24 Kammeon Holsey Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Sparta, Ga. High School: Hancock Central Height / Weight: 6-8 / 226 Position: Forward Birthdate: 09/04/1990 Experience: 1 letter

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Career Notes

Power forward who has a thin, but strong build ... Has great length and athletic ability ... Quick jumper who can defend a wing player as well as his own position ... Runs the court effortlessly and has great stamina ... Did not play in 2009-10 following surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee suffered while playing basketball on Aug. 1 of that year ... Underwent successful surgery to repair the ligament 10 days later, and participated in off-season practices in the spring ... Goes by "Kam."

2011-12 - Game-by-Game Statistics

Tech's starting 4-man every game this season after starting 12 games as a freshman... Scored in double figures and led Tech 4 times in the last 10 games... Scored 10 pts (5-7 FG) Saturday vs. BC... Next point will be the 300th of his career... Bright spot in Tech's loss to Alabama with 14 pts (7-9 FG and 5 rebs, and was Tech's only double-digit scorer at Maryland (11 pts, 4-7 FG) and vs. Virginia (12 pts, 4-8 FG)... Tied his career best for rebounds (8) vs. NC State and St. Joseph's... Averages of 6.9 ppg (49.0% FG) and 3.9 rpg in ACC games... 14-for-24 from the FT line in the last 8 games after going 2-for-15 over the 10 games before that... Tech's 3rd-leading scorer with an average of 8.5 ppg, 3rd-leading rebounder (4.3 pg). Scoring average up 5.1 ppg over last year, 6th-largest improvement among ACC players... Has team's best FG pct. overall (61.9 pct.), but is just 49 pct. in ACC games. Went 23-for-30 in 5 games at Gwinnett... Scored in double figures in 10 games (12 career), including a career-high 21 against Delaware State (9-10 FG) in 25 minutes... Went 6-for-9 for 12 points in win at Georgia on December 7... Missed 1 game in his career (due to illness last year).

2010-11 - Game-by-Game Statistics

Started 12 of Tech's 13 games from Mercer on Jan. 31 to Virgnia Tech on Feb. 13, came off the bench as one of Tech's post options after that ... Up and down offensively, but reached double figures twice in a 3-game stretch (Mercer, Boston College) ... Led Tech with a career-high 18 points in his ACC debut at Boston College (8-of-10 FG, 2-of-2 FT) ... 5-pt, 5-reb performance at Wake Forest March 3 was his best since Clemson (6 pts, 3-4 FG) on Feb. 5 ... Solid performance against North Carolina (4 pts, 5 reb, 21 minutes) ... Played just 10 minutes against Maryland, but pulled a career-best 7 rebounds ... Had Tech's 2nd-best FG percentage figure (48.9 pct.), and hit 50 pct. in ACC games ... Made his first collegiate start against Mercer, and responded with career highs at the time in points (13), field goals (5-6) and free throws (3-4) ... Tied his previous career best in rebounds (5) ... Active on the offensive boards, more than half of his rebounds came on the offensive glass.

High School

All-state performer from Hancock Central High School in Sparta, where he lettered four years and served as team captain for three ... Led his team to a class A state title in 2008 and earned state tournament MVP honors ... Earned first-team all-state honors in 2009, and also was named class A state player of the year ... Earned MVP honors for the South team in the GHSA North-South All-Star game ... Averaged better than 27 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior ... Ranked as high as No. 63 (ESPN.com) among senior prep players in 2009 ... No. 77 by Rivals, No. 78 by Scout ... No. 13 among power forwards by ESPN.com ... Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds as a junior and was named first-team all-state in class A, as well as class A player of the year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Personal

Full name is Kammeon Holsey, goes by "Kam" ... Born September 4, 1990 in Milledgeville, Ga. ... Son of Gary and Priscilla Hill ... Has a twin brother named Garreon ... Both parents played competitive basketball in high school ... Began playing when he was 5 ... Enjoys bowling, fishing, billiards, ice hockey, skating, movies, table tennis and swimming in his spare time ... Chose Tech in part because of the academic challenge ... Majoring in Sociology.