| Intro | American basketball player |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 July 1996 |
| Age: | 24 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Vincent Holmes (also known as V.J. Holmes or Vince Holmes) is an American basketball player. As an NCAA Division I men’s basketball player, he has played for the Lamar Cardinals since 2017. Holmes was coached by Lamar Cardinals head coach Tic Price and assistant coach Brandon Chappell.
Early life
Holmes was born in Jupiter, Florida and attended the Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches, where he played for the school’s basketball team from 2013-14. While at Oxbridge Academy, Holmes averaged 18.5 points per game scoring a high of 24 points in the divisional playoff game, leading the team to its first ever conference championship. He holds the title of Leading Scorer in a single season 2013-2014. Holmes also received Player of the Game awards from 2013-14, and was named to the All-County Team and as Defensive Player of the Year. From 2014-2015, Holmes played for IMG Academy.
Career
Holmes played for Otero Junior College from 2015–16. While at Otero Junior College, he was named to the All-conference Tournament Team and lead the team to its first ever top 10 NJCAA national ranking.
After playing for the men’s basketball team at Otero Junior College, Holmes played for the 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men’s basketball team.
Since 2017, he has played three consecutive seasons for the Lamar Cardinals as a guard. Along with T.J. Atwood, he was one of Lamar’s top scorers during their 2019–20 season.
Holmes was coached by Lamar Cardinals head coach Tic Price and assistant coach Brandon Chappell.
Statistics
Statistics for Holmes:
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league | |
- NCAA Division I
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | James Madison Dukes | Southland | 25 | 12.8 | 0.300 | 0.000 | 0.667 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 2018–19 | Lamar Cardinals | Southland | 33 | 24.2 | 0.424 | 0.185 | 0.561 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 2019–20 | Lamar Cardinals | Southland | 22 | 29.0 | 0.455 | 0.200 | 0.712 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
- High school and junior college
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Oxbridge | 23 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 18.3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Otero | 27 | 25.0 | 0.429 | 0.250 | 0.720 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 10.2 |
Selected games
Selected games for Holmes, including high assists during the 2019–20 basketball season:
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
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Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Arlington Baptist | W 106–61 | 2–0 | 25 – Atwood | 11 – Nickerson | 6 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (1,660) Beaumont, TX |
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Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
W 76–61 | 3–1 | 20 – Buster | 7 – Sullivan | 5 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (1,590) Beaumont, TX |
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Nov 24, 2019* 5:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 9 Kentucky |
L 56–81 | 4–2 | 19 – Buster | 13 – Sullivan | 4 – Holmes |
Rupp Arena (20,048) Lexington, KY |
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Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV |
at UAB |
L 48–57 | 4–3 | 16 – Atwood | 12 – Atwood | 4 – Holmes |
Bartow Arena (2,187) Birmingham, AL |
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Nov 30, 2019* 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 73–76 | 4–4 | 23 – Buster | 12 – Sullivan | 6 – Holmes |
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,949) Houston, TX |
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December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rice | W 73–60 | 5–4 | 22 – Atwood | 9 – Nickerson | 5 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (1,807) Beaumont, TX |
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Dec 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Southern University (New Orleans) | W 73–56 | 6–4 | 24 – Sullivan | 16 – Sullivan | 7 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (1,513) Beaumont, TX |
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Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | W 102–92 | 9–8 (3–3) |
21 – Atwood | 10 – Sullivan | 7 – Holmes |
Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX |
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Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston State | L 75–80 | 9–9 (3–4) |
19 – Holmes | 12 – Atwood | 7 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (1,952) Beaumont, TX |
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Jan 18, 2020 3:30 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 58–64 | 9–10 (3–5) |
15 – Kopp | 6 – Sullivan | 3 – Holmes |
American Bank Center (1,711) Corpus Christi, TX |
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Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Incarnate Word | W 89–77 | 10–10 (4–5) |
23 – Atwood | 11 – Atwood | 5 – Holmes |
McDermott Center (310) San Antonio, TX |
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Jan 25, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | L 62–70 | 10–11 (4–6) |
17 – Buster | 6 – Muoka | 4 – Holmes |
Montagne Center (4,254) Beaumont, TX |
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February 1, 2020 3:00 pm |
at McNeese State | W 96–91 | 11–11 (5–6) |
39 – Buster | 7 – Atwood | 10 – Holmes |
H&HP Complex (4,134) Lake Charles, LA |
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*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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