{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1961)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Michael Holton | image = | width = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 185 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|8|4}} | birth_place = [[Seattle, Washington]], U.S. | high_school = [[Pasadena High School (Pasadena, California)|Pasadena]] ([[Pasadena, California]]) | college = [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] (1979–1983) | draft_year = 1983 | draft_round = 3 | draft_pick = 53 | draft_team = [[Golden State Warriors]] | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 1992 | career_number = 15, 10, 32, 6 | career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] | coach_start = | coach_end = | years1 = 1983–1984 | team1 = [[Puerto Rico Coquis]] | years2 = {{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1985|start}} | team2 = [[Phoenix Suns]] | years3 = 1985–1986 | team3 = [[Florida Stingers]] | years4 = {{nbay|1985|end}} | team4 = [[Chicago Bulls]] | years5 = {{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}} | team5 = [[Portland Trail Blazers]] | years6 = {{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}} | team6 = [[Charlotte Hornets]] | years7 = 1990–1991 | team7 = [[Tulsa Fast Breakers]] | years8 = 1991–1992 | team8 = [[Tri-City Chinook]] | cyears1 = 2001–2006 | cteam1 = [[Portland Pilots men's basketball|University of Portland]] | highlights = * Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1979) }} '''Michael David Holton''' (born August 4, 1961) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player, and current television studio analyst for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] of the [[NBA]]. Born in [[Seattle]], Washington, he played [[college basketball]] for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]] from 1979 to 1983, and was selected in the third round of the [[1983 NBA draft]] by the [[Golden State Warriors]],<ref name=uclabruins>[https://archive.today/20130120051418/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040301aaa.html Holton Accepts Head Coaching Position at University of Portland]</ref> but began his NBA career with the [[Phoenix Suns]] in [[1984–85 NBA season|1984–85]]. Holton, a {{convert|6|ft|4|in|adj=on}}, {{convert|185|lb|adj=on}} [[Guard (basketball)|guard]], also spent his career with the [[Chicago Bulls]], Portland Trail Blazers, and [[Charlotte Hornets]]. He also played in the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]]<ref name=uclabruins/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.portlandpilots.com/camp/files/MBXEliteCampBrochure.pdf |title= 2005 Michael Holton Elite Skills Position Camp |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060117065137/http://www.portlandpilots.com/camp/files/MBXEliteCampBrochure.pdf |archivedate= 2006-01-17 }}&nbsp;{{small|(101&nbsp;[[KiB]])}}; retrieved April 16, 2007</ref> for four teams in as many seasons from 1983 to 1992.<ref name=uclaprofile>[http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holton_michael00.html Michael Holton UCLA Bruins profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525111818/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holton_michael00.html |date=2008-05-25 }}</ref> He started 60 games for the [[1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season|expansion Charlotte Hornets]]. Holton briefly played for Great Taste Coffee in the Philippine Basketball Association.

==Coaching career== In 2001, Holton became head coach of the [[University of Portland]] men's basketball team, where he had served as an assistant coach in 1994–95. He was also an assistant coach at [[Pasadena City College]] in 1993–94,<ref name=uclaprofile/> at [[Oregon State University]] in 1995–96, and at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] from 1996 until 2001.<ref name=uclabruins/>

Holton was fired in March 2006 after leading the Portland Pilots to a 54–91 win–loss record over five seasons.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 10, 2006 |title=Reveno spent nine seasons as Stanford assistant |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2404248 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He still had three years remaining on his contract.<ref>"Coach Michael Holton fired", by Ben McCarty, University of Portland's [[The Beacon (University of Portland)|''The Beacon'']], published March 24, 2006</ref>

In 2013, Holton became coach of the MAC Masters basketball team, where he has earned two PCAC titles and a 2013 National Championship.

==Broadcasting career== Michael Holton is currently a television analyst for the Portland Trail Blazers.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}}<!-- I believe he works for the Blazers, thus his appearance on KGW too. -->

==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA=== Source<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holtomi01.html|title=Michael Holton NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=6 March 2026}}</ref>

====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1984}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1984–85 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]] | 74 || 59 || 23.8 || .446 || '''.311''' || .814 || '''1.8''' || 2.7 || .8 || .1 || '''8.4''' |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{nbay|1985}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1985–86 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]] | 4 || 0 || 16.3 || .200 || .000 || .667 || .8 || 1.8 || .5 || .0 || 3.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[1985–86 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]] | 24 || 0 || 18.6 || .471 || .100 || .632 || 1.3 || 2.0 || '''1.0''' || .0 || 7.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1986}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | 58 || 1 || 8.3 || .409 || .304 || .800 || .7 || 1.3 || .3 || .0 || 3.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1987}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | '''82''' || 2 || 15.6 || .462 || .200 || .829 || '''1.8''' || 2.6 || .5 || .1 || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1988}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]] | 67 || '''60''' || '''25.3''' || .427 || .214 || '''.839''' || 1.6 || '''6.3''' || '''1.0''' || '''.2''' || 8.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1989}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season|Charlotte]] | 16 || 0 || 6.8 || '''.538''' || &ndash; || .500 || .1 || 1.0 || .1 || .0 || 1.8 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 325 || 122 || 18.0 || .441 || .257 || .807 || 1.4 || 3.0 || .6 || .1 || 6.2 {{s-end}}

====Playoffs==== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[1985 NBA playoffs|1985]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[1984–85 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]] | 3 || 0 || '''18.3''' || .474 || .000 || '''1.000''' || .7 || '''3.0''' || .0 || .0 || '''7.3''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[1987 NBA playoffs|1987]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[1986–87 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | 2 || 0 || 4.5 || '''.500''' || &ndash; || &ndash; || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[1988 NBA playoffs|1988]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]] | '''4''' || 0 || 8.5 || .231 || .000 || &ndash; || '''1.3''' || 1.5 || '''.5''' || 0 || 1.5 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" | Career | 9 || 0 || 10.9 || .382 || .000 || 1.000 || .9 || 1.7 || .2 || .0 || 3.3 {{s-end}}

==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start |type=coach |conference= |postseason= |poll=no}} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead| |name=[[Portland Pilots men's basketball|Portland]] |startyear=2001 |conference=[[West Coast Conference]] |endyear=2006 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2001–02 | name = Portland | overall = 6–24 | conference = 2–12 | confstanding = T–7th | postseason = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2002–03 | name = Portland | overall = 11–17 | conference = 4–10 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2003–04 | name = Portland | overall = 11–17 | conference = 5–9 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2004–05 | name = Portland | overall = 15–15 | conference = 4–10 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2005–06 | name = Portland | overall = 11–18 | conference = 5–9 | confstanding = T–6th | postseason = | ranking = no | ranking2 = no }}{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Portland | overall = 54–91 | confrecord = 20–50 }} {{CBB Yearly Record End |overall=54–91 |poll=no}}

==Notes== <references/>

==External links== *[https://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOLTOMI01 College and NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com *[https://www.michaelholton.com Michael Holton's website]

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