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Furman University

2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

21 Holli Wilkins

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School Wesleyan School
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.

Biography

2015-16 (Senior): Selected preseason All-SoCon in balloting by league head coaches.

2014-15 (Junior): Fashioned a third straight solid season, earning starts in 32 of 33 games and scoring at a 12.6 points per game clip...became the 21st player in Furman history to top the 1,000-point plateau, finishing the season with 1,095 points, ranking her 16th overall...tallied double figures in 24 games and led the Paladins in scoring in 10 contests...poured in a season high 24 points (9x16 FGs) along with seven rebounds and a career high six assists against Appalachian State (84-79 win)...registered a 23-point performance versus Western Carolina (84-72 win)...finished the season with a 22-point (10x16 FGs), career high nine-rebound display versus McNeese State in Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament action...claimed eight rebounds versus both UNC Asheville (81-71 win) and Wofford (58-56 win)...named to the Canun Challenge All-Riviera Tournament Team after combining to tally 42 points in three games against Hartford (53-43 win), Florida State, and Washington...drained 28 of her final 30 free throws (93.3 percent) to finish the season at 77.1 percent, second on the squad...selected as SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 28)...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2013-14 (Sophomore): Consensus All-Southern Conference first team selection in balloting by league head coaches and media...joined on both squads by teammate Brittany Hodges...helped key Furman, a sixth-place preseason selection, to an impressive second place regular season finish, which earned the Paladins the SoCon’s automatic bid to the Women’s NIT — Furman’s first post-season tournament appearance since 2000...18 wins were the most by a Furman team since 2004-05 season...earning starts in all 31 games led Furman and ranked fourth in the SoCon in scoring (15.2 ppg) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (39.3%)...placed seventh in the league in field goal percentage (43.5%)...averaged 34.3 minutes per game -- tops on the squad and fifth in the SoCon...paced Furman in scoring in 17 contests, including a career high 30-point performance (11x16 FGs, 7x10 FTs) in a 78-67 win over Anderson in Greenville...topped 20 points in seven games, six of which came in victories...registered 21-point displays at Coastal Carolina (79-72 win) and versus UNCG in Greenville (73-64 win) and at Greensboro (77-64 win)...delivered a 20-point outing against Western Carolina (79-69 win) in Greenville...also registered 20 points, six rebounds, and a season high four assists at Elon (71-66 win) as part of a late season, five-game winning streak...came up big in a 66-65 win over Elon in Greenville, tallying 17 points along with a career high eight rebounds...contributed 19 points and six caroms at Charlotte (76-75 win)...scored a team leading 17 points versus Auburn in WNIT play...averaged 16.9 points and shot 49.1 percent (55x112) from the field over the Paladins’ final eight games...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 (Freshman): Selected Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and to the five-member SoCon All-Freshman Team in balloting by league coaches...freshman of the year pick was the second in a row for Furman (Brittany Hodges, 2012) and seventh in program history...earned playing time in all 30 games and starts in 26 contests...averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...contributed 10.8 ppg and shot 47.3 percent from the field (35x74) over the final eight games...tallied a season high 16 points in an 85-80 overtime win at USC Upstate, putting Furman ahead for good with a layup with a minute to go in the extra period...drained what proved to be the game winning basket in a 46-45 victory over Western Carolina in Greenville...contributed 13 points in a 74-71 triumph over Elon in Greenville...matched a season high with a 16-point performance against the College of Charleston...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.

High School: 2012 graduate of Wesleyan (1A) High School, where she starred on four state championship teams that combined to post a 117-14 record, including a 51-1 mark in region play...two-time first team all-state selection by the Georgia Sportswriters Association, Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution...named state player of the year as a senior after averaging 15.9 points per game and leading her squad to a 29-4 record...twice named to the Metro Atlanta Team of the Year (all classifications) by the Atlanta Tipoff Club...ESPN HoopGurlz three-star recruit rated No. 57 nationally at her position...product of the heralded Georgia Metros summer hoops program, where she played alongside Paladin freshman forward Patrice Butler....also starred in track & field at Wesleyan, winning a state crown and posting three runner-up finishes in the shotput.

Personal:  Full name is Holli Dai Wilkins...born August 14, 1993, in Chattanooga, Tennessee...parents are Gerald and Vita Wilkins...father played 13 seasons (1986-99) in the NBA, including seven seasons with the New York Knicks...brother, Damien, played at the University of Georgia and later in the NBA, primarily with the Philadelpha 76ers...sister, Jasmine, is a former Miss Georgia...uncle Dominque Wilkins, also starred at Georgia and averaged 24.8 ppg over 15 seasons (1983-97, ‘99) in the NBA, primarily with the Atlanta Hawks...was a nine-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Slam Dunk champion...communications major.


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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2012-13Freshman

    G/F
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2013-14Sophomore

    G/F
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2014-15Junior

    G/F
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Senior

    F
    5'11"
    21