2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Jacquiese Holcombe
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- College Park, Ga.
A junior-college transfer, Jacquiese Holcomb comes to Mississippi State after garnering All-American honors at Georgia Perimeter College. A physical presence, he is expected to bring versatility inside along with depth.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Averaged 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this past season at Georgia Perimeter College in Decatur as a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Second Team All-American and Region 17 Player of the Year... Helped lead coach Alfred Barney's 23-12 Jaguars to a third straight NJCAA Tournament appearance a year ago after winning the District 10 championship and claiming both the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association (GJCAA) regular-season and postseason tournament titles... Had eight 20-point efforts as a sophomore, including a 24-point showing (10-16 FGs) in GPC's first-round NJCAA Tournament game against South Plains College... Closed out the month of January with three double-doubles over a four-game span, including 21-point, 13-rebound outings against both Middle Georgia College and Atlanta Metropolitan College... Connected on all eight field-goal attempts and hit 5-of-6 free throws versus Atlanta Metro... Followed that effort with 20 points (7-9 FGs) and 11 boards against Truett-McConnell College... Sat out the 2006-07 campaign at GPC as a redshirt due to a leg injury... Averaged 11.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest as a freshman to collect All-Region 17 First Team honors for the 29-8 Jaguars in 2005-06... Capped his collegiate rookie season by receiving the 2006 NJCAA Charles Sesher Sportsmanship Award at the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 27.3 points and 11 rebounds per game for coach Floyd McRae's 2004-05 Seminoles as a second-team all-city selection at Creekside High School in Fairburn, Ga... Named the South Fulton Player of the Week and earned a spot on the Atlanta Tip-Off Club's Team of the Month in January 2005 following a 40-point, 19-rebound performance against McIntosh High School... Two-time South Atlanta Metro cross country champion and two-time all-region cross country performer for coach Scott Vaughan at Creekside... Established a school record with a 5K effort of 16:54... Also helped lead the 2005 Seminole track squad to a fourth-place team finish at the 2005 Georgia Class AAAA track and field championships... Qualified in the high jump at the 2005 state meet with a personal-best record of 6-6... Posted a personal-best mark of 49.85 in the 400 meters and also participated in the 300-meter hurdles as a prep senior.
PERSONAL:
Jacquiese Holcombe was born Sept. 5, 1987, in Atlanta, Ga... Enrolled in MSU's College of Arts and Sciences... The son of Meshiele Holcombe.
