Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
30 Facts About Jrue Holiday
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Jrue Holiday played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins before being selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft with the 17th overall pick.
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Jrue Holiday is a two-time NBA All-Star and five-time NBA All-Defensive Team member.
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Jrue Holiday helped lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship in 2021 and won a gold medal with the 2020 US Olympic team.
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Jrue Holiday was born to Shawn and Toya Jrue Holiday.
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Jrue Holiday attended Campbell Hall School in the Los Angeles district of Studio City, California.
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Jrue Holiday was rated the No 1 point guard and the No 2 overall prospect in the Class of 2008 by Rivals.
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Jrue Holiday was named the 2008 Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade first-team All-American.
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Jrue Holiday played in the McDonald's All-American Game, tallying 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals.
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In 35 games, Jrue Holiday averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals in 27.1 minutes per game.
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Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 20 points on a perfect 8-of-8 shooting in just 19 minutes of play against Florida International.
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Jrue Holiday had 13 points and six assists in UCLA's one-point win over Virginia Commonwealth in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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Jrue Holiday was drafted 17th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft.
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On July 12,2013, Jrue Holiday was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Nerlens Noel and the Pelicans' 2014 first-round draft pick.
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On January 5,2015, against the Washington Wizards, Jrue Holiday reached 5,000 career points.
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On March 9,2016, Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 38 points against the Charlotte Hornets.
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On November 18,2016, Jrue Holiday made his season debut after missing the Pelicans' first 12 games while on a leave of absence to care for his wife.
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Jrue Holiday eclipsed 2,000 career assists with his fifth of the game.
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On November 24,2020, Jrue Holiday was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a four-team trade, involving the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder, in which the Pelicans acquired Eric Bledsoe, Steven Adams and draft compensation.
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On March 4,2021, Jrue Holiday scored 15 points in 23 minutes, and hit a game-winning 11 foot jump shot in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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On his way to an NBA First Team All Defense selection, Jrue Holiday averaged a team-high 1.63 steals per game for the Bucks, which was fifth-best in the league.
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Jrue Holiday made multiple steals in 32 games, which was the second-most of any player in the league over the season.
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In October 2021, Jrue Holiday missed 6 games due to an ankle injury.
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On December 15,2021, Jrue Holiday scored 26 points and recorded 14 assists in a victory over the Indiana Pacers in which Milwaukee was missing its other two "big three" members Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton.
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Jrue Holiday finished the game with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.
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In Game 5, Jrue Holiday stopped Marcus Smart on the Celtics' last two plays, recording a block and a steal to preserve the Bucks' lead in their comeback win, overcoming a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit.
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Jrue Holiday finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
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On February 2, Jrue Holiday was named to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game as a reserve guard for the Eastern Conference for the first time in 10 seasons, the longest gap between selections for any player in NBA history.
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In July 2013, Jrue Holiday married United States women's national soccer team midfielder Lauren Cheney.
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In September 2016, Jrue Holiday took indefinite leave from the Pelicans to care for his wife after she was diagnosed with a brain tumor.