Rakim "Rocky" Marques Hollis (born May 17, 1980, in

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player who played in the European Basketball League (FIBA) for six years.

Career

After starring at

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, he played for the

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Tigers. In the NCAA, where he started, he helped the team to win the SWAC 2003 Conference, and was named MVP of the SWAC tournament. Also led SWAC in scoring for two consecutive years in the 2002–03 season. According to ''Coverwire'', Hollis was named one of the best 'No Name' college point guards in the United States. Hollis is the 2018–2019 Head Men's Basketball Coach at

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"after spending the last year revamping

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's defense and ranking number one in the

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in defensive efficiency".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollis, Rakim 1980 births Living people Basketball players from Los Angeles Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball players Point guards American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players