SUN DEVIL DATA
v Why he wears "0" -- zero excuses and a big Gilbert Arenas fan growing up.
v First player to score at least 20 in first four Pac-12 games since Cal’s Patrick Christopher in 2008-09 when he did it in 2015-16.
v From Dec. 28, 2005-Jan. 14, 2006, was the first Sun Devil to post five straight 20-point games since James Harden (freshman season 2007-08).
v Signature moment in freshman year was 15 points and 8 assists in Feb. 7 win over #6 Arizona and T.J. McConnell.
v Led ASU in scoring 16 times in sophomore season, after doing it once in freshman season.
TRA HOLDER CAREER 20+ POINT GAMES (20 IN CAREER/13 IN 2016-17)
27 vs. Washington State (1/29/17)
26 at UCLA (1/9/16)
25 at Stanford (12/30/16)
24 vs. #9 Creighton (12/20/16)
24 vs. Cal Poly (11/13/16)
24 vs. #8 Arizona (1/3/16)
23 vs. Washington (1/25/18)
23 vs. Portland State (11/11/16)
23 vs. Cal State Bakersfield (12/28/15)
22 at #3 UCLA (1/19/17)
22 vs. Central Arkansas (12/22/16)
22 vs. Citadel (11/23/16)
22 vs. NC State (11/23/15)
21 vs. Stanford/Pac-12 (3/8/17)
21 at Washington (2/16/17)
21 at USC (1/7/16)
20 @#16 Arizona (1/12/17)
20 vs. UNLV (12/3/16)
20 vs. #23 USC (2/12/16)
20 vs. Washington State (1/14/16)
TRA'S TREYS AND OTHER THINGS: In his freshman season (2014-15) after the Jan. 15 Utah game Tra Holder was shooting below 30 percent, had 15 buckets, two three-pointers and was averaging just over four points. In 2015-16 he averaged a team-best 14.2 points and made 49 three-pointers. He led the team in scoring in 16 games and had seven 20-point games after not having any in his freshman season. He became the first Sun Devil to post five straight 20-point games since James Harden did it in his freshman season of 2007-08 and the first Pac-12 player to open league play with four straight 20-point games since Cal's Patrick Christopher in 2008-09.
TRA HOLDER YEAR ONE TO YEAR TWO
2014-15/2015-16
PPG: 7.0/14.2
FG%: .317/.387
3PM: 12/49
3PT%: .240/.366
FT%: .708/.727
TRA HOLDER CAREER HIGHS
POINTS: 26 at UCLA (1/9/16)
FG MADE: 9 at UCLA (1/9/16)
FG ATT: 16 (6x) at Stanford (1/23/16)
3PT MADE: 5 at Washington (2/3/16)
3PT ATT: 9 at Washington (2/3/16)
FT MADE: 12 vs. Colorado (3/1/15)
FT ATT: 16 (2x) vs. Colorado (3/1/15)
REBOUNDS: 9 at UNLV (12/16/15)
ASSISTS: 8 (4x) vs. Oregon State (1/28/16)
MINUTES: 42 (3x) at Washington (2/3/16)
v Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman honors in 2014-15.
v Has great ability to draw fouls in the lane and never gives up his dribble.
v Had more assists (115) in his freshman year than James Harden (110).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015-16) HIGHLIGHTS
--His 14.2 points per game led the team and he averaged a team-high 31.8 minutes per game.
--Played and started in all 32 games and posted 117 assists (3.7 per game).
--Also led team with 125 made free-throws and 172 free-throw attempts.
--Produced a team-high 16 points during Feb. 28 road loss at Colorado.
--Collected a team-high 20 points in Feb. 12 home victory vs No. 23 USC.
--Scored a game-high 16 points during Feb. 6 road win at Washington State.
--Recorded 18 points, including a career-high five three-pointers made in Feb. 3 overtime loss at Washington.
--Tied a career-high with 8 assists during Jan. 28 home victory over Oregon State.
--Produced a game-high 20 points Jan. 14 home win vs Washington State that included 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
--Scored a career-high 26 points on 9-of-14 field goals in Jan. 9 loss at UCLA.
--Collected 21 points in Jan. 7 loss at USC.
--Posted 24 points in Jan. 3 home loss to No. 7 Arizona.
