Feb. 18, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the third consecutive week, freshman guard/forward John Holland (Bronx, N.Y.) received the America East Rookie of the Week honor after averaging a team-best 17.3 ppg, shooting 20-39 (.513) and grabbing eight steals in three games last week.

He posted a career-high 25 points on 9-for-14 shooting in the Terriers' 79-53 victory over Binghamton on Feb. 12. The New York native knocked down a pair of free throws and his second 3-pointer of the game to tie the contest at 27 before dropping in a fast-break layup to put BU ahead for good with 1:39 remaining in the first period.

Holland had 12 points and a team-best six rebounds on 5-for-10 shooting with three steals during the Terriers' thrilling 59-58 victory at Vermont on Feb. 14. He scored five straight points on a triple and a dunk to give BU its two biggest leads of the first half, and his dunk at 3:34 in the first on a fast break put BU up for good. At UMBC on Feb. 17, the freshman added 15 points and 5 rebounds with 2 assists and a steal. His 3-pointers at 10:39 and 8:04 in the first book-ended a 12-2 run to dig the Terriers out of their largest hole of the game.

Holland earned AE Rookie of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 12 after coming off the bench to score 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting in Boston University's 68-57 win over St. Bonaventure to open the season on Nov. 9. The product of St. Benedict's Prep picked up the distinction for the week of Feb. 4 after averaging 12.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg in the Terriers' wins over Maine and New Hampshire and for the week of Feb. 11 when he posted his second double-double of the year, 15 points and 14 rebounds, against Stony Brook on Feb. 9.

He is averaging 13.6 ppg and 6.8 rebounds per game in conference contests.

The Terriers host Maine on Feb. 20 at Case Gym at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on NESN.