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2006-07: The St. Petersburg native enrolled at USF in January of 2007 after transferring from Florida State ... will become eligible in mid-December, at the conclusion of first semester finals ... had planned to redshirt in his first campaign with the Seminoles.

High School:  One of the most decorated prep players to ever play basketball in the greater Tampa area ... a 2006 graduate of St. Petersburg Catholic High School, Holmes garnered All-Suncoast Player of the Year accolades on three occasions and concluded his career with 2,748 points ... a two-time first team all-state honoree, he is the all-time leading scorer at SPC and helped the program to 100 victories during his tenure ... a four-year letterwinner and starter, he was runner-up for Mr. Basketball honors in Florida in 2006 and reached double figures in points in every game that season ... was one of just six players in Pinellas County history to score more than 2,000 career points ... led SPC to four straight district titles and three trips to the state Final Four ... ranked the 27th best shooting guard in the country by Rivals.com and 34th-best by Scout.com ... Rated 113th overall by Rivals.

Personal: Mass communications major ... born October 10, 1987 in Clearwater, Fla. ... son of Stacey Holmes ... Has four brothers, Everson, Herschell, Malcolm and Koulavaris, and one sister, Chelsea.