Name: Jrue Holiday
Position: Guard
Sport: Basketball
Event(s): Men's 5x5
Height: 6-3
DOB: 6/12/1990
Birthplace: Mission Hills, Calif.
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
High School: Campbell Hall School (Los Angeles, Calif.) ‘08
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Team/Club: Milwaukee Bucks
Coach(es): Mike Budenholzer
Olympic Experience
- One-time Olympian (2020); one-time Olympic medalist (1 gold)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold
Other Career Highlights
- Named as a finalist for the 2021 USA National Team and U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team on March 11, 2021
- Recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy as the winner of the 2020-2021 NBA Sportsmanship Award
- Recipient of the NBA's 2020 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year award
- Participated in the 2013 USA National Team minicamp
- Selected as a member of the 2012 USA Select Team that trained with and against the 2012 USA National Team in its preparations for the 2012 London Olympic Games
- Member of the 2008 USA Nike Hoop Team that recorded a 98-78 victory over a World Select Team; Recorded 13 points, a team-high five assists, and three steals in 22 minutes
Personal:
Son of Shawn and Toya Holiday...Both parents played college basketball at Arizona State. Toya was named 1982 Pac-10 Player of the Year... Has two brothers, Justin and Aaron, both played in the NBA…His younger sister, Lauren, played college basketball on the UCLA women's team....Married United States women's national soccer team midfielder Lauren Cheney...Has two children, one daughter, Jrue Tyler, and one son, Hendricks… Named to his first ever NBA All-Star Game in 2012-13, becoming the youngest player in Sixers franchise history to receive that honor.
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