JR Holder returns for another season with the Sudbury Five
The Sudbury Five announced Wednesday that power forward Jairus ‘JR’ Holder is returning for the upcoming 2023 season.
Holder is a former NBLC Newcomer of the Year and was a Five fan favourite during the 2019-20 season.
"I am excited to be back with The Five,” Holder is quoted as saying in a news release from the team.
“We have unfinished business from my first year here with COVID shutting the season down early. I believe that this will be a very special year."
Head coach and GM Logan Stutz said getting Holder back into the fold was a priority.
"He is exactly what The Five look for in a player,” Stutz said in the release.
“He can do a little bit of everything on the court. He's a great teammate and he's great in the community. I am very excited to have JR back in Sudbury."
Holder joined the team for the 2019-20 season following playing two seasons internationally in the British Basketball League, where he won two British Basketball League Championships in both seasons with the Leicester Riders.
He was also named the Finals MVP during the 2017-18 season. In his two seasons overseas, Holder averaged 15 points and five rebounds per game, while shooting 35 per cent from the three-point line.
During the 2019-20 season, Holder played 21 games with the Five, averaging 36.4 minutes per game, a 49.5 per cent field goal percentage, 44.5 per cent three-point percentage and 80.6 per cent free throw percentage.
The Five return to action in January when they begin their regular season. The team kicks off the year Dec. 29 with the Pros vs Joes charity game in support of local children’s charities.
For more information, visit the team’s website. For ticket information, click here.
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