John Michael Joseph Holland (born November 6, 1988 in The Bronx

The Bronx

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, New York

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) is an American

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 professional basketball player at shooting guard

Shooting guard

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. He played college basketball

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 for Boston University. As a junior in 2009–10

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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, he led the America East Conference

America East Conference

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 in scoring with 19.2 points per game. He repeated as scoring champion in 2010–11

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...

, averaging 19.2 points per contest. Holland was named America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

America East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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 and led the Terriers to an NCAA Tournament berth.

Following his college career, Holland was not drafted in the 2011 NBA Draft

2011 NBA Draft

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. He signed with Chorale Roanne Basket

Chorale Roanne Basket

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 in the French

France

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 LNB

Ligue Nationale de Basketball

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. He also is a member of the 2011 Puerto Rican national team which competed in the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship.

External links

• FIBA profile (Spanish)