Packaged as a small-pint, 5-foot-8 point guard with explosion and a killer crossover that leaves the competition punch drunk, David Holston is a stick of dynamite when it comes to blowing up defenders on the court.
Packaged as a small-pint, 5-foot-8 point guard with explosion and a killer crossover that leaves the competition punch drunk, David Holston is a stick of dynamite when it comes to blowing up defenders on the court.
The Chicago State University hooper’s 26.0 points per game average ranks third in the nation in college scoring, and along with his ability to pass the ball, averaging 6.4 assists a game, it may be enough to one day land him a roster spot with an NBA franchise.
Holston ended his season as the Division I leader and made three-pointers per game with an average of 4.6 three’s per contest. This season, he also posted 11 games of 30 or more points, including a season-high 41 points against Utah Valley and a career best 14 assists against Houston Baptist University.
The Pontiac, Mich. native shot a career best 42 percent from the three-point arc while leading CSU to its best record in two decades at 19-13. After finishing his senior campaign as the Cougars all-time leading scorer and being named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All District Team, he is envisioning even more success in the near future.
The Defender caught up with Holston for a little one-on-one.
CD: Who or what inspired you to play the game of basketball?
DH: My grandmother. She used to ball two socks together and made a basketball rim out of a clothes hanger when I was just a toddler. I quickly graduated to plastic toy hoops and then, at age 7, to a 10-foot rim in the driveway of my parents’ home.
CD: Do you have any nicknames or monikers that you may go by or were given to you as a player?
DH: My family calls me Munch, and the announcer of Chicago State, Brian Snow, of ISNET media gave me the nickname Money.
CD: How do you respond when people compare you to small NBA greats such as Nate ‘Tiny’ Archibald, Michael Adams, Tyrone ‘Muggsy’ Bogues and Earl Boykins who were in league terms, vertically-challenged?
DH: I think it’s an honor because each one of those players has been successful in their playing career and all succeeded on a professional level.
CD: So far, what’s been your most memorable moment or highlight of your basketball career?
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