first against eventual NCAA champion North Carolina in the home opener for the Tigers … made 8-14 shots, including 4-9 from three, versus the Tar Heels … also scored 20 at home against Virginia Tech, where he set a career high with five three-pointers … also had five trifectas against Boston College, part of a 17-point, 10-rebound performance on Senior Day … tallied 14 points at Georgia Tech, and 18 at home against the Yellow Jackets … made all four of his three-point shots against Tech at home, the highest perfect shooting performance behind the arc under Brad Brownell … scored 15 at Florida State and made 4-5 from long distance … also scored 15 in home win over Wake Forest.
2015-16Started all 31 games, averaging 31 minutes per contest … third on the team in scoring at 10.0 points per game … ranked second among all players with 50 three-point goals … also second on the team with 80 assists, while committing just 41 turnovers … a dogged defender, he was second on the team with 35 steals … second on the team with 79 made free throws, he shot 72.5 percent for the season … tied for second with Donte Grantham with 16 games at double figures in the scoring column … compiled 27 of his 35 steals in the 18 ACC regular season games … during the same 18-game stretch, the primary player he guarded for opposing teams shot just 33 percent (62-186), a testament to his on-the-ball defensive ability.
Best Games, 2015-16Posted 20 points in December 2 win over USC Upstate … made 7-9 field goals and added six assists without a turnover against the Spartans … posted 18 points against UMass, with two steals … posted 11 points and four rebounds against Alabama … notched 12 in the win over Presbyterian College … posted 11 points at North Carolina, he was 3-5 from three-point range … posted 15 in the win over Florida State … scored 12 at Syracuse, converting 4-6 shots from long range against the Orange, a Final Four team … posted 16 in the January 10 win over Louisville, with 11 coming at the free throw line … also came through in the clutch with late free throws in the upset of sixth-ranked Duke … posted 13 points in the win over Pittsburgh, while connecting on 5-6 at the stripe … tallied 17 in a road win over Wake Forest, most coming in the second half … made 3-6 from long distance against the Deacons … also poured in 17 against Notre Dame, where he shot 5-9 from the floor and 5-5 at the line … posted 17 points against Boston College and was 7-8 at the line, while adding five assists and three steals … also held BC’s leading scorer Eli Carter to just 1-17 field goals … notched six steals against Georgia Tech at home on February 13, most by a Tiger since 2010 … finished year on a high note, posting 11 at Boston College in a win and 19 in the ACC Tournament versus Georgia Tech … made season-high eight field goals against the Yellow Jackets and had four assists without a turnover in 41 minutes of play.
2013-14 (at San Francisco) Honorable mention All-WCC selection … started all 33 games for the Dons, who advanced to the NIT … leading scorer on the team at 12.5 points per game, including 14.5 per WCC contest … posted 23 double figure scoring efforts, second on the team … ranked eighth in the WCC in both three-point percentage (.419) and free throw percentage (.837) … averaged 3.1 assists per game as well … posted double figures in the scoring column in 18 of the final 22 games … scored game-winning jumper with 0.5 seconds left to give USF a 64-62 win over San Diego on Jan. 18 … WCC Player of the Week on March 3 after posting 17 points at Pepperdine and a career-high 25 against Loyola Marymount … 10 of his 25 points came in the final six minutes against the Lions … shot 14-20 overall and 8-15 from three in those contests … posted team-high 19 points in WCC Tournament quarterfinal win over San Diego.
2012-13 (at San Francisco) WCC All-Freshman Team selection … appeared in 29 games, with two starting assignments … averaged 6.7 points per game and led the league in three-point accuracy (.471, 41-87) … his mark was the third-best in school history and his 41 threes marked a USF freshman record … made at least one three-pointer in 26 games, including 22 in a row … posted 17 points in collegiate debut on 6-8 shooting at Stanford … scored 12 points in WCC opener at Santa Clara on 4-5 field goals … shot 4-4 from three-point range against Pepperdine on Feb. 2, part of a school record 14 makes from long distance … matched season high with 17 points against BYU in the next game.
Before Clemson Two-time all-state selection for North Salem (Ore.) High School … two-time Central Valley Player of the Year and a four-year starter for the Vikings … led school to consecutive AAAAAA playoff berths … averaged 20.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game as a senior … played for head coach Willie Freeman … lettered in football and was a second-team all-conference wide receiver as a junior … born Feb. 20, 1994.