Tanner Holden
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tanner Holden
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 200
| league = NBA G League
| team = Texas Legends
| number = 24
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|6}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = Wheelersburg (Wheelersburg, Ohio)
| college =
- Wright State (2019–2022)
- Ohio State (2022–2023)
- Wright State (2023–2024)
| draft_year = 2024
| career_start = 2024
| career_end =
| years1 = 2024–present
| team1 = Texas Legends
| highlights =
- 2× First-team All-Horizon League (2021, 2022)
- Third-team All-Horizon League (2024)
- Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2020)
}}
Tanner Holden (born April 6, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wright State Raiders and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early life and high school career
Holden attended Wheelersburg High School where he played football and basketball. He was a wide receiver on the gridiron and was an Ohio Mr. Football finalist in 2017.{{cite web|first=Alan|last=Hieber|title=Freshman Tanner Holden a handful for opponents|url=https://wsuraiders.com/news/2020/1/13/mens-basketball-freshman-tanner-holden-a-handful-for-opponents|work=Wright State Raiders|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2025}} As a junior, he averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds per game while earning first-team Division III all-state honors. Holden averaged 27.0 points per game as a senior and repeated on the first-team. He was an unranked prospect according to 247 Sports and committed to play college basketball at Wright State.
College career
As a freshman, Holden averaged 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman team. He averaged 15.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore to earn first-team all-Horizon League honors.{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Jardy|title=Ohio State men's basketball power rankings: No. 8 Tanner Holden|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2022/10/21/ohio-state-basketball-power-rankings-no-8-tanner-holden/69579105007/|work=The Columbus Dispatch|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=January 9, 2025}} As a junior, Holden averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game, earning first-team All-Horizon League honors. He led the team to the NCAA tournament and scored 37 points in a First Four win against Bryant. Following the season, Holden transferred to Ohio State.{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Landis|title=Ohio State adds Wright State guard Tanner Holden via transfer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4180472/2022/04/02/ohio-state-adds-wright-state-guard-tanner-holden-via-transfer/|work=The Athletic|date=April 2, 2022|access-date=January 9, 2025}} He averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game as a senior. For his final season of eligibility, Holden returned to Wright State.{{cite news|first=Casey|last=Smith|title=Former Ohio State G Tanner Holden Transfers Back To Wright State|url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/basketball/ohio-state-buckeyes-guard-tanner-holden-transfer-portal-return-to-wright-state-raiders|work=Sports Illustrated|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=January 9, 2025}} He averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game.{{cite web|title=Holden inks at Legends at the beginning of his pro career|url=https://www.usbasket.com/NBA-G-League/news/909495/Holden-inks-at-Legends-at-the-beginning-of-his-pro-career|website=USBasket.com|date=December 29, 2024|access-date=January 9, 2025}}
Professional career
=Texas Legends (2024–present)=
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Holden joined the Sioux Falls Skyforce on October 28, 2024, after a tryout.{{cite web|title=Skyforce Announces Training Camp Roster Ahead of 2024-25 Season|url=https://siouxfalls.gleague.nba.com/news/skyforce-announces-training-camp-roster-ahead-of-2024-25-season|website=NBA.com|date=October 28, 2024|access-date=January 12, 2025}} However, he was waived on November 4{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Sioux Falls Skyforce Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Sioux-Falls-Skyforce/6/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=January 12, 2025}} and on December 29, he joined the Texas Legends.{{cite web|title=2024-2025 Texas Legends Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/gleague/teams/Texas-Legends/32/Transaction_History/2025|website=RealGM.com|access-date=January 12, 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://wsuraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tanner-holden/5781 Wright State Raiders bio]
- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tanner-holden/2628 Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
{{Texas Legends current roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holden, Tanner}}
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Ohio
Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball players
Category:Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players