Michael Holyfield

Michael Holyfield
No. 35 – Los Angeles D-Fenders
Position Center
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1992-11-18) November 18, 1992
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school Manzano
(Albuquerque, New Mexico)
College Sam Houston State (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Iowa Energy (D-League)
2016–present Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • Third-team All-Southland (2015)
  • Southland Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • Southland All-Defensive team (2015)

Michael Holyfield (born November 18, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Sam Houston State.

High school career

Holyfield attended Manzano High School where he led the Monarchs to a 22-9 record, a No. 4 state ranking and the Class AAAAA state finals in 2011 earning the district "Defensive Player of the Year" award. As a junior, he averaged 12.2 points and 10.3 rebounds leading his team to a championship, earning second team All-District honors in the process.[1]

College career

After graduating from high school, Holyfield attended Sam Houston State, where he averaged 5.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks. As a senior, he was named the 2015 Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the 2015 All-Southland Third Team after setting the school’s single-season record for blocks (86).[1][2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Holyfield joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2015 Orlando Summer League,[3] averaging 6.4 points and 4.2 rebounds in 14.3 minutes in five games. In the Orlando Summer League championship game, he recorded 13 points and five rebounds, helping the Grizzlies defeat the Orlando Magic for the Summer League title.[4] He later joined the Boston Celtics for the Las Vegas Summer League.[5] On September 28, 2015, he signed with the Grizzlies,[6] only to be waived by the team on October 7 after appearing in one preseason game.[7] On October 31, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Grizzlies.[8] On November 18, he made his professional debut in a 94–87 win over the Idaho Stampede, recording four points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes of action.[9] On January 29, 2016, he was traded to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, along with a 2016 fourth-round pick, in exchange for Zach Andrews and two 2016 fifth-round picks.[10] He made his debut for the D-Fenders in February 4 in a 114–92 win over the Oklahoma City Blue, recording two points, four rebounds and three blocks in 10 minutes of action.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Michael Holyfield Bio". GoBearkats.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hard Work Pays Off For Defensive Player of Year". GoBearkats.com. March 10, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grizzlies announce 2015 Orlando Pro Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sam Houston's Michael Holyfield Helps Lead Grizzlies to NBA Summer League Championship in Orlando". KBTX.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Boston Celtics rout Miami Heat in Vegas Summer League Action". CLNSRadio.com. July 15, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Grizzlies announce 2015 training camp roster". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies waive Michael Holyfield". NBA.com. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Iowa Energy Announce Returning, Affiliate, Tryout Players and Draft Rights Players for 2015 Training". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Perry Jones Scores 35 of Iowa’s 94 points as Energy Top Stampede". NBA.com. November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ "D-Fenders Acquire Lazar Hayward and Michael Holyfield in Two Separate Trades". OurSportsCentral.com. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ "D-Fenders Dominate Blue". NBA.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

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