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Antonio Price "Tra" Holder or Antonio Price Soonthornchote (born September 27, 1995) is an American-Thai professional
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player for
BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen () is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team plays in Germany's second division, the ProA. History Once ...
of the
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(BBL). He played
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for the
Arizona State Sun Devils The Arizona State Sun Devils are the sport, athletic teams that represent Arizona State University. ASU has nine men's and eleven women's Varsity team, varsity teams competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Divisi ...
.


Early life

Holder was born to Charee Rogers and Tony Holder. His mother is Thai. Holder grew up in Los Angeles, and attended high school at Brentwood School.


College career

Holder committed to Arizona State, and former coach Herb Sendek after an unofficial visit to campus in May 2013. In his first season, he was honored as a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he developed into one of the best guards in the conference under
Bobby Hurley Robert Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo. As a college senior, ...
. As a junior, Holder averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Holder was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on November 20, 2017, after averaging 23.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three victories. Holder scored 40 points to lead the Sun Devils to a 102–86 win over No. 15 Xavier. He was again awarded player of the week honors on November 27. Holder had 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting in a 95–85 victory over second-ranked
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on December 9. He would lead the Sun Devils to their first ever 10–0 start in college basketball history after a 76–64 win over the
Vanderbilt Commodores The Vanderbilt Commodores are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt fields 16 varsity teams (6 men's teams and 10 women's teams), 14 of which compete at the National ...
. Ranked #3 in the AP poll and as the last undefeated team in the nation (12–0), on December 30, the Sun Devils played on the road at their historic rival, the Arizona Wildcats in McKale Arena. Tra Holder was the leading scorer of the game with 31 points, but the Sun Devils fell to the Wildcats 78–84 to begin the Pac-12 Conference schedule.


Professional career


Auxilium Torino (2018)

After going undrafted in the
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, on July 14, 2018, Holder signed a deal with the Italian club
Auxilium Torino Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino was an Italian professional basketball club in Turin, Piedmont. It competed in the first division of Italian basketball, the Lega Basket Serie A for the last time in the 2018–19 season. The club won one trophy, th ...
for the
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.


MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2020–2021)

On January 15, 2020, Holder signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the
Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...
(PLK).


Nürnberg Falcons (2021)

In January 2021, Holder signed with
Nürnberg Falcons BC Nürnberg Falcons BC, formerly called Nürnberger BC (abbreviated as NBC) is a basketball club based in Nuremberg, Germany. The club currently plays in the ProA, the German professional second division. In 2010–11 Nürnberg was promoted from t ...
of the German
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.


Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, Holder signed with the
Birmingham Squadron The Birmingham Squadron are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Birmingham, Alabama, and are affiliated with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Squadron play their home games at Legacy Arena. The team began play in 20 ...
after being acquired from the available player pool. He was then later waived on January 31, 2022. On February 16, 2022, Holder was reacquired and activated by the
Birmingham Squadron The Birmingham Squadron are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Birmingham, Alabama, and are affiliated with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Squadron play their home games at Legacy Arena. The team began play in 20 ...
. On March 2, 2022, Holder was waived by the
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.


Westchester Knicks (2022)

On March 5, 2022, Holder was acquired via available player pool by the
Westchester Knicks The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks play their home games at Westchester County Center in White Plains, N ...
. On December 14, 2022, Holder was waived.


Mexico City Capitanes (2023)

On February 13, 2023, Holder was acquired by the
Mexico City Capitanes The Mexico City Capitanes () are a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexico City. The Capitanes competed as a member club in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP) for its first three seasons and the franchise is currently ...
. On February 28, 2023, Holder was waived.


BG Göttingen (2024–present)

On October 10, 2024, he signed with
BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen () is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team plays in Germany's second division, the ProA. History Once ...
of the
Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the German basketball league system, highest level Sports league, league of professional club basketball in German ...
(BBL).


National team career

Holder has played for the Thai national team.


References


External links


Arizona State Sun Devils bio
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