Honors: 2014-15 Captain ... 2013-14 NE-10 All-Conference Second Team ... 2013-14 ECAC All-Star Second Team ... Spring 2014 NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... 2013-14 Captain ... Spring 2013 NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... 2011-12 Daktronics All-East Region Second Team ... 2011-12 ECAC All-Star Second Team ... 2011-12 NE-10 All-Conference Second Team ... 2010-11 NE-10 All-Rookie Team … Spring 2011 NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
As a Junior (2013-14): Started 25 games … led team in scoring (16.2 points per game) and free-throw percentage (.747, 74-for-99) … finished second on team with 50 three-pointers ... dished 61 assists and collected 13 steals … pulled in seven rebounds five times … scored a season-high 34 points while converting 14-of-19 free throws and registering two steals in a 90-76 win against Queens (NY) on Nov. 9 … scored 1,000th career point on a free throw in a 75-65 win against LIU Post on Nov. 16 … logged double figures in points in all but five games he played … reached the 20-point mark on eight occasions, including a stretch of seven out of 10 from Jan. 11 to Feb. 11 … went 6-for-8 from three-point range in an 87-80 win against Le Moyne on Jan. 11 … shot 10-of-16 along with 4-of-5 on free throws in a 27-point performance against Saint Anselm on Feb. 11.
As a Junior (2012-13): Took a redshirt season after suffering an early season-ending injury ... appeared in and started five games before missing the rest of the season due to injury ... had a season-high 17 points in a 61-51 win at the New York Institute of Technology on Nov. 25.
As a Sophomore (2011-12): Played in and started all 26 games ... finished second in the NE-10 with 17 points per game ... collected 101 rebounds, 70 assists and 15 steals ... reached double figures in scoring in 23 contests, including nine with at least 20 points ... shot a team-best 84.5 percent (120-for-142) from the free throw line, second best in the NE-10 ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds three times ... scored a career-high 30 points twice, at Saint Anselm on Jan. 5 and at Southern Connecticut State on Jan. 11 ... scored seven points in the final 3:11 to help Saint Michael’s erase a 10-point deficit and eventually top Southern Connecticut State 109-104 in four overtimes on Jan. 11.
As a Freshman (2010-11): Played in 28 games, starting 27 ... led the team in scoring with 15.8 points per game, third among NE-10 freshmen ... set school record for freshmen with 442 points ... led the team with 57 three-pointers ... shot 84.5 percent (93-for-110) on free throws, fifth in the NE-10 ... second on team in assists (67) ... scored in double digits 25 times, including 20-plus six times ... team's leading scorer in 13 contests ... tallied 27 points against Concordia (N.Y.) on Nov 20, including 21 in second half, and added seven assists ... scored team-high 27 points with seven rebounds and two steals against Stonehill on Nov. 28 ... hit at least one three-pointer in 26 of 28 games, including multiple threes 15 times.
Previous: Attended the Winchendon (Mass.) School for the 2009-10 academic year ... helped lead the basketball team to a 30-10 record and the No. 2 seed in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class A Tournament.
High School: Played four years of basketball at Sunset High School in Portland, Ore. ... also played AAU basketball for the Portland Legends ... team was Metro League champion in junior season and placed third in the Oregon State Tournament ... served as team captain ... named team's MVP ... named to all-league first team and all-state second team.
Personal: Michael David Holton Jr. ... son of Michael Sr. and LaShell Holton ... majoring in business administration and psychology, and minoring in marketing ... believed to be first player from Oregon in program history ... father played basketball at UCLA, was a guard for four NBA teams, was head coach of the University of Portland from 2001-06, and works as a TV analyst for the NBA's Portland Trailblazers ... brother, Tony, plays basketball at Concordia (Ore.) University.
