Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Jonathan Holmes

01/01/00

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Jonathan Holmes (North Carolina, 2003)

Jonathan Holmes enters his second season with the Tribe staff. He served as an assistant coach at the Division II and NAIA levels before coming to Williamsburg prior to the 2008-09 season. Holmes grew up in the basketball-rich state of Indiana and furthers the W&M-North Carolina connection at the College after playing four seasons for the Tar Heels.

“Jonathan has a strong pedigree in basketball and he just could not be more excited about this opportunity,” head coach Tony Shaver said. “He brings great knowledge of the game and great recruiting contacts to our program. Jonathan has been runner-up for Indiana’s ‘Mr. Basketball’ and played in the Final Four for the University of North Carolina, so he brings a winning way to help us continue to improve our program.”

Holmes’ reponsibilities with the Tribe include overseeing the team’s academics, working with guards, scouting and recruiting. His main focus area in recruiting is the Midwest.

Holmes spent two seasons at Division II school Francis Marion University in Florence, S.C. During his tenure with the Patriots, Holmes’ primary responsibilities included recruiting, on-floor coaching, individual player workouts, pre- and post-season workouts and helping in the area of academic support for team members.

Prior to his time at FMU, the Bloomington, Ind., native spent one season as an assistant coach and head junior varsity coach at Montreat College in 2005-06. The Cavaliers compiled a 22-10 mark and won both the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, while also reaching the second round of the NAIA Division II national tournament. Holmes has also served as a counselor at numerous North Carolina Men’s Basketball Camps, as well as at his own Jonathan Holmes Basketball Camp in Bloomington, which started in 2002.

Holmes is a 2003 graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he was a four-year letterman on the Tar Heel basketball team. He played in 76 career games and recorded nearly a two-to-one assists to turnovers ratio. During his career, the Tar Heels advanced to the 2000 Final Four, appeared in the 2003 NIT post-season tournament and won both the 1999 Maui Invitational and the 2002 Preseason NIT. Holmes was named to the 2003 ACC All-Academic Team. He earned a degree in communications from UNC with a 3.6 grade point average.

Upon graduation, Holmes played professional basketball for two seasons overseas. He was a member of the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League (England) during the 2003-04 season. The following season, Holmes was a member of the IC Horsens in the Basketligaen Danish League (Denmark). He averaged 14 points and five assists in helping IC Horsens to a runner-up finish during the Danish League regular season as well as a tournament semifinal appearance in 2005.

Holmes was a four-year varsity starter for his father, J.R., at Bloomington South High School and capped his career as the runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1999. He left as the school’s all-time leader in points, assists, consecutive games started, free throw percentage and 3-pointers made. Holmes was also the recipient of the John Wooden Citizenship Award in 1999. His high school honors also included Nike High School All-American in the summer of 1998, McDonald’s All-American Nominee, two-time first team All-State in Indiana and being named to the Indiana All-Star team. As a student at Bloomington South, Holmes was the co-valedictorian and carried a perfect grade point average.

Jonathan and his wife, Jennifer, were married in September of 2006. Jennifer, who is originally from New Hampshire, is a graphic designer. The couple have a daughter, Lillian Annabel, born Dec. 1, 2008.