About a year and a half ago, Tre Holloman was on top of the world. The junior point guard for Michigan State just helped lead the Spartans to their first Big Ten title since COVID and he was the sixth man for a legitimate national title contender.
He was also a fan favorite after defending the Spartan logo during Senior Day against Michigan.
Everything seemed to be going right for Tom Izzo’s OKG (our kind of guy) and the Hall of Famer even let Holloman kiss the floor with the seniors during the post-game festivities for his role in defending their honor. Then the season ended and some offers presented themselves that were incredibly difficult to turn down.
Holloman hit the transfer portal in a shocking move right before he was about to be a starting shooting guard for the reigning Big Ten champs with a larger role incoming. That was his first real mistake.
His next mistake was committing to Will Wade and NC State. Holloman trusted a snake-oil salesman of a head coach and it backfired just as you’d imagine. Now, he’s been granted a fifth year of eligibility by a Colorado judge and he’s utilizing it at a surprising new destination for one last ride.
Holloman committed to Grand Canyon on Thursday evening.
This comes as a shock because he was just a fan favorite and sixth man for a national title contender 1.5 years ago and now he’s joining a Mountain West team that fell short of expectations in 2025-26 and missed the NCAA Tournament. However, the team he is joining should be one of the favorites to win the Mountain West this season.
Grand Canyon could end up being a great fit for Holloman, but seeing him go from the Big Ten to the ACC to the Mountain West in the span of two years has been a mind-numbing.
Tre Holloman could have had it all at Michigan State
Holloman knows this to be true: he could have had it all.
Deciding to transfer was a tough decision that he felt was best for him and everyone had to sit back and watch him make that mistake. He didn’t do himself any favors when he took a subtle jab at Izzo by essentially saying it was nice to have a coach (Wade) who finally believed in him.
Izzo got texts late in the season from an ex-player saying that he regretted transferring and everyone just assumed that it was Holloman on the other end of that phone. It was a safe bet, and likely true.
Holloman came back to East Lansing for a couple of Moneyball games and said that he would be open to a return, but Michigan State just didn’t have any room for him.
A year and a half ago, you couldn’t find a single Michigan State fan who would say anything bad about Holloman. Now, he’s headed to his third school in three seasons.
As the old cliche goes: life comes at you fast.
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