2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
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Forbes, Holly
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Jersey Number 34
Holly Forbes
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bonne Terre, Mo.
- Previous School:
- Robert Morris
Bio
Awards and Honors
Before UT Martin: Joins the Skyhawks after spending two seasons at Robert Morris University...She played and started in 46 games for the Colonials while averaging 5.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game...During the 2020-21 season she played and started in 16 contests while averaging 6.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.9 steals in 24.4 minutes per game...She scored a season-high 16 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 20) on 7-of-13 shooting from the field...Her best weekend of the season came against Purdue Fort Wayne when she scored in double figures in back-to-back contest with 14 points on Friday (Feb. 19) before tallying 16 points on Saturday (Feb. 20)...Notched nine games with five or more rebounds...She grabbed a season-best seven boards on three occasions against IUPUI (Jan. 1), Wright State (Jan. 15) and Wright State (Jan. 23)...In her junior season she averaged 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks in 23.3 minutes per game...She scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 12 points at La Salle (Nov. 9)...Recorded 18 games with five or more rebounds while tallying two games in double figures...Posted a season-best 13 rebounds against Pitt.-Johnstown (Nov. 27)...Academically, she was a 2021 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll recipient while being named to the 2020 NEC Academic Honor Roll...Prior to joining Robert Morris, she was a two-time NJCAA Division I All-American at Mineral Area College...During her sophomore campaign she was named to the NJCAA Division I All-America first team and Region 16 Player of the Year after averaging 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while shooting 58.1 percent from the field...Highlighting that season was a career-high 32-point performance with 10 rebounds against Northeast Mississippi...She also snagged a career-best 18 rebounds along with 24 points against Moberly Area...In her debut season she was named to NJCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention and Region 16 Freshman Player of the Year, averaging 14.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. She shot 58.8 percent from the floor and scored a season-high 32 points against Arkansas Baptist.
High School:Â Forbes prepped at North County High School where she owns school records in career points (1,759) and single-game scoring (39)...She helped lead North County to District and Sectional titles in 2015 and a conference title in 2017...Competed in basketball, volleyball and track & field in high school, earning all-conference and all-district honors in all three sports.
Personal: Born on Aug. 11, 1998...Daughter of Thomas and Beth Forbes...Has two siblings, Drew and Brett...Graduated with a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from Robert Morris in 2021...Currently pursuing a master's degree in strategic communications...Her older brother Drew played college football at Missouri State and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
- Weekly Honors
- 2x OVC Newcomer of the Week (11/16/21, 11/23/21)
- Academic Honors
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
Before UT Martin: Joins the Skyhawks after spending two seasons at Robert Morris University...She played and started in 46 games for the Colonials while averaging 5.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game...During the 2020-21 season she played and started in 16 contests while averaging 6.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.9 steals in 24.4 minutes per game...She scored a season-high 16 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (Feb. 20) on 7-of-13 shooting from the field...Her best weekend of the season came against Purdue Fort Wayne when she scored in double figures in back-to-back contest with 14 points on Friday (Feb. 19) before tallying 16 points on Saturday (Feb. 20)...Notched nine games with five or more rebounds...She grabbed a season-best seven boards on three occasions against IUPUI (Jan. 1), Wright State (Jan. 15) and Wright State (Jan. 23)...In her junior season she averaged 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocks in 23.3 minutes per game...She scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 12 points at La Salle (Nov. 9)...Recorded 18 games with five or more rebounds while tallying two games in double figures...Posted a season-best 13 rebounds against Pitt.-Johnstown (Nov. 27)...Academically, she was a 2021 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll recipient while being named to the 2020 NEC Academic Honor Roll...Prior to joining Robert Morris, she was a two-time NJCAA Division I All-American at Mineral Area College...During her sophomore campaign she was named to the NJCAA Division I All-America first team and Region 16 Player of the Year after averaging 16.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while shooting 58.1 percent from the field...Highlighting that season was a career-high 32-point performance with 10 rebounds against Northeast Mississippi...She also snagged a career-best 18 rebounds along with 24 points against Moberly Area...In her debut season she was named to NJCAA Division I All-America Honorable Mention and Region 16 Freshman Player of the Year, averaging 14.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. She shot 58.8 percent from the floor and scored a season-high 32 points against Arkansas Baptist.
High School:Â Forbes prepped at North County High School where she owns school records in career points (1,759) and single-game scoring (39)...She helped lead North County to District and Sectional titles in 2015 and a conference title in 2017...Competed in basketball, volleyball and track & field in high school, earning all-conference and all-district honors in all three sports.
Personal: Born on Aug. 11, 1998...Daughter of Thomas and Beth Forbes...Has two siblings, Drew and Brett...Graduated with a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from Robert Morris in 2021...Currently pursuing a master's degree in strategic communications...Her older brother Drew played college football at Missouri State and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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