Kermit Holmes

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Kermit Holmes
Personal information
Born (1969-03-27) March 27, 1969 (age 55)
Lamar (assistant)
2017–presentNorman HS (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× CBA champion (1997, 1998)
  • CBA All-Star (1996)
  • Second-team All-USBL (1994)
  • First-team CBA All-Rookie (1992)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place Winnipeg 1999 National team
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place
1997 Montevideo
Team competition

Kermit Leanell Holmes (born March 27, 1969) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. After sitting our his first year of

FIBA Americas Championship 1997 and the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games
. After the end of his playing career he started coaching.

High school career

Holmes played high school basketball in his native town of

The Daily Oklahoman.[5] He also won the state championship, beating McLain High School 55–51 in the final game during which he was the top scorer with 15 points.[6]

College career

During his high school career Holmes was recruited by 50 colleges, and restricted his choice between Houston and Oklahoma: he ultimately chose the latter, and signed to play for the Sooners in November 1986.[2] However, in 1987 he was deemed academically ineligible according to the newly established Proposition 48, and had to sit out his first season.[7] He regained his eligibility in 1988 and played his first season receiving limited playing time from coach Billy Tubbs: Holmes played 10 games, averaging 2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game. He played 1 game during the 1989 NCAA tournament against Louisiana Tech, recording 2 rebounds in 3 minutes.[8] While he played primarily as power forward during his high school career, his good ball handling and his shooting skills made him more of a small forward in college.[1][9]

In his junior year Holmes played more consistently, and recorded 26 appearances during the season, with increased playing time (11.1 minutes), and averaged 5 points and 4.1 rebounds. He recorded another appearance during the NCAA tournament against Towson, and recorded 2 rebounds in 3 minutes, missing all 3 of his field goals.[10]

Holmes' senior year was his best at Oklahoma: coach Tubbs promoted him to the starting five, and Holmes recorded 30 starts in 31 games played. He averaged career-highs in all statistical categories with 14.8 points, a team-best 9.3 rebounds,

Big 8 both in total rebounds and rebounding average, and at the end of the season he was named the team MVP.[12]

He ended his career with the Sooners with 610 points and 419 rebounds.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89 Oklahoma 10 0 5.6 .500 .000 .182 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 2.0
1989–90 Oklahoma 26 0 11.1 .535 .000 .463 4.1 0.6 0.5 0.3 5.0
1990–91 Oklahoma 31 30 30.8 .495 .286 .762 9.3 1.3 1.0 0.4 14.8
Career 67 30 19.4 .503 .222 .627 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 9.1

Professional career

After the end of his senior season, Holmes was automatically eligible for the

Westchester Stallions of the USBL and earned All-USBL Second Team honors.[18]

He started the 1994–95 CBA season with the

Mexico City Aztecas in December 1994 for a first-round pick in the 1995 CBA draft.[19] He ended the season with the Aztecas, averaging a career-high 20.9 points and 5.3 rebounds in 37.9 minutes per game over 44 appearances.[14] In the 1995 offseason Holmes signed again for the Oklahoma City Cavalry and earned All-Star honors for the 1995–96 season,[12] averaging 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 37 minutes per game, having started all 56 games of the regular season: he also reached the CBA playoffs for the first time in his career, and in 4 games he posted averages of 19.8 points and 6 rebounds in 39.5 minutes.[14]
He chose to stay in Oklahoma City also for the following year, and won the 1996–97 CBA championship.

In 1997 he moved to Europe, signing for Turkish team Emlakbank Ortaköy, where he played 15 games, averaging 19.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1 assist per game while shooting 49% from the field and 37.6% from the 3-point line. In 1998 he came back to the United States and signed for the Quad City Thunder, winning another CBA championship in 1998. After a brief stint in France with LNB Pro B team Étoile Angers, which released him in September 1998,[20] he played his last season in the CBA (1998–99) averaging 13 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 35 minutes per game.[14]

He then signed for the St. Louis Swarm, a franchise of the newly established International Basketball League, but played only 4 games before transferring to the Richmond Rhythm: he played 54 games with the Rhythm, starting 36 and averaging 9.9 points and 4 rebounds in the 1999–00 season.[21] He signed for the Trenton Shooting Stars in 2000, and played his last season of professional basketball with the team in the IBL.[22]

He ranks 11th all-time in the CBA for points scored with 5,760.

National team career

Holmes was selected in the

FIBA Americas Championship 1997, in a team formed by CBA players: during the tournament he played 9 games, averaging 8.1 points and 0.9 rebounds.[23] Two years later he was called up again by Team USA for the 1999 Pan American Games where he played 5 games averaging 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds.[24]
He earned a total of 14 appearances with the US national team.

Coaching career

After the end of his professional playing career, Holmes started coaching and after a brief experience at

Lamar University,[25] where he stayed until 2014. He then became an assistant coach at Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b Kensler, Tom (November 6, 1986). "Okmulgee Star Holmes To Sign Letter With OU". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ^
    The Daily Oklahoman
    . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Class of '87 Is Rich in Talent". The Daily Oklahoman. March 29, 1987. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Tubbs Loses Three To Proposition 48". The Daily Oklahoman. August 14, 1987. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Oklahoman boys basketball and Super 5: Past winners". The Daily Oklahoman. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Baldwin, Mike (March 15, 1987). "Okmulgee Overcrowds Tulsa McLain". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Sooners' Sallier Ineligible Prop 48 The Culprit". The Daily Oklahoman. August 25, 1988. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma vs. Louisiana Tech Box Score, March 18, 1989". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Kensler, Tom (October 23, 1988). ""Skeeter" a Versatile Addition at OU". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Towson vs. Oklahoma Box Score, March 15, 1990". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  11. ^ "1990-91 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c Lamar Basketball 2012-13, page 24
  13. ^ Jones, Landon (November 14, 1991). "NBA snub motivates Holmes // Ex-Sooner out to prove his point". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Kermit Holmes". statscrew.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  15. ^ Baldwin, Mike (December 31, 1993). "Holmes to Close Out Unforgettable Year". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  16. ^ Baldwin, Mike (December 31, 1993). "Holmes to Close Out Unforgettable Year". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  17. The Billings Gazette
    . August 6, 1993. p. 14.
  18. ^ "HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES BASKETBALL LEAGUE". apbr.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  19. ^ "BASKETBALL". The Pantagraph. December 8, 1994. p. 15.
  20. ^ "En bref". Le Parisien (in French). September 23, 1998. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "RICHMOND RHYTHM STATS". iblhoops.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2000. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  22. ^ "Shooting Stars Beat Rusty Pride". Hartford Courant. February 24, 2001. p. 167.
  23. ^ "FIBA Americas Championship -- 1997". usab.com. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  24. ^ "THIRTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- 1999". usab.com. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  25. ^ Gilman, Andrew (August 15, 2005). "Holmes headed to Lamar". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  26. ^ Carlson, Jenni (January 12, 2017). "Why you need to go see Norman North point guard Trae Young before his high school days are done". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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