No. 3 – UCLA Bruins | |
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Position | Guard |
League | Pac-12 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born |
Ruston, Louisiana |
September 30, 1996
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Campbell Hall (Los Angeles, California) |
College | UCLA (2015–present) |
Aaron Shawn Holiday (born September 30, 1996) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. The guard played in high school in Los Angeles, where he was ranked among the top players nationally. As a freshman with the Bruins in 2015–16, Holiday began his career as a starter. He is the younger brother of National Basketball Association (NBA) players Jrue and Justin Holiday.
Holiday was born in Ruston, Louisiana, to Shawn and Toya Holiday. He attended high school at Campbell Hall in Los Angeles, where he was a four-year starter. As a freshman, he led the team in scoring, averaging 24.3 points per game. He averaged 28.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists as a junior before being named both CIF Southern Section IV-A and Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year honors. Holiday improved as a facilitator as a senior, when his scoring dropped, but his passing enabled other teammates to emerge as scoring threats. Averaging 25 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals, he led Campbell Hall to its first sectional and California regional final since 2008, and shared Daily News Player of the Year honors with Bennie Boatwright of Valley Christian. Holiday was rated a four-star college recruit as one of the top prep players in the nation, ranked No. 40 by Scout.com, No. 60 by Rivals.com, and No. 88 by ESPN.com.