Al Morog lands JR Holder, ex Saigon Heat

- April 23, 2023
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Al Morog (D1) tabbed 28-year old American 198cm shooting guard JR Holder (college: Jacksonville). Holder started the season at Saigon Heat in Vietnamese VBA league. In 19 games he averaged impressive 18.6ppg, 4.3rpg and 1.7apg. He helped them to win the regular season and make it to the final. Holder can count that year as a very successful as was voted to Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League Second Team.
He is a very experienced player. And here thanks to pro basketball he experienced life in six different countries playing on three different continents. Holder is familiar with European, Latin American and of course North American leagues. He has played previously professionally in Canada (Five), Israel (Elitzur Ironi Ashkelon, Maccabi Ashdod/Be'er Tuvia and Hapoel Acre), Mexico (Abejas), United Kingdom (Leicester Riders), Uruguay (Holderbraica) and The Basketball Tournament (Chicago Hoopville). He won British BBL championship title in 2018 and 2019.
Among many awards he was selected to Eurobasket.com All-Israeli National League Honorable Mention in 2021.
Holder graduated from Jacksonville University in 2017 and it is his sixth season in pro basketball.

Tags : JR HOLDER, AL MOROG, LIBYAN BASKETBALL, LIBYAN TRANSACTIONS

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