JONATHAN
HOLTON
6-7, 210, FORWARD | JUNIOR PALM BEACH STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE RHODE ISLAND | CORAL GABLES HS | MIAMI, FLA.
1 • Signed with West Virginia in May 2013 • Will have two years of eligibility remaining • Is a prototype Big 12 forward • Can really score off the bounce and play with his back to the basket • Stretches defenses to make 3-pointers • Terrific offensive rebounder • Gives WVU immediate help on the front line
RHODE ISLAND (2011-12) • Averaged 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game • Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team • Started 26 of 31 games, averaging 28.5 minutes per contest • Fourth in the Atlantic 10 in rebounding and second in offensive rebounding • Averaged 9.4 rebounds per contest in Atlantic 10 games • Had a season-high 18 rebounds in a game against Fordham • Ranked sixth among all freshmen nationally in rebounding and double-doubles with eight • Registered 10 or more rebounds in a game on 10 different occasions • Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on four occasions, including a stretch in which he received the award three straight weeks • Posted a double-double in his first collegiate game with 12 points and 14 rebounds at George Mason • Was the first Rhode Island player to tally at least 14 rebounds in his URI debut since Lamar Odom did so on Nov. 9, 1998
PLAYER PROFILES
PALM BEACH STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (2012-13) • Averaged 17.5 points and 14.1 rebounds per game • Shot 39.6 percent from 3-point range • Earned NJCAA and FCSAA Player of the Week honors • Rated by JucoRecruiting.com as the 13th-best junior college player in the 2013 class
HIGH SCHOOL • Averaged 25.5 points and 15.5 rebounds per game at Coral Gables High, playing for coach Glenn Hyatt • Earned a spot on the All-Dade 6A First Team by the Miami Herald • Led Coral Gables to a 21-6 record, falling in the 2011 FHSAA state quarterfinals • All-Dade 6A First Team selection as a junior • Averaged 14.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game • Led Coral Gables to its first GMAC championship and an appearance in the Region 4-6A semifinals PERSONAL • Son of Mary Jobe and Johnny Holton • Birthday is November 26 • Majoring in sociology WVUsports.com :: #HailWV
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