Marcus Holman
{{Short description|American lacrosse player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's lacrosse}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Lacrosse Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2018 Netanya|}}
{{Medal|RU|2014 Denver|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Lacrosse Box Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Onondaga|}}
|career_highlights=MLL:
- 5x All-Star (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- 1x First Team All-Pro (2017)
- 1x Champion (2017)
- 1x Championship Game MVP (2017)
PLL:
- Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year (2023)
- 5x All-Star (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2x First Team All-Pro (2019, 2023)
- 2x PLL Accuracy Champion (2019, 2021)
- 1x PLL Leading Scorer (2019)
- 2x PLL Championship Series Champion (2024, 2025)
- 2x All-Star Game MVP (2022, 2024)
- 1x ASG Accuracy Challenge Champion (2024)
NCAA:
- 3x All-American (2011, 2012, 2013)
- ACC Freshman of the Year (2010)
- 2x ACC Player of the Year Nominee (2012, 2013)
- 1x ACC Player of the Year Finalist (2013)|former_pll_teams=Archers LC
}}
Marcus Holman (born May 2, 1991) is an American professional lacrosse player for Boston Cannons of the Premier Lacrosse League and an assistant coach for the Utah Utes men's lacrosse team.{{Cite web|title=Marcus Holman - Lacrosse Coach|url=https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/coaches/marcus-holman/2281|access-date=2020-08-08|website=University of Utah Athletics|language=en}} Holman was an attackman for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. He was UNC's all-time leading scorer until Joey Sankey surpassed him during the 2015 season.
Holman's father, Brian, coached UNC's goalkeepers and helps coordinate the defense. He joined head coach Joe Breschi in his first year at Chapel Hill in 2009. More recently, Brian Holman took over as head coach of lacrosse at University of Utah. Marcus' older brother, Matthew, was a goalkeeper for the Tar Heels in 2011 and 2012. His mother is the Director of Operations for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's lacrosse team, which his sister Sydney has played for since 2014 lacrosse season.{{cite web |url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=667871&SPID=12968&DB_LANG=C&SITE=UNC&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=206360264&Q_SEASON=2012 |title=Marcus Holman Bio - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site |publisher=Goheels.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}}
Early years
Holman attended Gilman School in Baltimore and the lacrosse team he played on was ranked No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse in 2009 in Holman's senior year, when he was the team's MVP and captain. He was also a captain of his high school football team in his freshman year.
College career
In Holman’s freshman year, he won the ACC Freshman of the Year award in 2010. He switched from attack to midfield as a sophomore.{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/marcus_holman/ |title=Marcus Holman | Lacrosse 2013 |publisher=Senior CLASS Award |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}} His teammates voted him UNC's most valuable player in 2011 and 2012. He was also a second-team All-American in 2012. He was named to the 2013 All-ACC team by the ACC coaches on 24 April 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042413aaa.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630100426/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042413aaa.html |url-status=dead |title=2013 All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team Announced|archive-date=June 30, 2013 |accessdate=April 29, 2013 }} The 2013 season was Holman's second consecutive year on the All-ACC team. Holman became the Tar Heels' all-time leading scorer on 28 April 2013 when he surpassed the previous school record of 204 set by Bruce Ledwith (1970–73).{{cite web|url=http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=207462660 |title=UNC Claims First League Crown Since 1996 - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site |publisher=Goheels.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}}
=College statistics=
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| Year | Player | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Ground Balls/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Holman, Sr. | 15/15 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | Holman, Jr. | 17/17 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | Holman, So. | 14/12 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | Holman, Fr. | 16/8 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 1.8 |
Four ACC Men Named as Tewaaraton Nominees
Tewaaraton Award
Holman was a nominee for the Tewaaraton Award in 2012 and 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042913aaa.html |accessdate=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |title=Four ACC Men Named as Tewaaraton Nominees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514135346/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042913aaa.html |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }} There were 13 other attackmen on the nominee list in 2013, including the winner from the previous year, attackman Peter Baum from Colgate, and a repeat finalist, Mike Sawyer, an attackman from Loyola University.{{cite web|url=http://www.tewaaraton.com/?q=recipients |title=Past Recipients | Tewaaraton Award |publisher=Tewaaraton.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-04}}
Major League Lacrosse
The Ohio Machine selected Holman in the second round of the Major League Lacrosse draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/6531/2013-collegiate-draft-results/|title=2013 Collegiate Draft Results|publisher=Majorleaguelacrosse.com|accessdate=2013-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226214252/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/6531/2013-collegiate-draft-results|archive-date=2014-02-26|url-status=dead}}
Holman played 6 seasons with the Machine and 81 games. He was the 2017 MLL Championship MVP scoring 4 goals with 2 assists leading the Machine to their 1st MLL Championship. He finished his MLL Career with 208 Goals (12th All Time), 87 assists, and 302 total points (16th All Time.)
= MLL statistics =
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Premier Lacrosse League
In 2019, Holman joined the Archers Lacrosse Club of Paul Rabil’s new league called the Premier Lacrosse League. He was selected to the 2019 PLL All-Star Game, playing for Team Baptiste.
Holman signed as a free agent with Cannons Lacrosse Club ahead of the 2023 season.{{Cite web |title=PLLCannons/status/1632882607414181889 |url=https://twitter.com/PLLCannons/status/1632882607414181889?s=20 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Twitter |language=en}} He was named as co-captain ahead of the season.{{Cite web |title=PLLCannons/status/1663715922333270020 |url=https://twitter.com/PLLCannons/status/1663715922333270020?s=20 |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Twitter |language=en}}
Holman is represented by Athelo Group, a sports agency based out of Stamford, Connecticut.{{Cite web |url=https://www.athelogroup.com/for-athletes |title=Our Athlete Roster|access-date=February 22, 2020}}
=PLL statistics=
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Personal life
Holman married fellow professional lacrosse player Alex Aust on December 17, 2021 in Tulum, Mexico.{{Cite web |title=Alex Aust, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model, Marries Fellow Athlete |url=https://popculture.com/sports/news/alex-aust-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-model-marries-marcus-holman/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Sports |language=en}}
References
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Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse players
Category:Premier Lacrosse League players
Category:Lacrosse players from Baltimore