Randy Holcomb

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Randy Holcomb
Personal information
Born (1979-08-08) August 8, 1979 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Libyan
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Lincoln Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft 2002: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2002–2011
PositionForward
Number6
Career history
2002 Śląsk Wrocław
2002–2003 Talk 'n Text Phone Pals
2004 Fresno Heatwave
2004Talk 'n Text Phone Pals
2004Visalia Dawgs
2004 Apollon Patras
2005Cocodrilos de Caracas
2005–2006 Gary Steelheads
2006 Chicago Bulls
2006Gary Steelheads
2006 DKV Joventut
2006–2007 Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
2007 Atléticos de San Germán
2007–2008Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa
2008 Alaska Aces
2008–2009 Al-Wasl
2009–2010 Cáceres
2010 Toros de Aragua
2010–2011 Link Tochigi Brex
Career highlights and awards
  • CBA All-Star Game (2006)
  • CBA All-Star Game MVP (2006)
  • All-CBA Second Team (2006)
  • CBA All-Defensive Team (2006)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Randy Alfred Holcomb Jr. (born August 8, 1979), also known as Raed Farid Elhamali, is an American-Libyan businessman and former professional basketball player. After being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2002 NBA draft, Holcomb went on to play nine years professionally. He also played for Libya in international competitions.

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Business career

Holcomb founded Alfred's House, [1] a luxury leather goods fashion house inspired by vintage Americana sport. [2] Holcomb also works on urban development projects that bring national retailers to areas that are blighted.

In 2017, Holcomb started The Run Sports, [3] a media company geared around giving young athletes exposure. In 2018, Holcomb started RUN BC, [4] a sports training & AAU team program.

Basketball career

Holcomb graduated from Lincoln Park High School, where he received All-City and All-State honors. Holcomb attended Fresno State before transferring to San Diego State. Holcomb was named the conference tournament MVP and first team all conference. He was also their first player to be selected in the NBA draft since Michael Cage, being taken by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (57th pick) of the 2002 NBA draft.

After being drafted his draft rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers with Mark Bryant and John Salmons in exchange for Speedy Claxton, on June 26, 2002. Holcomb signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls on January 5, 2006, and appeared in four games during that season. This ended up being Holcomb's only playing time in the NBA as his final game ever in the league was the 4th game he played with Chicago on January 14, 2006. On that day, Chicago would lose a game 89–91 to the Indiana Pacers where Holcomb only played for 70 seconds (substituting at the end of the 2nd quarter for Luol Deng) and recorded 1 rebound.

Holcomb played for the Gary Steelheads of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 2005–06 season. He was selected as an All-Star and earned All-Star Game Most Valuable Player honors. Holcomb was named to the All-CBA Second Team and All-Defensive Team. [5]

Holcomb played with the Libya national basketball team in 2009 under the name Raed Farid Elhamali. [6] [7] [8] In a celebrated game, Libya beat their adversary, Egypt 75–73. [6] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alfred's House". Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Randy Holcomb". Alfred's House.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Run Sports". Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Run BC" . Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Randy Holcomb minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Mark Zeigler (October 11, 2013). "From Aztecs star to Libyan hoops hero". Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Raed Farid Elhamali". Basketball Real G.M. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Libyan Men National Team 2015". AfroBasket.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2009 FIBA Africa Championship Tournament Details". Basketball Real G.M. 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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