Wilbur Holland is a retired American

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 basketball

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 player.

A 6'0" guard, Holland played college basketball at the University of New Orleans

University of New Orleans

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, where he led his team in scoring for two seasons (1973–75). During his senior year, he earned Second Team All-America

All-America

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 honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Upon graduating from college, Holland was selected by the Atlanta Hawks

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 in the fifth round of the 1975 NBA Draft

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. After one season with the Hawks, during which he averaged 5.8 points per game, he signed with the Chicago Bulls

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, and he remained with the Bulls until 1979. Holland's statistically strongest NBA season occurred in 1977-78

1977-78 NBA season

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, during which he averaged 16.6 points, 3.8 assists

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, 2.0 steals

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, and 3.6 rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

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. He ranked among the NBA's top ten in total steals twice in his career (in 1976-77 and 1977–78).

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