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Jazzmun Holmes  Samford
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STARKVILLE, MS - August 03, 2018 - Mississippi State Guard Jazzmun Holmes (#10) headshot taken at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. Photo By Kelly Donoho
Jersey Number 10

Jazzmun Holmes

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School/Previous School:
    Harrison Central HS
  • Hometown:
    Gulfport, MS
CAREER HONORS
  • 2019 SEC All-Defensive Team
  • 2019 SEC All-Tournament Team
  • 2019 AP All-American Honorable Mention
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2018
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll – 2017
2018-19 (SENIOR)
  • Dished 5+ assists in 44 games in her career.
  • Since the stat started being recorded in 2007-08, Holmes set the NCAA Division I record for assist/turnover ratio after leading the country with a 4.81 mark.
  • Broke the MSU single-season assists record with No. 182 as part of a 7-assist night against Clemson in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Ranked 2nd in SEC and 21st in the country in assists (5.6 apg).
  • Finished 2nd in MSU career history with 476 assists.
  • Was 8th among active SEC players with 161 career steals.
  • Made her first-career start against SE Missouri, scoring 11 points and dishing 5 assists.
  • Scored 9 points and dished a then-career-best 9 assists against Lamar.
  • Collected career assist No. 300 in a 6-assist effort against Furman.
  • Scored a career-high 17 points at Texas and made a career-best 7 field goals.
  • Dealt out a career-high 13 assists against Marquette, which tied the Humphrey Coliseum record, while only turning the ball over once and blocking a career-high-tying two shots.
  • Dished six assists without turning the ball over at Southern Miss while recording four steals and 13 points.
  • Scored 14 points and tallied 5 assists at Arkansas.
  • Dished out 5 assists against Georgia with 3 steals.
  • Put up a dozen points and five rebounds against South Carolina.
  • Recorded 6 assists without a turnover at Florida.
  • Scored 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting with 3 assists at Alabama.
  • Became the 6th Bulldog to register 400 career assists with her 7th dime against Missouri.
  • Recorded 6 assists without a turnover at Texas A&M.
  • Totaled 6 assists and 5 steals without a turnover against Vanderbilt.
  • Scored in double figures on senior night against LSU with 10 points and 4 assists.
  • Played the full 40 minutes with 5 assists at South Carolina while winning her 126th career game which tied the MSU record.
  • Broke the MSU career wins record with her 127th victory against Tennessee while recording 16 points and 5 steals, one shy of career highs in both categories.
  • Dished 12 assists with just 1 turnover in the SEC Championship game vs. Arkansas.
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
  • Team’s Sixth Player of the Year Award winner after coming off the bench in all 39 games and averaging 14.8 mpg at the point.
  • Tallied 165 points (4.2 ppg) and shot 47% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 76.1% at the line.
  • Finished second on the team in assists with 105 (2.7 apg).
  • Tallied 45 steals, third-most on the squad.
  • Collected a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio for the year, including a 2.7 mark in SEC games.
  • Averaged 58 points behind 43.9% shooting in league play.
  • Dished 38 assists and had 19 steals against conference foes.
  • Topped MSU in assists and steals in 8 games.
  • Registered 3 steals and a career-best 2 blocks in the season opener against Virginia.
  • Dished 5 assists and had 3 steals to go with 8 points against Georgia State.
  • Added 8 points to go with 7 assists and 2 steals against Southern Miss.
  • Tied her career high with 8 assists against Columbia in Cancun, Mexico.
  • Scored a season-best 10 points, including 6-for-6 at the free-throw line, and tied a career high with 8 assists against Louisiana.
  • Had 9 points, 3 assists, 3 steals against Maine.
  • Contributed 9 points and a team-high 4 assists in MSU’s win against No. 22 Syracuse in the Duel In The Desert in Las Vegas.
  • Put in 6 points on 2-of-3 shooting at LSU and 7 points in State’s road win at Ole Miss.
  • Tied her career high with 8 assists and scored 6 points against No. 6 South Carolina.
  • Matched her career high and had her most steals in an SEC game with 5 at Vanderbilt.
  • Had her best scoring night in SEC play with 8 points against Auburn, adding 6 assists.
  • Collected 6 points, 3 assists in State’s SEC Tournament semifinal win against No. 15 Texas A&M.
  • Put in 8 points in the SEC Tournament final against South Carolina.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
  • Saw action in 38 games at the point, averaging 11.7 mpg.
  • Tallied 2.7 ppg and 1.1 rpg while ranking second on the team with 2.6 apg.
  • Dished 98 assists, fifth-most by a Bulldog sophomore.
  • Finished the year with a 2.3 assist/turnover ratio.
  • Dished 2.1 apg in SEC play while adding 1.9 ppg.
  • Tallied 12 points and five assists in the season-opening win against Villanova.
  • Dished a career-best eight assists against San Jose State.
  • Dropped eight dimes to go with eight points against SMU at the Women of Troy Classic.
  • Scored a career-best 14 points and had six assists vs. one turnover against DePaul in the NCAA Tournament second round.
  • Had six points in 17 minutes against South Carolina in the national title game.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
  • Saw action in 33 games her rookie season, averaging 1.9 ppg (62 total).
  • Ranked second on the team with 71 assists.
  • Had the fourth-most steals with 21.
  • Topped MSU in assists five times.
  • Shot 83.3% from the foul line.
  • Scored 12 points in her debut, a win against Samford.
  • Had 8 assists, 5th-most by an MSU freshman, in three contests.
  • Had her SEC high with 8 points against Arkansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Three-star prospect and 33rd at her position (100th nationally) by ESPN/HoopGurlz out of Harrison Central HS.
  • Led the Red Rebelettes to the state 6A semifinals for the third-straight year.
  • Tabbed second team all-state by the Clarion-Ledger after pacing Harrison Central with 15.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 4.7 steals.
  • Named to the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game, earning her state’s MVP after scoring 17 points and adding 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.
  • Two-time Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection. 
  • Averaged 18.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.6 steals and 3.9 assists as a junior, earning all-state accolades after leading the Red Rebelettes to a 20-11 record and Class 6A semis.
  • Scored 17 points for the South in the MAC North/South All-Star Game following her junior season.
  • Averaged 17 points as a sophomore to take Harrison Central to the 6A final four.
PERSONAL
  • Born Jan. 30, 1997.
  • Daughter of Shayla Holmes-Nelson and Tim Nelson.
  • Her mother, Shayla, played soccer for the Bulldogs and coached her Mississippi Ballers’ AAU squad. Father Tim was a defensive standout for MSU in football, helping State to the 1998 SEC Western Division title and appearances in the Cotton Bowl and Peach Bowl.
  • Seeking a degree in human development and family sciences.