J.R. Holden
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| Born |
August 10, 1976 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Nationality | American / Russian | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||
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| High school |
Wilkinsburg (Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania) Linsly School (Wheeling, West Virginia) |
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| College | Bucknell (1994–1998) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted | |||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2011 | |||||||||
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | ASK Brocēni | |||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Telindus Oostende | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | AEK | |||||||||
| 2002–2011 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||
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Jon Robert "J.R." Holden (born August 10, 1976) (in Russian: Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден) is a retired American-Russian professional basketball player, currently serving as an NBA scout for the Detroit Pistons. Holden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he could play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but he primarily played at point guard.
As a member of CSKA Moscow, Holden won two Euroleague titles in 2006 and 2008. Moreover, he reached eight consecutive Euroleague Final Four tournaments, a record he shares with his former CSKA teammate Theo Papaloukas. His consistency at the highest level of European basketball earned him a selection in the Euroleague 2001-2010 All-Decade Team.
He was also a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, which he helped lead to the FIBA EuroBasket title in 2007, Russia's first ever gold medal.
Holden played NCAA Division I college basketball at Bucknell University with the Bucknell Bison, from 1994 to 1998.
After graduation from Bucknell, holden received a call from the basketball club ASK/Brocēni/LMT, located in Riga, Latvia, offering him $3,000 net income a month to join their team. He accepted, and began a long and very successful career in European basketball.
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