Tra Holder

Antonio Price "Tra" Holder or Antonio Price Soonthornchote[1] (born September 27, 1995) is an American-Thai professional basketball player who last played for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Tra Holder
Jämtland Basket
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketligan
Personal information
Born (1995-09-27) September 27, 1995
Los Angeles, California
NationalityThai / American
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrentwood School
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeArizona State (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Auxilium Torino
2019–2020Skyliners Frankfurt
2020–2021MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2021Nürnberg Falcons
2021–2022Birmingham Squadron
2022Westchester Knicks
2023Capitanes de Ciudad de México
2023-presentJämtland Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's 3x3 basketball
Representing  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2021 VietnamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 CambodiaTeam
Men's basketball
Representing  Thailand
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 VietnamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 CambodiaTeam

Early life

Holder was born to Charee Rogers and Tony Holder.[2][3] His mother is Thai.[1] Holder grew up in Los Angeles, and attended high school at Brentwood School.[3]

College career

Holder committed to Arizona State, and former coach Herb Sendek after an unofficial visit to campus in May 2013. In his first season, he was honored as a member of the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he developed into one of the best guards in the conference under Bobby Hurley.[4] As a junior, Holder averaged 16.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.[5]

Holder was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on November 20, 2017, after averaging 23.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals in three victories.[6] Holder scored 40 points to lead the Sun Devils to a 102–86 win over No. 15 Xavier.[7] He was again awarded player of the week honors on November 27.[8] Holder had 29 points on 8-for-16 shooting in a 95–85 victory over second-ranked Kansas on December 9.[9] He would lead the Sun Devils to their first ever 10–0 start in college basketball history after a 76–64 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Ranked #3 in the AP poll and as the last undefeated team in the nation (12–0), on December 30, the Sun Devils played on the road at their historic rival, the Arizona Wildcats in McKale Arena. Tra Holder was the leading scorer of the game with 31 points, but the Sun Devils fell to the Wildcats 78–84 to begin the Pac-12 Conference schedule.

Professional career

Auxilium Torino (2018)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, on July 14, 2018, Holder signed a deal with the Italian club Auxilium Torino for the 2018–19 LBA season.[10]

MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza (2020–2021)

On January 15, 2020, Holder signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[11]

Nürnberg Falcons (2021)

In January 2021, Holder signed with Nürnberg Falcons BC of the German ProA.[12]

Birmingham Squadron (2021–2022)

On October 25, Holder signed with the Birmingham Squadron after being acquired from the available player pool.[13] He was then later waived on January 31, 2022.[14] On February 16, 2022, Holder was reacquired and activated by the Birmingham Squadron.[15] On March 2, 2022, Holder was waived by the Birmingham Squadron.[16]

Westchester Knicks (2022)

On March 5, 2022, Holder was acquired via available player pool by the Westchester Knicks.[17] On December 14, 2022, Holder was waived.[18]

Capitanes de Ciudad de México (2023)

On February 13, 2023, Holder was acquired by the Capitanes de Ciudad de México.[19] On February 28, 2023, Holder was waived.[20]

National team career

Holder has played for the Thai national team.[1]

References
  1. "Tra Holder: Ready to put Thailand in the best position to succeed". fiba.basketball. May 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. Henson, Joaquin (May 19, 2022). "3 down, 3 to go for Gilas". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  3. Morgan, Craig (January 24, 2017). "Tra Holder's life is refreshingly short on drama". TheSunDevils.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. Haller, Doug (December 29, 2015). "The development of ASU point guard Tra Holder". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. Corral, Felipe (November 6, 2017). "What you need to know about ASU men's basketball before tipoff". The State Press. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. "ASU's Holder named Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. Haller, Doug (November 24, 2017). "Tra Holder erupts to lead ASU to tournament win over No. 15 Xavier". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  8. "Arizona State's Holder repeats as Pac-12 Player of the Week". pac12.com. November 27, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  9. "No. 17 Arizona State deals No. 2 Kansas its second loss at home this week". USA Today. Associated Press. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  10. "Tra Holder signs with Fiat Torino". Sportando.basketball. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  11. Carchia, Emiliano (January 15, 2020). "Tra Holder officially joins MKS Dabrowa Gornicza". Sportando. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  12. "Mehr Tiefe für die Falcons: "Tra" Holder wird Nürnberger". Nordbayern.de (in German). January 12, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  13. "Birmingham Squadron finalize roster for team's first training camp in Birmingham". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  14. "2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  15. "2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  16. "2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  17. "2021–22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  18. "2022–23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  19. "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  20. "2022-23 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
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