Basketball Transfer

[E.T.]

St. Pete Times:

St. Petersburg Catholic coach Michael Moran said from talking with former SPC star Aaron Holmes, the freshman guard's only reason for leaving FSU is to be closer to his family for personal reasons. Holmes is finishing finals this week at FSU before deciding his next move, which probably will include exploring a possible transfer to USF

[Bull Martin]

Awesome.  Would he be eligable this season?  Is he like Capco? Fill us in.

[flsportsfan83]

;D ;D ;D

[Greg Auman]

He wouldn't be eligible this season. He hasn't gotten his release from FSU yet, but that wouldn't stop him from enrolling in classes at USF if he wanted to do so. I've written about him a bit on the blog ...

[Knight_Light]

Awesome.  Would he be eligable this season?  Is he like Capco? Fill us in.

If he finishes up this semester (Dec '06), he would be eligible to play for USF after the finish of the Dec '07 Semester, after taking his 12-month (1 year) transfered year.

As noted, he can enroll anywhere come Jan '07.

[HOTMello2005]

What are his stats at FSU?

IF he did decided to trasfer to USF, what kind of potential impact would he have on the team?

[alau255]

This kid is an absolute beast.  I saw him play a few times as my high school is in the same division as SPC.  He killed us.  His jumpshot is great.  Ballhandling is pretty good.  And he plays some great D.

He would be a great asset to this team.

[Velcro]

From the FSU media guide:

AARON HOLMES

FRESHMAN/GUARD

6-5/180

ST. PETERSBURG, FL

#20

• Florida State University

(Leonard Hamilton)

• St. Petersburg Catholic

(Michael Moran)

ON HOLMES: “Aaron spends more time in the gym

by himself on ball-handling drills and on shooting drills than any

player I have coached. He’s an extremely hard worker. If there is

a better offensive guard in the state of Florida than Aaron, I

haven’t seen him. The guy has unlimited range. You can post

him up. He can go off the dribble. He really has it all on offense.

Offensively, he’s the best player I ever had,” said St. Petersburg

Catholic head coach Michael Moran … has the athletic ability to

play both the shooting guard and small forward positions and

will give the Seminoles another strong shooter at the wing position

… ranked the 65th best player nationally by Rivals.com …

ranked as high as the nation’s 44th best prep player by

ScoutHoops.com … combined with transfer Toney Douglas

(from Auburn and eligible for the 2005-06 season) and Josue

Soto to form the No. 7 ranked recruiting class for Florida State

according to cbssportsline.com … a two-time All-State Firstteam

selection as a junior and senior by the Florida Sports

Writers Association … earned All-State honors each of his four

years on the varsity team at SPC … two-time All-Suncoast Player

of the Year by the St. Petersburg Times.

AT ST. PETERSBURG CATHOLIC:

Graduated from St. Petersburg Catholic in 2006 … a four-year

starter during his high school career … helped lead SPC to 100

victories during his four-year career … the all-time leading

scorer at SPC with 2,748 career points … surpassed the 2,500

point mark in a 33-point performance in leading SPC to a victory

over Cardinal Mooney late in his senior season … scored in

double figures in each game during his senior season … one of

only three players in Pinellas County history to score 2,000 or

more career points … led his team to a 27-4 record as a senior

as he averaged 27.4 points … the Class 3A Player of the Year in

the state of Florida as a senior as he led the Barons to a 27-4

record and their third consecutive berth in the semifinal of the

state tournament … earned All-State Class 3A First-Team honors

as a senior as selected by the Florida Sports Writers Association

… also earned All-State First-Team honors as a junior … top

scoring game of his senior season came as he dropped 38

points and pulled down 14 rebounds in a 68-64 victory over

Tampa Catholic … began his senior season on a high note with

30 points in the season opener against Bishop Verot … named

the Most Valuable Player in the Senior Showcase All-Star game

in Orlando following his senior season … scored 22 points,

including four 3-pointers, in the game … was also the runner-up

in the 3-point contest leading up to the senior showcase … best

game of his senior season came against Tampa Catholic as he

scored 38, pulled down 14 rebounds and had six assists …

scored his career-high of 46 points during his junior season

against Florida Prep … scored more than 40 points twice during

his junior season … averaged 26.1 points and 6.9 rebounds as

a junior, 20.8 points as a sophomore and 12.8 points as a freshman

… earned All-State Second-Team honors as a sophomore

and All-State Honorable Mention honors as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 10, 1987 … Aaron is the son of

Stacy Holmes … originally committed to NC State as a junior but

decided to re-open his recruitment and signed with Head Coach

Leonard Hamilton during the Nov. 2005 early signing period …

selected Florida State over Wake Forest, Maryland, Georgia

Tech, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

[Velcro]

[Greg Auman]

In USF's offense, a 2 and 3 (shooting guard or small forward) is basicially the same position -- in losing Mattis and Buckley, small forward remains a priority position in recruiting, so it's a good match for USF, especially considering the Bulls have an unused scholarship available for the spring semester.