Richaun Holmes

Richaun Diante Holmes (born October 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams.[1][2][3] Holmes previously played for the 76ers for 3 seasons before being traded to the Suns in the 2018 offseason. He played his only season with the Suns before signing with the Kings in the 2019 offseason.

Richaun Holmes
Holmes with the Sacramento Kings in 2019
No. 22 – Sacramento Kings
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993
Lockport, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High schoolLockport Township
(Lockport, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Philadelphia 76ers
2018–2019Phoenix Suns
2019–presentSacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MAC (2015)
  • Third-team All-MAC (2014)
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school and college career

Holmes is the son of two Doctors of Divinity who run a Chicago-area church.[4] In high school, Holmes grew from a 6'2" guard into a 6'9" forward, but did not receive any Division I college basketball scholarship offers until he had already committed to playing for Moraine Valley Community College.

In his only season at Moraine Valley, Holmes averaged 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game.[4] After earning junior college All-American honors,[1] Holmes transferred to Bowling Green.[5]

In his sophomore season at Bowling Green, Holmes averaged 6.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. He doubled his scoring numbers while contributing 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as a junior. With the hiring of coach Chris Jans, Holmes worked on improving every aspect of his game and adding a three-point shot, sometimes taking 1,000 shots a day in practice. The end result was averages of 14.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior and shooting percentages of 56.3% on field goals and 41.9% on three-pointers. In Holmes' senior year, Bowling Green improved to 21–12 from a 12-win season the year prior, while also reaching the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[4]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2018)

On June 25, 2015, Holmes was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.[6] On July 31, 2015, he signed with the 76ers after averaging 10 points and five rebounds in three summer league games for the team.[7] On November 9, 2015, he received his first career start, scoring a then season-high 11 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.[8] He topped that mark on December 10, 2015 with 14 points against the San Antonio Spurs. On December 28, 2015, he set a new season-high with 18 points in a 95–91 loss to the Utah Jazz.[9]

Holmes scoring in 2018

In July 2016, Holmes re-joined the 76ers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[10] In January 2017, he was assigned three times to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.[11] He became a fixture in the Sixers' rotation in February 2017 following the Nerlens Noel trade, the prolonged injury to Joel Embiid, and Holmes outplaying Jahlil Okafor.[12] On February 24, 2017, he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to help the depleted 76ers defeat the Washington Wizards 120–112.[13] On March 20, 2017, he tied a career high in points with 24 and established a career best in rebounds with 14 in a 112–109 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic.[14] Nine days later, he set a new career high with 25 points in a 99–92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.[15]

On October 8, 2017, Holmes was ruled out for approximately three weeks after being diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in the radial bone of his left wrist.[16] On June 13, 2018, the 76ers announced they had exercised the fourth-year option on their contract with Holmes.[17]

Phoenix Suns (2018–2019)

On July 20, 2018, Holmes was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for cash considerations.[18] On November 6, he had season highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds in a 104–82 loss to the Brooklyn Nets.[19] Holmes later recorded a new season high of 19 points in a 123–119 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on December 10.[20] Holmes also recorded a double-double of 12 points and a new season-high of 11 rebounds on March 15, 2019 during only 16 minutes of play in a 108–102 loss to the Houston Rockets.[21]

Sacramento Kings (2019–present)

On July 16, 2019, Holmes signed a two-year contract, worth $10 million, with the Sacramento Kings.[22]

NBA career statistics
Legend
  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  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Philadelphia 51113.8.514.182.6892.6.6.4.85.6
2016–17 Philadelphia 571720.9.558.351.6995.51.0.71.09.8
2017–18 Philadelphia 48215.5.560.129.6614.41.3.4.66.5
2018–19 Phoenix 70416.9.608–.7314.7.9.61.18.2
2019–20 Sacramento 443828.2.648–.7888.11.0.91.312.3
Career 2706218.8.583.257.7245.0.9.61.08.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Philadelphia 303.7.000--.3.3.0.0.0
Career 303.7.000--.3.3.0.0.0

References
  1. "Richaun Holmes". BGSUFalcons.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. "2015 DraftExpress NBA Mock Draft". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. "Richaun Holmes Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. Dortch, Chris (June 4, 2015). "Overlooked at every level, Bowling Green's Richaun Holmes can do it all". NBA.com. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. Walsh, Mike (February 27, 2015). "Lockport grad Richaun Holmes hits 1,000-point landmark for Bowling Green". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. "Philadelphia 76ers Select Jahlil Okafor, Richaun Holmes, Arturas Gudaitis, J.P. Tokoto, And Luka Mitrovic In The 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  7. "Sixers Sign Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  8. "Bulls pull away in 2nd half, top winless 76ers 111-88". NBA.com. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  9. "Richaun Holmes 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  10. Boyd, Ray (July 1, 2016). "Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster". CBSLocal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  11. "2016-17 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  12. Cooney, Bob (March 5, 2017). "Sixers' Richaun Holmes has become center of attention". Philly.com. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  13. "Covington, Saric lead Sixers to 120-112 win over Wizards". ESPN.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  14. "Magic storm back to beat 76ers 112-109 in OT". ESPN.com. March 20, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  15. "Howard has 22 points, 20 rebounds in Hawks' win over 76ers". ESPN.com. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  16. "Holmes Injury Update". NBA.com. October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  17. "Philadelphia 76ers Exercise Contract Options for T.J. McConnell and Richaun Holmes". NBA.com. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  18. "Suns Complete Trades with Philadelphia and Brooklyn". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  19. "LeVert scores 26 to lift Nets past struggling Suns 104-82". ESPN.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  20. https://www.nba.com/games/20181210/LACPHX#/boxscore
  21. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/suns-richaun-holmes-double-double-in-16-minutes/
  22. "Kings Sign Richaun Holmes". nba.com. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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