Brandon Hollinger

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

2006-2007 (Sophomore):

Started in 19 of 32 games played
Averaged 4.9 points
Averaged 1.4 rebounds
Averaged 1.8 assists
Scored career best 19 points on the road at UMass in the final game of the 2007 season, the NIT
Was 6 of 14 from the field and 3 of 7 from 3-point range and played 38 minutes in that game
Scored 11 points at Mississippi State
Had seven assists in the 2007 season opener against Jackson State
Started in last 12 straight games and first six straight games (with Alabama State start mixed in between)
Shot .769% (40-52) at the free throw line
Won team award “Highest 3-Point Percentage” for leading Tide with his .429% (30-70) from the 3-point line
Tied his career high with five rebounds against Texas Southern

2005-2006 (Freshman):

Starter in 18 of 30 games played, beginning at Auburn on January 11 and continuing straight through the final horn of the season
Averaged 2.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists
Scored 13 points in SEC opener against Ole Miss
Scored 10 points at Kentucky in his first ever trip to Rupp
Had five rebounds in the SEC tournament quarterfinal against Kentucky
Shot .737% (14 of 19) at the free throw line

PREP HIGHLIGHTS:

State’s 6A Player of the Year in 2005
2005 Mobile Press Register Co-Player of the Year (along with his teammate, Harold Edwards)
Played point guard in high school
Averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4.5 steals his senior season at LeFlore High School
1st Team All-State in 2005
1st Team Super 5 and the Southwest Regional Player of the Year in 2005
2005 Regional Tournament MVP
Led LeFlore to a final 35-1 record and No. 2 national ranking before falling in the 6A state championship game in 2005 (1st LeFlore team to go undefeated in regular season)
Coached at LeFlore by Otis Hughley
2004 NIKE All-American Camp participant
Hollinger was one of 5 LeFlore senior starters who all signed with colleges on April 14, 2005

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Says he owes his love of basketball and UA scholarship and future degree to the Boys & Girls Club where he started playing organized ball at age 7 and visited daily after school
Loves his hometown of Mobile
A communication studies major at UA
High school nickname was B-Holl
Has a brother, Carlos Skinner, and three sisters, Katina Skinner, Latoya Hollinger and Yashonda Hollinger
Son of Wanda Hollinger
Born January 13, 1987

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