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Reggie Holmes (born August 8, 1987) is an American professional
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player who last played for Kymis of the
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. A
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, he is best known for his college career, where he was an
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and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year at
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.


College career

Holmes came to Morgan State from Southern High School and St. Frances Academy, both in
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. He played there from 2006 to 2010, leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,049 points. As a junior, Holmes scored 20 points in the 2009 MEAC men's basketball tournament MEAC tournament final and was named tournament
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, leading the Bears to their first Division I NCAA tournament appearance. As a senior, Holmes again helped the Bears to a MEAC championship and an NCAA tournament bid. For the season, he averaged 21.4 points per game and at the close of the season was named conference Player of the Year and an honorable mention All-American by the
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Playing career

Following the close of his NCAA career, Holmes signed with AS Salé, later moving to the Erie BayHawks of the
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. He would also play in
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and
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. On November 20, 2018, he joined Kymis of the
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, but left the team a month later. In 2018, Holmes played with Egyptian club
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in the 2018–19 FIBA Africa Basketball League, where he led the league in scoring.


References


External links


Morgan State profile

Eurobasket.com profile


{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Reggie 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Morocco American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Pallacanestro Brescia players Basketball players from Baltimore BC Beroe players Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players Halcones de Ciudad Obregón players Kymis B.C. players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Morgan State Bears basketball players Shooting guards SKK Kotwica Kołobrzeg players AS Salé (basketball) players Beirut Club players Final Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü players