Jacob Holmes
Encyclopedia
Jacob Holmes is an Australia
n professional basketball
player who plays for the Townsville Crocodiles
in the Australian National Basketball League
. He has been playing for Sturt in the Australian Basketball Association
in the NBL off-season. He won the Central ABL's Woollacott Medal for Best & Fairest in 2003 for the Eastern Mavericks. He also played for the Nelson Giants
in the NZ NBL competition, which was held in the 2005 off-season of the NBL.
season and was a member of the teams NBL championship win that year. Three more seasons followed with the 36ers where the Phil Smyth
coached team never made it past the Quarter-Finals before he signed with the South Dragons
for the 2006-07 NBL season
. His leadership was acknowledged within the Dragons to the point where he earned the club captaincy as well as winning the Dragons MVP award for the 2007-08 season
.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Holmes decided to return home to Adelaide and to re-join the 36ers. In doing so he unfortunately missed out on a second NBL championship as the Dragons went on to win the 2008-09
NBL title in what would prove to be their final season in the league.
During the 2010-11 NBL season, Holmes averaged 5.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the 36ers in 28 games and was consistently among the top 10 in the league in rebounding. Holmes ended the 2010-11 season having played 299 NBL games and will have to wait until at least the 2011-12 season to pass the 300 game mark. He is so far averaging 9.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game during his NBL career.
Holmes was signed by the Townsville Crocodiles
late in the 2011 off-season as an injury replacement for Crocs captain, Russell Hinder
.
team that won the 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship
. He also won the gold medal playing for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
held in Melbourne
. Both championship wins were over the New Zealand Tall Blacks
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who plays for the Townsville Crocodiles
Townsville Crocodiles
The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
in the Australian National Basketball League
National Basketball League (Australasia)
The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....
. He has been playing for Sturt in the Australian Basketball Association
Australian Basketball Association
The Australian Basketball Association, often abbreviated to the ABA, is the second-tiered semi-professional men's and women's basketball minor leagues in Australia which sit under the professional National Basketball League and Women's National Basketball League .The ABA is representative of the...
in the NBL off-season. He won the Central ABL's Woollacott Medal for Best & Fairest in 2003 for the Eastern Mavericks. He also played for the Nelson Giants
Nelson Giants
The Fico Finance Nelson Giants are a basketball team that play in the National Basketball League in New Zealand. Their home games are played at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson....
in the NZ NBL competition, which was held in the 2005 off-season of the NBL.
Professional career
Holmes debuted for the Adelaide 36ers in the during the 2001-02 NBL season2001-02 NBL Season
Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 2000-2001.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 154 games were played, 28 for each team. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.-First Round:1st played...
season and was a member of the teams NBL championship win that year. Three more seasons followed with the 36ers where the Phil Smyth
Phil Smyth
Philip John Smyth AM is an Australian former basketball player and former three time championship winning head coach of the National Basketball League's Adelaide 36ers.-Professional career:...
coached team never made it past the Quarter-Finals before he signed with the South Dragons
South Dragons
The South Dragons is a former team in the Australasian National Basketball League . They made their début in the 2006/07 season and played their final season in 2008/09...
for the 2006-07 NBL season
2006-07 NBL Season
The 2006-07 National Basketball League is the 29th season of professional basketball in Australia. For the first time, a team was established from outside the Australasian area, with the Singapore Slingers taking over the licence of the Hunter Pirates...
. His leadership was acknowledged within the Dragons to the point where he earned the club captaincy as well as winning the Dragons MVP award for the 2007-08 season
2007-08 NBL Season
2007-08 is the 30th NBL season.On 21 November 2006, the NBL announced that Gold Coast Blaze will join the league, expanding it to 13 teams.-2007-08 league participants:-Pre-season Transactions:...
.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, Holmes decided to return home to Adelaide and to re-join the 36ers. In doing so he unfortunately missed out on a second NBL championship as the Dragons went on to win the 2008-09
2008-09 NBL Season
-2008-09 league participants:* On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season....
NBL title in what would prove to be their final season in the league.
During the 2010-11 NBL season, Holmes averaged 5.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the 36ers in 28 games and was consistently among the top 10 in the league in rebounding. Holmes ended the 2010-11 season having played 299 NBL games and will have to wait until at least the 2011-12 season to pass the 300 game mark. He is so far averaging 9.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game during his NBL career.
Holmes was signed by the Townsville Crocodiles
Townsville Crocodiles
The Townsville Crocodiles are a professional Australian basketball team based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in the National Basketball League...
late in the 2011 off-season as an injury replacement for Crocs captain, Russell Hinder
Russell Hinder
Russell Hinder is an Australian basketball player currently playing in the NBL for the Townsville Crocodiles.Russell went to the University of San Francisco before transferring to Augusta State University....
.
International Career
Jacob Holmes was a member of the Australian BoomersAustralia national basketball team
The Australian national basketball team is the men's basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known in Australia as the Boomers, an Australian slang term for Kangaroo. Australia is ranked 9th in the world and finished 7th at the 2008 Beijing Olympic...
team that won the 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship 2005
The FIBA Oceania Championship for Men 2005 was the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. The tournament, a best-of-three series between and , was held in Auckland and Dunedin. Australia won all three games. Both teams qualified for the 2006 FIBA World...
. He also won the gold medal playing for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Basketball competitions at the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held between Match 16 and 24, 2006.The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Both championship wins were over the New Zealand Tall Blacks
New Zealand national basketball team
The New Zealand national basketball team represents New Zealand in international basketball competitions. It is nicknamed the Tall Blacks, derived from the name of New Zealand's Rugby union team, the All Blacks.-History:...
.