Justin Holiday

Justin Alaric Holiday (born April 5, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies.

In his junior season, he was named to the 2010 Pac-10 All-Defensive Team.

In 34 games (21 starts), he averaged 5.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 22.2 minutes per game.

In his senior season, he was named the Huskies' co-captain along with Isaiah Thomas.

He went on to be named the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year by Netscouts Basketball.

In 35 games (all starts), he averaged 10.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.3 minutes per game.

Holiday went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.

On August 4, 2011, he signed with Okapi Aalstar of Belgium for the 2011–12 season.

He was a starter for the Belgian team alongside fellow future NBA player Chris Copeland.

In July 2012, Holiday joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2012 NBA Summer League.

On October 1, 2012, he signed with the Cavaliers.

However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 10, 2012.

Two days later, he was claimed off waivers by the Portland Trail Blazers.

However, he was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 27.

On October 31, 2012, Holiday was acquired by the Idaho Stampede.

On November 28, he made his debut for Idaho in a 112–98 loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, recording 15 points and six rebounds.

On April 1, 2013, Holiday signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Two days later, he made his debut for the 76ers in an 88–83 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats, recording two points and two rebounds in seven minutes.

On April 26, Holiday was named to the All-NBA D-League Third Team and All-Defensive Second Team.

In July 2013, Holiday joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

On August 14, 2013, he was waived by the 76ers.

On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Utah Jazz.

However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 26, 2013, after playing seven preseason games.

On November 21, 2013, Holiday signed with Szolnoki Olaj of Hungary for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

In 19 league games for Szolnok, he averaged 12.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

In July 2014, Holiday joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2014 NBA Summer League.

On September 8, 2014, he signed with the Warriors.

On November 14, 2014, he was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors.

He was recalled the next day.

He won an NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015.

Holiday was born in Mission Hills, California.

He attended Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California.

As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as he led Campbell Hall to a 33–1 record and the state Class IV championship.

In his freshman season at University of Washington, Holiday played sparingly for the Huskies.

In 19 games, he averaged 0.7 points in 6.6 minutes per game.

In his sophomore season, his role, playing time and production all increased.

In 35 games, he averaged 2.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 15.6 minutes per game.

On March 13, 2015, he scored a career-high 23 points in a loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Holiday won an NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games.