Career Honors and Awards:
- 2022-23 MAC Commonwealth First Team
- 2022-23 Academic All-MAC
- 2022-23 MAC Academic Honor Roll
- 2021-22 MAC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020-21 Academic All-MAC
- 2020-21 MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention
- 2020-21 MAC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 MAC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018-19 MAC Academic Honor Roll
2022-23 - Graduate Student
Started 27 games played...Hit 58 three-pointers...Averaged 13.9 points per game...Dished out nearly four assists per game...Stole the ball 34 times...Had 25 points against Hood (02/11)...Reached Widener's 1,000 point club...Converted five of 10 threes against Hood (02/11)...Saw 11 points against Tufts in first round of DIII Tournament (03/03)
2021-22 - Senior
Started all 26 games played...Led the Pride in three-point percentage (39.7%)...Averaged 12.4 points and 3.3 assists per game...Second on the team in steals (22)...Scored a season-best 27 points, including a perfect 15-15 at the foul line at Misericordia (11/17)... Dished out eight assists at Centenary (N.J.) (12/18)
2020-21 - Junior
Started 11 of 11 games played (season shortened due to COVID-19)... Shot 42.9% from downtown as a junior...Put up 11.9 points per night...Led the Pride with 32 assists, only player on the team to have more than 20... Scored a season-best 21 points at Arcadia (03/12)
2019-20 - Sophomore
Started all 27 games for the Pride...Averaged 8.4 points and 2.5 assists per game...Shot 38.9 percent from three and 80.7 percent at the free throw line...Named to the Widener Tip-Off Tournament for Autism Awareness All-Tournament Team...Recorded first career block and scored 13 points at Arcadia (02/18/20)...Scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 free-throws at Albright (01/15/20)...Netted a career-high 16 points and dished out four assists against CNU (01/04/20)...Tied a career-high in made three-pointers with four and grabbed four boards against Kean (11/16/19)...Career-high 11 free throws made on his way to 14 points against PSU Harrisburg (11/10/19).
2018-19 - First Year
Appeared in 18 games for the Pride while making his first career start against Arcadia (01/16)...Scored 103 points for the Pride averaging 5.7 PPG while shooting 44% from the field...Shot 53% from beyond the arc...Through his first four appearances, Holden went 12-for-14 from downtown (86%)...Recorded 10 steals on the season including a three steal performance against Middlebury (01/08)...Assisted on 21 buckets during the year while recording a career-high six assists against Arcadia (01/16)...Came away with at least one rebound in seven straight games between November 8 against Penn-State Brandywine and December 8 against Hood.
High School
All-Cape Atlantic League performer in his final three seasons at Lower Cape May Regional High School...Three-time team captain...Scored more than 2,000 points in his high school career and broke the school scoring record...Averaged 23.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.5, assists, and 1.5 steals per game as a senior... Led team to Group 2 state tournament as a senior...Active in FBLA...Honor roll student...Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Anissa and Pat Holden...Listed John Stockton as his favorite athlete...Enjoys working out and going to the beach...Aspires to work in business.
Why Did You Choose Widener?
"It was a great fit academically in the business field, as well as athletically on the basketball court."
