The first former Michigan State player to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament had to pack his bags on Tuesday night as his collegiate career came to a disappointing end.
Tre Holloman and his NC State Wolfpack were eliminated from the tourney in what could be a taste of one of the craziest months of March in years. This 68-66 loss ends Holloman's collegiate career, and he had just eight points on 1-for-4 shooting and his only make was in the final minutes as he converted a clutch and-one.
Holloman also missed the front end on a shooting foul that could have put the Wolfpack up by one with under 20 seconds, but it wouldn't have mattered because Texas' Tramon Mark hit a shot right in the former Michigan State sixth man's face to win the game.
The former Spartan made some big plays down the stretch, hitting some clutch free throws, converting a big and-one, forcing a couple of massive turnovers on full-court presses, and assisting on a couple of big threes. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough.
Holloman will now hope to catch on in the NBA Summer League to get an opportunity in the G-League, but his college playing days are officially over.
He left Michigan State to get bounced in round one.
Was Tre Holloman's decision to transfer the right one?
Everyone had an opinion on the Holloman transfer last offseason, and something did feel off for a guy who seemed to be all about the program and literally would fight for them. How could a guy like that leave the team after winning the Big Ten, making an Elite Eight, and losing two guards which would only increase his playing time?
Great question.
Holloman had his reasons and was looking for a different role, and Will Wade and NC State offered him that apparently. Was it worth it?
Let's compare his past two seasons with Michigan State and NC State, respectively:
Michigan State (2024-25): 9.1 points, 3.7 assists, 37.3% FG, 32.9% 3FG (23.1 minutes per game)
NC State (2025-26): 9.3 points, 2.0 assists, 42.5% FG, 40.8% 3FG (25.6 minutes per game)
It looks like the only thing that really improved was his shooting, but I would be willing to bet he would have had an even larger improvement as a senior under Izzo. Other than that, his numbers weren't any better than last year's.
Was it worth it? That's for him to answer.