Tra-Deon Hollins

Tra-Deon Hollins (born August 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League. Born in Omaha, he played for Omaha Central High School of his hometown. He started playing college basketball for Central CC-Columbus, before transferring to Chipola JC in 2014. In 2015, he moved to Division I college Omaha where he was named in the first team of the Summit League and earned the league's Defensive Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017. Hollins was NCAA Division I steals leader in 2016.

Tra-Deon Hollins
No. 22 – Grand Rapids Drive
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1995-08-22) August 22, 1995
Omaha, Nebraska
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolOmaha Central
(Omaha, Nebraska)
College
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2019St. John's Edge
2019–presentGrand Rapids Drive
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Hollins played basketball for Omaha Central High School of his hometown.[1] He won a spot in the varsity team as a freshman as a defensive specialist, routinely defending the opponents' best player.[2] Hollins came up to win four consecutive Class A state championships from 2010 to 2013, playing along future Omaha Mavericks teammate Tre'Shawn Thurman.[1][2] As a senior, he averaged 12.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, earning All-Nebraska first team honors.[1][3]

College career

As he failed academically to play for a Division I school, Hollins enrolled to Central CC-Columbus of the NJCAA Division II.[4] He appeared in 36 games for the school, averaging 17.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game,[5] while his 4.1 steals per game ranked first nationally in Division II.[6] After one season at Central CC-Columbus, Hollins transferred to Chipola College in Marianna, Florida.[7] He appeared in 9 games, averaging 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 4.6 steals per game,[8] before on December 4, 2014, he was attacked with a gun while driving a friend's car.[4] Although Hollins stated that he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time",[4] in 6 December 2014, he was dismissed from both the basketball team and the college allegedly due to disciplinary reasons.[9]

After leaving Chipola, Hollins committed to Omaha.[10] He stated that playing for the Mavericks was "a dream come true" and acknowledged the coaching staff's belief in him as the reason for committing to the college.[10] Against South Dakota State, Hollins posted 28 points and 9 rebounds, both career-highs.[11] For his performances in the 2015–16 season Hollins was named in the first team All-Summit and also received Defensive Player of the Year accolades in the Summit League.[12] As a senior he was named in the preseason all-Summit first team.[13] On 18 January 2017, in a game versus Denver, Hollins set the all-time steals record for Omaha with 192,[14] finishing his career with a total of 234 steals in 64 games.[15] For his performances during the season, he was named for a second consecutive season first-team all-Summit League and Defensive Player of the Year.[16]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Hollins signed his first professional contract in early July 2017 with Polish team AZS Koszalin,[17] but his contract was terminated in September, just before the start of the season.[18] In October 2017, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants selected Hollins in the 2017 NBA G League draft with the 21st pick.[19] After making the Mad Ants' final roster for the season,[20] he made his professional debut against in a 99–115 loss to the Long Island Nets posting numbers of 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist.[15]

For the 2019–20 season, Hollins signed with the Grand Rapids Drive of the G League.[21] Hollins averaged 6.9 points, 7.9 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.6 steals per game, shooting 36% from the field.[22]

See also

References
  1. "Tra-Deon Hollins Bio". University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletics.
  2. Greenberg, Steve (January 21, 2016). "Man of Steal: Meet Omaha's Tra-Deon Hollins, College Basketball's Master Thief". bleacher report.
  3. "Complete boys Super-State, all-state teams". Lincoln Journal Star. March 24, 2013.
  4. Chatelain, Dirk (March 5, 2016). "A year after surviving a hail of bullets, Tra-Deon Hollins steals the spotlight at UNO". Omaha World-Herald.
  5. "Tra-Deon Hollins Player Profile". NJCAA.
  6. "2013-14 National leaderboard Steals Per Game - Division II". NJCAA.
  7. "Blake begins restocking depleted Chipola roster". Jackson County Floridan. May 28, 2014.
  8. "Tra-Deon Hollins 2014-15". NJCAA.
  9. Cook, Angie (December 6, 2014). "Hollins dismissed from Indians". Jackson County Floridan.
  10. Boone, Tony (March 6, 2015). "Former Central star Hollins commits to UNO". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska.
  11. "Hollins, hot-shooting Omaha slip past S. Dakota State 96-92". ESPN. February 11, 2016.
  12. Jones, Gregg (March 4, 2016). "Accolades coming in for Mastodons". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne.
  13. "MBK: 2016-17 Summit League Preseason Poll". Keloland Television. October 5, 2016.
  14. "Tyus scores 30, Hollins sets steals mark in Omaha win". USA Today. January 18, 2017.
  15. Cohn, Justin A. (November 7, 2017). "Mad Ants rookie defensive wizard". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  16. "The Summit League - Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  17. "Tra-Deon Hollins zagra w AZS Koszalin" (in Polish). gk24.pl. July 3, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  18. "Tra-Deon Hollins opuszcza AZS Koszalin" (in Polish). gk24.pl. September 12, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  19. "G-League draft roundup: Creighton's Cole Huff and Isaiah Zierden, UNO's Tra-Deon Hollins highlight local selections". Omaha: Omaha World Herald. October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  20. Cohn, Justin A. (November 2, 2017). "Mad Ants finalize roster". The Journal Gazette. Fort Wayne. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  21. "Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 7, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  22. Schmidt, Dakota (March 19, 2020). "Let's Appreciate Some G Leaguers: Edition #2". Ridiculous Upside. SB Nation. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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