Jon Robert Holden
Jon Robert "J.R." Holden (Russian: Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден; born August 10, 1976) is an American-Russian former professional basketball player, currently serving as an National Basketball Association (NBA) Director of Player Personnel for the Brooklyn Nets. Holden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he could play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but he primarily played at point guard.
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| Born | August 10, 1976 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Russian | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||
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| College | Bucknell (1994–1998) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted | |||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2011 | |||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | |||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | ASK Brocēni | |||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Telindus Oostende | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | AEK | |||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||
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As a member of CSKA Moscow, Holden won two EuroLeague titles, in 2006 and 2008. Moreover, he reached eight consecutive EuroLeague Final Four tournaments, a record he shares with his former CSKA teammate, Theo Papaloukas. His consistency at the highest level of European basketball earned him a selection to the EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team.
He was also a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, which he helped lead to the FIBA EuroBasket title in 2007, Russia's first ever gold medal in the tournament.