Prospect Spotlight: Marcus Holman (2018)
Two seasons ago, Marcus Holman was a junior at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland, 30 minutes outside of Richmond. As a junior point guard, he was the catalyst of the team leading them in points, assists and rebounds. Yet, all anyway would say about him is that he’s “underrated”.
Flash forward two seasons and Holman may be on the verge of becoming a household name in Richmond high school basketball instead of just an overlooked player. After reclassifying and heading to Benedictine, he earned his spot on the floor and by the end of the year was playing meaningful minutes for a rebuilding Cadets team.
Going into his senior season, he’s going to be looked at for more than just sparing minutes or as a role player.
“Coach Churchwell wants me to score the ball more and have the ball in my hands a lot,” Holman said. “I need to keep working on my ball handling so when I’m tried I can beat defenders and take care of the basketball.”
Marcus Holman looks to have an important role on River City Reign.A lot of kids like Holman are able to show flashes of what they’re capable of, but aren’t in great positions to consistently do it. Last summer for Team Richmond-Garner Road, Holman was one of the top options for the team, but he played off the basketball a lot because of other point guards.
Now running with River City Reign this summer, he’s impressed early in the AAU season, including a 15 point outing in a win over Team Loaded 757 two weeks ago. The combo guard is able to showcase his ability to create plays with the ball in his hands, and it will be good for him both now and moving forward.
“I have a bigger role here and I’m handling the ball a lot more here, which is in my benefit because I’m trying to transition from off the ball to on it,” Holman said.
Now that he’s found the perfect fit as a talented player on a talented group, Holman has thrived in Reign’s uptempo system. He’s shown the ability to score at all three levels, see the floor in transition and when attacking the rim, and even when he does make a mistake he seems to work his tail off to make up for it on the next play.
That unselfish and competitive attitude is what Holman believes separates him and makes him recruitable to college coaches.
“I play hard and you can put me anywhere and I’m going to give it my all when I’m on the floor.”
Holman has interest from a number of schools ranging from Division One to NAIA, and if he can show during the live period that he’s a consistent producer he should see his recruitment continue to rise.