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CMU Tartan Athlete of the Week

CMU Tartan Athlete of the Week

Week of February 17 - February 23, 2025

R.J. Holmes - Men's Basketball

Graduate student R.J. Holmes of the Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team led the Tartans to a 1-1 UAA weekend. Holmes averaged 20.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game while he shot 64.0% (16-25) from the floor. He also converted 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Holmes started the weekend recording his ninth double-double of the season and 31st of his career in a setback at #2 NYU. He recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds against the Violets. The graduate student then followed with a season-best 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds in a 91-83 victory at Brandeis.