--Netted 23 points, during Dec. 28 home victory over eventual 2016 WAC Tournament champion Cal State Bakersfield.
--Produced 18 points and a game-high 8 rebounds in Dec. 22 home win over eventual Southland Conference champion Stephen F. Austin.
--Scored 17 points, dished 7 assists, and committed 0 turnovers in Dec. 19 home victory over Houston Baptist.
--Recorded a game-high 19 points and a career-high 9 rebounds in Dec. 16 road win at UNLV.
--Notched 15 points in the Dec. 12 road game at No. 4 Kentucky.
--Collected 13 points with (6-7) FT during Dec. 5 home victory vs No. 18 Texas A&M.
--Scored a team-high 15 points and played a team-high 40 minutes on Nov. 24 against Marquette at the FanDuel Legends Classic Championship Game in Brooklyn.
--Produced a career-high 22 points in Nov. 23 FanDuel Legends Classic win over NC State in Brooklyn.
--Started the 2015-16 season with a 17-point, five-assist game vs. Sacramento State on Nov. 13, making 8-of-9 free throws.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15) HIGHLIGHTS
SUN DEVIL FRESHMAN ASSISTS
177 – Jahii Carson, 2013
114 – Bobby Thompson, 1984
115 – Tra Holder, 2015
110 – James Harden, 2008
108 – Eddie House, 1997
NOT BAD COMPANY: Here is a look at how Tra Holder's freshman season compared to Derek Glasser (2006-10), a four-year starter at point guard who set Sun Devil career records for games played (131), assists (551) and free throw percentage (.838) and is the only Sun Devil with 1,000 career points and 500 assists.
DEREK GLASSER (2006-07)/TRA HOLDER (2014-15)
MPG: 27.9/27.0
FT PCT: .778/.708
ASSISTS: 97/115
PPG: 6.3/7.0
DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES IN PAC-12: 6/9
--Had 15 points in Stanford win on March 4 and had 10 points at Richmond in NIT loss on March 22 that closed the season.
--Posted 14 points and a team-high eight assists at Colorado on Mar. 1.
--Was 7-for-8 from the charity stripe, finishing with ten points and five assists, in a victory against USC on Feb. 22.
--Dished a team-high seven assists and posted 13 points, eight coming from the foul line, in a victory against UCLA on Feb. 18.
--Went 6-for-10 from the field and finished with 14 points, four rebounds, and three assists against Washington State on Feb. 13.
--Played well against No. 6 Arizona on Feb. 7 in the 81-78 win, scoring 15 and dishing eight assists. Was nearly perfect from the foul line going 8-for-9.
--Averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 assists, and 2.4 rebounds in January.
--Had his sixth double-digit scoring game of his career against Oregon on Jan. 30. Scored 16 points and added four rebounds and three assists.
--Scored 10 points and added a game-high four assists against Oregon State on Jan. 28.
--Against Colorado on Jan. 17, Holder picked up 10 points, eight coming from the foul line, along with six rebounds and a team high six assists.
--Amassed 15 points in an 81-74 victory over Pepperdine on Dec. 13. Went 11 for 16 from the foul line, and also grabbed three assists, two rebounds, and two steals.
--Scored a game high 14 points against Texas A&M on Dec. 6. Also picked up five assists and three rebounds.
--Scored in double digits for the first time in his Sun Devil career against Colgate on Nov. 29. Finished with 11 points, and also had three assists.
SUN DEVIL PAC-10/12 ALL-FRESHMAN SELECTIONS
Tra Holder, 2014-15
Jahii Carson (co-Freshman of the Year), 2012-13
Trent Lockett, 2009-10
James Harden, 2007-08
Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-06
Ike Diogu (Freshman of the Year), 2002-03
Eddie House, 1996-97
Ron Riley, 1992-93
Mario Bennett, 1991-92
Dwayne Fontana, 1990-91
Jamal Faulkner (Freshman of the Year), 1990-91
Chris Sandle, 1984-85
Steve Beck, 1983-84
Byron Scott (Freshman of the Year), 1979-80
BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL:
--Holder was rated as the No. 132 player in the nation according to Rivals.com, coming out of high school after the 2013-14 season.
--In his senior season, Holder averaged 22.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
--Holder averaged 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists during his junior year, earning him First-Team All-League and First-Team All-CIF Southern Division 4A honors.