Bria Holmes

American basketball player

Bria Holmes
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 (age 30) New Haven, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Hillhouse (New Haven, Connecticut)
College	West Virginia (2012–2016)
WNBA draft	2016: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career	2016–present
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
2016–2017	Atlanta Dream
2018–2020	Connecticut Sun
2021	Los Angeles Sparks
2021	Las Vegas Aces

Stats at WNBA.com

Bria Holmes (born April 19, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the eleventh overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft. Holmes was the fifth player to be drafted from West Virginia.^[1]

College career

Holmes was rated the #1 player in Connecticut by ESPN in the 2012 recruiting class.^[2] Over her four years at West Virginia, Holmes scored 2,001 points. She is only the fourth player to reach the 2,000 point mark in Mountaineer history. She averaged 14.5 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game at West Virginia.^[1] Holmes finished her career as the third highest scorer in Mountaineer history, and became only the second Mountaineer to receive all conference first team honors in three straight years. Holmes also finished with three straight years of scoring 500 or more points.^[3] The Mountaineers made the NCAA Tournament in three out of the four years Holmes was on the team. In the 2013–14 season, the Mountaineers won the Big 12 regular season title.

West Virginia statistics

Source^[4]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	West Virginia	31	180	32.3%	20.0%	56.9%	1.6	0.5	0.9	0.5	5.8
2013–14	West Virginia	34	516	46.7%	34.3%	65.0%	3.5	1.7	1.4	0.6	15.2
2014–15	West Virginia	38	716	39.9%	24.1%	62.9%	4.4	2.8	1.5	0.9	18.8
2015–16	West Virginia	35	589	48.5%	32.4%	67.9%	4.1	3.7	1.1	0.9	16.8
Career		138	2001	42.8%	28.3%	64.3%	3.5	2.2	1.2	0.7	14.5

WNBA career

Holmes was drafted in the first round, with the eleventh overall pick in the 2016 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. In her first season, Holmes started 10 games and played in 32 with the Dream. She averaged 7.5 points per game and 2.6 rebounds per game. In 2017, Holmes played in all 32 games for the Dream again and started 13. She improved her points per game to 7.8.^[5] Prior to the 2018 season, Holmes was traded to the Connecticut Sun for a second round pick in the 2018 WNBA draft and a second round pick in the 2019 WNBA draft.^[6] Prior to this trade, Holmes had announced that she would miss the 2018 season due to pregnancy.^[7]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016	Atlanta	33	10	21.3	.435	.274	.774	2.6	1.2	0.9	0.2	1.2	7.5
2017	Atlanta	32	13	22.2	.378	.189	.640	2.9	1.8	0.7	0.2	1.1	7.8
2019	Connecticut	34	0	15.6	.399	.317	.672	1.4	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.9	6.3
2020	Connecticut	18	4	16.2	.357	.333	.667	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.3	1.0	4.9
2021	Los Angeles	17	5	18.4	.326	.242	.565	2.8	1.2	0.9	0.4	1.2	4.9
2021	Las Vegas	2	0	3.0	.000	—	—	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
Career	6 years, 4 teams	136	32	18.8	.388	.270	.676	2.3	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.1	6.5

Playoffs


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2016	Atlanta	2	2	35.0	.500	.286	.625	5.5	2.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	15.5
2019	Connecticut	8	0	13.6	.386	.200	.778	1.5	1.0	0.9	0.1	1.0	5.5
Career	2 years, 2 teams	10	2	17.9	.426	.227	.706	2.3	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.2	7.5

References

^ ^a ^b Rose, Shanna (April 14, 2016). "WVU standout Bria Holmes selected 11th overall in WNBA draft". BlueGoldSports. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Bria Holmes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Bria Holmes". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
^ "Bria Holmes Bio". wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Sun acquire Bria Holmes from Atlanta for 2 WNBA draft picks". apnews.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ "Bria Holmes to Miss 2018 Season Due to Pregnancy". dream.wnba.com. January 16, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.