Aric Holman

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Aric Holman
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No. 35Legia Warszawa
Position Center
League PLK
Personal information
Born (1997-07-11) July 11, 1997 (age 26)
Owensboro, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Owensboro
(Owensboro, Kentucky)
College Mississippi State (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Texas Legends
2020–2021 ratiopharm Ulm
2021–2022 Austin Spurs
2022 Gigantes de Carolina
2022–2023 Scaligera Verona
2023–present Legia Warszawa
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Aric Jeremiah Holman (born July 11, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

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High school career

Holman played basketball at Owensboro High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. He was all state and won the state championship his senior year. [1]

College career

Holman played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team under head coach Ben Howland from 2015 to 2019. [2] [3] He averaged 9.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game as a senior at Mississippi State. [4]

Professional career

Texas Legends (2019–2020)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Holman signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in July 2019. [5] [6] The Lakers waived Holman in August to make space for Dwight Howard on the training camp roster, but was subsequently claimed off waivers by the Dallas Mavericks. [4] [7] He was waived on October 16, 2019. [8] Holman signed with the Texas Legends. He had 18 points in a 113–107 win over the Santa Cruz Warriors on November 26. [9] Holman averaged 9.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. [10]

ratiopharm Ulm (2020–2021)

On August 10, 2020, Homan signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [11]

Austin Spurs (2021–2022)

In August 2021, Holman joined the Boston Celtics for the 2021 NBA summer league, missing one shot and taking 2 rebounds in 5 minutes at his debut, an 85–83 win against the Atlanta Hawks. [12] On October 2, 2021, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs, [13] but was waived the same day. [14] On October 27, he signed with the Austin Spurs as an affiliate player. [15]

On December 29, 2021, Holman signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat. [16] However, he never played a game for the team. On January 9, 2022, he was reacquired by Austin. [17]

Gigantes de Carolina (2022)

On April 7, 2022, Holman signed with Gigantes de Carolina from Puerto Rico. [18]

Holman joined the Houston Rockets for the 2022 NBA Summer League. [19]

Scaligera Basket Verona (2022–2023)

On August 3, 2022, he has signed with Scaligera Verona in the Serie A. [20]

Legia Warszawa (2023–present)

On February 10, 2023, he signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League. [21]

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