Wilbur Holland

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Wilbur Holland (November 8, 1951 – October 15, 2022[1]) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'0" guard from Columbus, Georgia, Holland played college basketball at Morristown College and the University of New Orleans, where he led his team in scoring for two seasons (1973–75). During his senior year, he earned Division II Second Team All-America honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.[2]

Upon graduating from college, Holland was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the fifth round of the 1975 NBA draft. After one season with the Hawks, during which he averaged 5.8 points per game, he signed with the Chicago Bulls, and he remained with the Bulls until 1979. In the 1977 NBA Playoffs, Holland got into a fight with the Portland Trail Blazers Herm Gilliam. Holland's statistically strongest NBA season occurred in 1977–78, during which he averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 assists, 2.0 steals, and 3.6 rebounds. He ranked among the NBA's top ten in total steals twice in his career (in 1976–77 and 1977–78).[1]

In 2002, Holland was inducted into the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame.[3]

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
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975–76 Atlanta 33 10.6 .399 .6347 1.2 .8 .6 .1 5.8
1976–77 Chicago 79 70 31.1 .454 .823 3.2 3.2 2.1 .2 14.9
1977–78 Chicago 82 81 35.2 .443 .799 3.6 3.8 2.0 .2 16.6
1978–79 Chicago 82* 56 30.3 .473' .801 3.1 4.0 1.5 .1 12.6
Career 276 207 29.6 .452 .799 3.1 3.3 1.7 .2 13.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977 Chicago 3 28.0 .500 1.000 3.0 1.0 .3 .0 14.7

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