Notable
Received the 2008-09 Milt Weisbecker Endowed Scholarship in August 2008.
2007-08/junior at Illinois State
Appeared in 18 games • Averaged 2.9 points and 1.1 rebounds per game on a 42.9 three-point
field goal percentage • Played 11 minutes against Drake (Feb. 5, 2008) at Redbird Arena,
his most action since playing 14 minutes against Chicago State (Nov. 27, 2007) •
Career-high 15 points on five three-point field goals against Southeast Missouri State
(Nov. 14, 2007) • Season-best four rebounds against Indiana • Tied his career-high with
three assists against Kent State • Scored six points in the season opener against
Missouri-St. Louis (Nov. 7, 2007).
2006-07/sophomore at Illinois State
Appeared in 20 games • Scored a season-high 10 points in win over Sacramento State (Nov.
29, 2006) • Scored nine points, all on treys, against Cal State-Northridge (Nov. 20, 2006)
• Chipped in six points in the Redbirds' 65-61 win over Evansville (Jan. 30, 2007).
2005-06/freshman at Illinois State
Played in 26 games with seven starting assignments • Was a steady contributor in the first
half of the season, but his playing time dropped off near the end of the season • More than
half of his made field goals were from three-point range • Posted three double-digit
scoring games, including a career-best 12 points against Southern Illinois (Jan. 28, 2006)
• As a freshman, averaged one turnover for every 27.2 minutes played.
at Bloomington High School
Led the Purple Raiders to a pair of Big 12 Conference championships his junior and senior
seasons • Averaged 16 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as a senior,
while Bloomington compiled a 25-5 record • Scored a season-high 24 points his senior year
against Peoria Notre Dame • Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class AA
All-State Third-Team selection as a senior • Played in the IBCA All-Star Game • Placed
third in the 2005 IHSA Class AA Country Insurance and Financial Services 3-point Showdown •
2004 Pontiac Holiday All-Tournament First Team • 2003 Pontiac Holiday All-Tournament Second
Team • As a junior, averaged 20.1 points per game, while shooting 43 percent from the field
and firing in 81 three-pointers • A two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection and Pantagraph
All-Area honoree • Earned IBCA Class AA Honorable Mention plaudits as a junior • Four-year
varsity player • Also lettered four years in golf, and was the No. 1 player as a senior •
During his prep career, the Purple Raiders claimed two Big 12 Conference golf titles and
three top-10 finishes at the state tournament, including a second-place effort in 2002 •
Coached by Ron Rose.
Personal
Full name: Brandon Lee Holtz • Birthdate: Sept. 24, 1986 • Birthplace: Bloomington, Ill. •
Parents: Jeff Holtz and Teri Sandage • Honor roll member throughout high school; also
served as a D.A.R.E. role model • His brother, Brent, is a sophomore on the Redbird
football team • Major: marketing.
CAREER STATISTICS
FG-FGA
| YEAR |
G-GS |
MIN |
AVG |
PCT |
3FG-3FGA |
PCT |
FT-FTA |
PCT |
O-D |
REB |
AVG |
PF-FO |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
TP |
AVG |
| 2005-06 |
26-7 |
326 |
12.5 |
39-107 |
.364 |
20-67 |
.299 |
5-10 |
.500 |
10-34 |
44 |
1.7 |
19-0 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
103 |
4.0 |
| 2006-07 |
20-0 |
174 |
8.7 |
16-48 |
.333 |
12-39 |
.308 |
2-4 |
.500 |
2-9 |
11 |
0.6 |
18-0 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
8 |
46 |
2.3 |
| 2007-08 |
18-0 |
157 |
8.7 |
16-38 |
.421 |
15-35 |
.429 |
5-6 |
.833 |
5-14 |
19 |
1.1 |
13-0 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
52 |
2.9 |
| TOTAL |
64-7 |
657 |
10.3 |
71-193 |
.368 |
47-141 |
.333 |
12-20 |
.600 |
17-57 |
74 |
1.2 |
50-0 |
33 |
28 |
3 |
23 |
201 |
3.1 |
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Points: 15 vs. SEMO, 11-14-07
Rebounds: 5, twice
Minutes: 25 vs. Southern Illinois, 1-28-06
Field Goals: 5 vs. SEMO, 11-14-07
Field Goal Atts: 12 vs. Southern Illinois, 1-28-06
3-Point Field Goals: 5 vs. SEMO, 11-14-07
3-Point FG Atts: 9 vs. Southern Illinois, 1-28-06
Free Throws: 3 vs. Indiana, 11-23-07
Free Throw Atts: 4 vs. Indiana, 11-23-07
Assists: 3, three times
Steals: 2, four times
Blocked Shots: 1, three times
