Joe Holland
Holland in 1948
Personal information
Born(1925-09-26)September 26, 1925
Birmingham, Kentucky
DiedSeptember 18, 2010(2010-09-18) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBenton (Benton, Kentucky)
CollegeKentucky (1945–1948)
NBA draft1948: 2nd round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
PositionSmall forward
Number14
Career history
1949–1952Indianapolis Olympians
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Joseph Burnett Holland Sr. (September 26, 1925 – September 18, 2010) was an American basketball player. He won an NCAA championship at the University of Kentucky and played three years in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952.

College career

Holland, a 6'4 forward from Benton, Kentucky, played for Kentucky from 1945 to 1948. He was a key player for the Wildcats, earning first team All-Southeastern Conference in 1947[1] and playing a key role in helping Adolph Rupp win his first championship as a part of the 1947–48 Wildcats team.

Professional career

After graduating from UK in 1949, Holland was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft. Holland played three seasons with the Indianapolis Olympians, where he was reunited with college teammates Cliff Barker, Ralph Beard, Wah Wah Jones and Jack Parkinson. Holland played three seasons for the Olympians, averaging 5.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 186 total games.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 64 .320 .690 2.0 6.1
1950–51 Indianapolis 67 .330 .569 5.1 2.2 7.0
1951–52 Indianapolis 55 13.4 .351 .580 3.0 .9 4.1
Career 186 13.4 .331 .621 4.2 1.8 5.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1949–50 Indianapolis 6 .344 .400 2.5 8.0
1950–51 Indianapolis 3 .472 .250 4.0 3.7 11.7
1951–52 Indianapolis 1 1.0 – – .0 .0 .0
Career 10 1.0 .392 .368 3.0 2.6 8.3

References

  1. ↑ 2010–11 SEC men's basketball yearbook, p. 159, accessed August 16, 2011
  2. 1 2 "Joe Holland". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2023.


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