2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Cameron Holden
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Forsyth, Ga.
- Previous School:
- Gulf Coast State College
- High School:
- Mary Person HS
Bio
2020-21: Became just the fourth player in school history to garner All-Ohio Valley Conference second team and OVC All-Newcomer accolades in the same season...Was the only NCAA Division I men's basketball player to average at least 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game while sinking at least 100 free throws...Ranked fifth nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.0)...Played in 21 games overall while logging 12 starts, ranking in the top-10 in the OVC in rebounding (8.3 per game, fourth), steals (1.7 per contest, seventh) and scoring (14.9 points per outing, ninth)...Upped his averages in OVC play to 15.1 points (eighth), 8.3 rebounds (third) and 1.9 steals (fourth) per contest...In addition to the preceding categories, also topped UT Martin in field goals made (98) and free throws made (106) while ranking second with 43 assists and adding seven blocks...Led the Skyhawks in scoring in 13 different games and paced the team in rebounding on 15 separate occasions...All six of his double-doubles occurred during league play, ranking third in the league behind OVC Player of the Year Terry Taylor from Austin Peay and OVC Freshman of the Year Johni Broome from Morehead State...Became the first player in UT Martin history to pile up a double-double in each of his first two OVC games...His 20-point and 16-rebound performance against Murray State on Jan. 16 included 11 offensive boards - which were the third-most in a game by any NCAA Division I player in 2020-21...Scored in double figures 16 times and eclipsed the 20-point plateau in seven contests, including a career-best 27 points in the season finale victory at Eastern Illinois on Feb. 27...Went 15-of-17 from the free throw line on Dec. 15 against Bethel, which was one of three games where he made double-digit free throws...The 15 makes from the charity stripe were just two shy of the school record (and most by any Skyhawk since 2011)...Hauled in a career-best 18 rebounds (to go along with 13 points) against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 18...Flirted with a triple-double at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 21 (20 points, 13 rebounds, career-high seven assists)...Also equaled a career-best with seven assists against Austin Peay on Feb. 8...Swatted away a career-high two blocks in the Dec. 2 season-opening victory over Evansville...Recorded 10 multi-steal performances with his career-high of four swipes coming at Southeast Missouri (Dec. 18) and against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 18)...Was named OVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 15.
BEFORE UTM: High-scoring wing who generated two very successful seasons at Gulf Coast State College under head coaches Phillip Gaffney and Jay Powell...Ranked the No. 70 junior college prospect in the nation by JUCORecruiting.com...Helped lead GCSC to the 2020 Florida College System Activities Association state championship after scoring 1,049 points over a two-year span...Was named the 2020 FCSAA Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping the Commodores knock off three nationally ranked squads on their way to the Florida state title and the school's first berth in the NJCAA Tournament since 1972, tying for the program's most wins (24) in 47 years...Led the entire state of Florida in scoring in league play with 23.4 points per outing in 2019-20, chalking up NJCAA Region VIII all-state and All-Panhandle Conference first team honors...Ranked in the FCSAA's top-three in scoring (20.2 points per game, second), rebounding (10.2 per game, second), free throws made (149, second) and field goals made (208, third)...Also ranked fourth nationally with 134 offensive rebounds (4.5 per game) and ranked second on his squad in three-point field goals made (41), assists (3.0 per contest), steals (2.0 per game) and blocks (0.6 per contest) as a sophomore...Scored at least 25 points on 10 different occasions in 2019-20 – including four 30-plus point performances...Best game of his career came in a win at Northwest Florida State on Jan. 4 as he accumulated career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds...Five days earlier against Monroe College, he went off for 35 points on 13-of-14 shooting – including a perfect 6-of-6 effort from three-point range...Also displayed an innate knack to get to the charity stripe, as he made double-digit free throws in four separate games (including a 13-of-15 performance as part of a 30-point showing against Georgia Highlands on Nov. 14)...Nabbed 17 double-doubles in 2019-20, hauling in at least 15 rebounds in five different games...Handed out a career-best nine assists in a win at Lurleen B. Wallace on Dec. 3 and had 19 multi-steal performances, swiping a career-high five steals on three separate occasions...Led the Commodores in scoring (15.3 points per game), rebounding (6.1 per game), assists (2.2 per game), steals (1.2 per game), field goals made (147) and free throws made (129) as a freshman...Piled up seven games with at least 20 points and a pair of 30-point outings as part of the 2018-19 campaign...Season-high of 34 points at Tallahassee on Jan. 5 included a remarkable 22-of-31 effort from the free throw line – setting the school record for free throw makes in a single game...Was responsible for six double-doubles and seven multi-steal performances in 2018-19...Was a Georgia Athletic Coaches Association all-state performer in Class 4A for head coach Greg Nix at Mary Person High School...Helped the Bulldogs to a 23-5 record during his senior year, averaging 28.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per outing...That came after he averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 rebounds during his junior campaign in 2016-17...Amassed 2,043 points, 780 rebounds, 352 assists, 280 steals and 162 blocks over 102 games played in his four-year varsity career at MPHS.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 1, 2000...Son of James and Valentina Holden...Has one sibling, Aleah...Majoring in education.
