Tra Holder Explained

Tra Holder
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:173
League:Basketligan
Team:Jämtland Basket
Nationality:Thai / American
Birth Date:27 September 1995
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
High School:Brentwood School
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Arizona State (2014–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018
Team1:Auxilium Torino
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Skyliners Frankfurt
Years3:2020–2021
Team3:MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
Years4:2021
Team4:Nürnberg Falcons
Years5:2021–2022
Team5:Birmingham Squadron
Years6:2022
Team6:Westchester Knicks
Years7:2023
Team7:Capitanes de Ciudad de México
Years8:2023-present
Team8:Jämtland Basket
Highlights:

Antonio Price "Tra" Holder or Antonio Price Soonthornchote (born September 27, 1995) is an American-Thai professional basketball player who last played for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Early life

Holder was born to Charee Rogers and Tony Holder.[1] [2] His mother is Thai.[3] Holder grew up in Los Angeles, and attended high school at Brentwood School.[2]

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.[4] As a junior, Holder averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[5]

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.[6] Holder scored 40 points to lead the Sun Devils to a 102–86 win over No. 15 Xavier.[7] He was again awarded player of the week honors on November 27.[8] Holder had 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting in a 95–85 victory over second-ranked Kansas on December 9.[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 (12–0), on December 30, 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

Auxilium Torino (2018)

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.[10]

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2020–2021)

On January 15, 2020, Holder signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[11]

Nürnberg Falcons (2021)

In January 2021, Holder signed with Nürnberg Falcons BC of the German ProA.[12]

Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, Holder signed with the Birmingham Squadron after being acquired from the available player pool.[13] He was then later waived on January 31, 2022.[14] On February 16, 2022, Holder was reacquired and activated by the Birmingham Squadron.[15] On March 2, 2022, Holder was waived by the Birmingham Squadron.[16]

Westchester Knicks (2022)

On March 5, 2022, Holder was acquired via available player pool by the Westchester Knicks.[17] On December 14, 2022, Holder was waived.[18]

Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2023)

On February 13, 2023, Holder was acquired by the Capitanes de Ciudad de México.[19] On February 28, 2023, Holder was waived.[20]

National team career

Holder has played for the Thai national team.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Joaquin. Henson. 3 down, 3 to go for Gilas. May 19, 2022. The Philippine Star. October 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Craig. Morgan. Tra Holder's life is refreshingly short on drama. January 24, 2017. TheSunDevils.com. October 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: Tra Holder: Ready to put Thailand in the best position to succeed. May 13, 2022. fiba.basketball. October 10, 2022.
  4. News: Haller. Doug. The development of ASU point guard Tra Holder. December 13, 2017. The Arizona Republic. December 29, 2015.
  5. News: Corral. Felipe. What you need to know about ASU men's basketball before tipoff. December 13, 2017. The State Press. November 6, 2017.
  6. Web site: ASU's Holder named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20171123021427/http://pac-12.com/article/2017/11/20/asus-holder-named-pac-12-mens-basketball-player-week. dead. November 23, 2017. pac12.com. November 20, 2017. November 20, 2017.
  7. News: Haller. Doug. Tra Holder erupts to lead ASU to tournament win over No. 15 Xavier. December 13, 2017. The Arizona Republic. November 24, 2017.
  8. Web site: Arizona State's Holder repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128011013/http://pac-12.com/article/2017/11/27/arizona-states-holder-repeats-pac-12-player-week. dead. November 28, 2017. pac12.com. November 27, 2017. November 27, 2017.
  9. News: No. 17 Arizona State deals No. 2 Kansas its second loss at home this week. December 13, 2017. USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2017.
  10. Web site: Tra Holder signs with Fiat Torino. Sportando.basketball. July 14, 2018. July 15, 2018.
  11. News: Tra Holder officially joins MKS Dabrowa Gornicza. Sportando. January 15, 2020. February 24, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  12. Web site: Mehr Tiefe für die Falcons: "Tra" Holder wird Nürnberger. Nordbayern.de. January 12, 2021. October 27, 2021. German.
  13. Web site: Birmingham Squadron finalize roster for team's first training camp in Birmingham. NBA.com. October 25, 2021. November 2, 2021.
  14. Web site: 2021–22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. January 31, 2022. January 31, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2021–22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. February 16, 2022. February 16, 2022.
  16. Web site: 2021–22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. March 2, 2022. March 2, 2022.
  17. Web site: 2021–22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. March 5, 2022. March 5, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2022–23 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. December 14, 2022. December 14, 2022.
  19. Web site: 2022-23 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. February 14, 2023. February 14, 2023.
  20. Web site: 2022-23 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. February 28, 2023. February 28, 2023.