Bria Holmes

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Bria Holmes
Personal information
Born (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 (age 30)
New Haven, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Hillhouse (New Haven, Connecticut)
College West Virginia (2012–2016)
WNBA draft 2016: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2016–present
Position Shooting guard
Career history
2016–2017 Atlanta Dream
2018–2020 Connecticut Sun
2021 Los Angeles Sparks
2021 Las Vegas Aces
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Bria Holmes (born April 19, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the eleventh overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft. Holmes was the fifth player to be drafted from West Virginia. [1]

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College career

Holmes was rated the #1 player in Connecticut by ESPN in the 2012 recruiting class. [2] Over her four years at West Virginia, Holmes scored 2,001 points. She is only the fourth player to reach the 2,000 point mark in Mountaineer history. She averaged 14.5 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game at West Virginia. [1] Holmes finished her career as the third highest scorer in Mountaineer history, and became only the second Mountaineer to receive all conference first team honors in three straight years. Holmes also finished with three straight years of scoring 500 or more points. [3] The Mountaineers made the NCAA Tournament in three out of the four years Holmes was on the team. In the 2013–14 season, the Mountaineers won the Big 12 regular season title.

West Virginia statistics

Source [4]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13West Virginia3118032.3%20.0%56.9%1.60.50.90.55.8
2013–14West Virginia3451646.7%34.3%65.0%3.51.71.40.615.2
2014–15West Virginia3871639.9%24.1%62.9%4.42.81.50.918.8
2015–16West Virginia3558948.5%32.4%67.9%4.13.71.10.916.8
Career138200142.8%28.3%64.3%3.52.21.20.714.5

WNBA career

Holmes was drafted in the first round, with the eleventh overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. In her first season, Holmes started 10 games and played in 32 with the Dream. She averaged 7.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game. In 2017, Holmes played in all 32 games for the Dream again and started 13. She improved her points per game to 7.8. [5] Prior to the 2018 season, Holmes was traded to the Connecticut Sun for a second round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft and a second round pick in the 2019 WNBA draft. [6] Prior to this trade, Holmes had announced that she would miss the 2018 season due to pregnancy. [7]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016 Atlanta 331021.3.435.274.7742.61.20.90.21.27.5
2017 Atlanta 321322.2.378.189.6402.91.80.70.21.17.8
2019 Connecticut 34015.6.399.317.6721.40.90.50.20.96.3
2020 Connecticut 18416.2.357.333.6671.81.10.70.31.04.9
2021 Los Angeles 17518.4.326.242.5652.81.20.90.41.24.9
Las Vegas 203.0.000——1.00.00.00.00.50.0
Career6 years, 4 teams1363218.8.388.270.6762.31.20.70.21.16.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016 Atlanta 2235.0.500.286.6255.52.50.50.52.015.5
2019 Connecticut 8013.6.386.200.7781.51.00.90.11.05.5
Career2 years, 2 teams10217.9.426.227.7062.31.30.80.21.27.5

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References

  1. 1 2 Rose, Shanna (April 14, 2016). "WVU standout Bria Holmes selected 11th overall in WNBA draft". BlueGoldSports. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bria Holmes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bria Holmes". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  5. ↑ "Bria Holmes Bio". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Sun acquire Bria Holmes from Atlanta for 2 WNBA draft picks". apnews.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bria Holmes to Miss 2018 Season Due to Pregnancy". dream.wnba.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.


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