Tra Holder


Tra Holder is an American basketball player for MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League. He competed in college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

College career

Holder committed to Arizona State, and former coach Herb Sendek after an unofficial visit to campus in May 2013. In his first season, he was honored as a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he developed into one of the best guards in the conference under Bobby Hurley. As a junior, Holder averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
Holder was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on November 20, 2017 after averaging 23.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three victories. Holder scored 40 points to lead the Sun Devils to a 102-86 win over No. 15 Xavier. He was again awarded player of the week honors on November 27. Holder had 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting in a 95-85 victory over second-ranked Kansas on December 9. He would lead the Sun Devils to their first ever 10–0 start in college basketball history after a 76–64 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Ranked #3 in the AP poll and as the last undefeated team in the nation, on December 30th, the Sun Devils played on the road at their historic rival, the Arizona Wildcats in McKale Arena. Tra Holder was the leading scorer of the game with 31 points, but the Sun Devils fell to the Wildcats 78-84 to begin the Pac-12 Conference schedule.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, on July 14, 2018, Holder signed a deal with the Italian club Auxilium Torino for the 2018–19 LBA season.
On January 15, 2020, he has signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League.