2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Aric Holman
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Owensboro, Ky.
- High School/Previous School:
- Owensboro HS
2017-18 • Junior
-Appeared in all 37 games for Mississippi State and drew 30 starts.
-Scored in double-digits 24 times.
-Finished second on the team with his 10.9 scoring average.
-Reached 20-plus points twice, with a career-high 23 coming against North Florida.
-Had 21 points against UT Martin.
-Led MSU with his 6.7 rebounds, which were eighth-most in the SEC.
-Had 10 or more rebounds seven times.
-Career-high 14 rebounds in the win against Vanderbilt on 1-16-18.
-Was second with 66 blocked shots, seventh in the SEC.
-Had season-best four blocks against LSU and Tennessee in the SEC and Nebraska in the NIT.
-Led the Bulldogs with 47 dunks.
-Totaled seven double-doubles on the year to give him nine for his career (7-2 in those games).
-One of his double-doubles came against LSU in the SECT with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
-In both SECT games, had 17 points, 17 rebounds, 4 steals and 8 blocked shots combined.
-In the four NIT games, he averaged 14.8 points and 7.8 rebounds, while blocking 11 shots.
-At Louisville, he totaled 16 points and 8 boards.
-Against Penn State in Madison Square Garden, he scored 19 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and blocked three shots.
2016-17 • Sophomore
-Appeared in all 32 games for the Bulldogs and drew 26 starts.
-Scored in double-digits 12 times.
-Led MSU with 193 rebounds, while his 6.0 average was 16th best in the SEC.
-Also paced MSU with 64 blocked shots, the fourth most in the SEC.
-His 8.4 points was the fourth most on the team.
-Career-high 18 points came against UTEP (11-20-16) at the Charleston Classic.
-Career-high 11 rebounds came against Norfolk State (11-16-16), Southern Miss (12-19-16) and at Arkansas (1-10-17).
-Finished the year with two double-doubles — Norfolk State (11 points, 11 rebounds) and Arkansas (11 points,
11 rebounds).
-Against LSU and Alabama in the SEC Tournament, had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocked shots.
-Enters the 2017-18 campaign having played in a team-high, 52-straight games.
2016 Italy Tour
-In four games, average 5.8 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds. Dished out 7 assists and 6 steals to go along with his 4 blocked shots.
2015-16 • Freshman
-Appeared in 21 games for the Bulldogs and drew 3 starts.
-Missed the first 10 games due to a micro fracture in his knee.
-Appeared in his first-career game against Northern Colorado and totaled 2 points and 2 rebounds.
-Averaged 1.9 points and 1.9 rebounds.
-Scored a season-high 6 points at LSU.
-Grabbed a season-high 6 rebounds at Arkansas.
-Drew first-career start at Missouri and had 2 points and 3 rebounds.
-On the year, totaled 194 minutes and scored 39 points to go along with 39 rebounds.
-Against Georgia in the SEC Tournament, had 2 points and a blocked shot.
High School
-Led Owensboro to the Kentucky state championship crown after totaling 20 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocked shots in the 74-58 win against Bowling Green. It was the school's first title since 1980.
-Was a 2015 finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball.
-As a senior, averaged 15.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.9 blocks, while shooting 62.2 percent from the field and 52.2 percent beyond the arc as the Red Devils posted a 31-4 ledger.
-2015 first-team All-State selection.
-Participated in the Adidas Uprising Gauntlet Series in Indianapolis.
-Ranked No. 71 overall nationally by Scout.com and the 13th-best power forward.
-Selected to play in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic.
-Finished career with 1,000-plus points.
-As a junior, OHS went 22-9, while his sophomore team posted a 12-16 record.
Personal
Aric Jeremiah Holman was born on July 11, 1997, in Owesnboro, Ky. ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
. ... Son of Central Holman, Lynn Johnson and Janice Holman.
