Biography
Career: Two-time NEC Champion (2016 & 2019), Two-time All-NEC Second Team, NABC All-District Second Team (2018), All-NEC Rookie Team (2016), 10th on FDU scoring list (1,490 points), fourth in rebounding (788), tied for eighth in free throws made (334), sixth in field goals made (570), fifth in free throw attempts (509), eighth in field goal attempts (1,080), ninth in blocked shots (111), and first in fouls (435). Started 125 of the 128 games in which he appeared. Captain of the 2018-19 team which won the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game.
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2018-19: All-NEC Second Team..Senior season, averaged 12,3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocked shots on 51 percent shooting..Earned NEC Player of the Week on Feb. 25 after averaging 23.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 spg & 1.0 bpg in a home sweep. He scored a career-high 35p on 15-19 FG in the Knights' win over Sacred Heart.
2017-18: All-NEC Second Team...NABC Division I All-District Second Team...Scored career-high 27 points with nine boards at LIU Brooklyn on 12/31...College Sports Madness Player of the Week 2/12..Enjoyed career-highs in points (13.4) and rebounds (7.0) with three double-doubles on the season...Ranked fifth in the NEC in rebounding and shot 48.3 percent on the campaign. Became the 27th Knight to reach 1,000 career points and is just the 86th player in NEC history to amass 1,000 points and 500 career rebounds...Scored 1,000th point at Mount St. Mary's on 1/20...Started all 31 games for FDU.
2016-17: Started all 30 games for the Knights averaging 11.4 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Tallied two double-doubles on the season, including a 15-point, 12-rebound effort at Sacred Heart on February 16. Led the Knights in rebounding and field goal percentage (56.6%). Scored a career-high 25 points against FDU-Florham on 11/15 and blocked a career-best four shots against Sacred Heart on Feb. 2.
2015-16: Played in 32 games, making 30 starts…Named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team and was a two-time NEC Rookie of the Week…Averaged 9.4 points per game and 5.7 rebounds per game for the season…Finished third in the NEC in shooting percentage at 58.4% (118-of-202)…Elevated his game during conference play with a 62.5% (70-of-112) shooting mark and a 69.8% (44-of-63) rate at the free throw line…Averaged 10.8 points per game in NEC competition…Recorded three double-digit rebounding games and three double-doubles…Posted 15 points and 10 rebounds at Sacred Heart on January 7 for his first career double-double…Had 17 points and 10 rebounds against Wagner on February 4…Recorded a 19-point, 17-rebound double-double against Mount St. Mary’s in the NEC Semifinals on March 5…Scored a career-high 21 points against FDU-Florham on November 16…Also reached 20 points at Bryant on February 11…Scored in double-digits 16 times on the season with 13 coming against NEC opponents.
Prior to FDU:Â A native of Pittsgrove, New Jersey...Averaged 14.0 points per game as a junior before being named a South Jersey Times Second Team All-Star anf a Daily Journal Second Team All-Star...Transfered to his hometown high school after his former school, Sacred Heart closed after his sophomore season...Averaged 16.4 points and grabbed 8.4 rebounds per game and was named South Jersey Times Cumberland County Player of the Year.
Coach Herenda on Signing Holloway: "Mike adds to our depth in the front court. Â I just love adding another New Jersey player to our program and a very good one at that. Â He has great size and strength and his potential is limitless. If he continues to improve he will be a very special player for us."
Holloway's Fairleigh Dickinson Career Highs
Points:Â 35, vs. Sacred Heart (2/21/19)
Rebounds:Â 17, vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/5/16)
Assists:Â 5, at St. Francis Brooklyn (2/7/18)
Steals:Â 3, (3x) last at UMass (12/21/18)
Blocks:Â 4, vs Sacred Heart (2/2/17)
FGM:Â 15, vs Sacred Heart (2/21/19)
3-pt FGM:Â 3, vs Sacred Heart (2/21/19)
FTM:Â 9, vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/9/16)
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