BEFORE UTM: High-scoring wing who generated two very successful seasons at Gulf Coast State College under head coaches Phillip Gaffney and Jay Powell...Ranked the No. 70 junior college prospect in the nation by JUCORecruiting.com...Helped lead GCSC to the 2020 Florida College System Activities Association state championship after scoring 1,049 points over a two-year span...Was named the 2020 FCSAA Tournament Most Valuable Player after helping the Commodores knock off three nationally ranked squads on their way to the Florida state title and the school's first berth in the NJCAA Tournament since 1972, tying for the program's most wins (24) in 47 years...Led the entire state of Florida in scoring in league play with 23.4 points per outing in 2019-20, chalking up NJCAA Region VIII all-state and All-Panhandle Conference first team honors...Ranked in the FCSAA's top-three in scoring (20.2 points per game, second), rebounding (10.2 per game, second), free throws made (149, second) and field goals made (208, third)...Also ranked fourth nationally with 134 offensive rebounds (4.5 per game) and ranked second on his squad in three-point field goals made (41), assists (3.0 per contest), steals (2.0 per game) and blocks (0.6 per contest) as a sophomore...Scored at least 25 points on 10 different occasions in 2019-20 – including four 30-plus point performances...Best game of his career came in a win at Northwest Florida State on Jan. 4 as he accumulated career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds...Five days earlier against Monroe College, he went off for 35 points on 13-of-14 shooting – including a perfect 6-of-6 effort from three-point range...Also displayed an innate knack to get to the charity stripe, as he made double-digit free throws in four separate games (including a 13-of-15 performance as part of a 30-point showing against Georgia Highlands on Nov. 14)...Nabbed 17 double-doubles in 2019-20, hauling in at least 15 rebounds in five different games...Handed out a career-best nine assists in a win at Lurleen B. Wallace on Dec. 3 and had 19 multi-steal performances, swiping a career-high five steals on three separate occasions...Led the Commodores in scoring (15.3 points per game), rebounding (6.1 per game), assists (2.2 per game), steals (1.2 per game), field goals made (147) and free throws made (129) as a freshman...Piled up seven games with at least 20 points and a pair of 30-point outings as part of the 2018-19 campaign...Season-high of 34 points at Tallahassee on Jan. 5 included a remarkable 22-of-31 effort from the free throw line – setting the school record for free throw makes in a single game...Was responsible for six double-doubles and seven multi-steal performances in 2018-19...Was a Georgia Athletic Coaches Association all-state performer in Class 4A for head coach Greg Nix at Mary Person High School...Helped the Bulldogs to a 23-5 record during his senior year, averaging 28.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per outing...That came after he averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 rebounds during his junior campaign in 2016-17...Amassed 2,043 points, 780 rebounds, 352 assists, 280 steals and 162 blocks over 102 games played in his four-year varsity career at MPHS.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 1, 2000...Son of James and Valentina Holden...Has one sibling, Aleah...Majoring in education.
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