# Michael Holton

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American basketball player and coach (born 1961)

Michael Holton Personal information Born (1961-08-04) August 4, 1961 (age 64) Seattle, Washington, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information High school Pasadena (Pasadena, California) College UCLA (1979–1983) NBA draft 1983: 3rd round, 53rd overall pick Drafted by Golden State Warriors Playing career 1983–1992 Position Point guard / shooting guard Number 15, 10, 32, 6 Career history Playing 1983–1984 Puerto Rico Coquis 1984–1985 Phoenix Suns 1985–1986 Florida Stingers 1986 Chicago Bulls 1986–1988 Portland Trail Blazers 1988–1990 Charlotte Hornets 1990–1991 Tulsa Fast Breakers 1991–1992 Tri-City Chinook Coaching 2001–2006 University of Portland Career highlights Fourth-team Parade All-American (1979) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball Reference

**Michael David Holton** (born August 4, 1961) is an American former professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player, and current television studio analyst for the [Portland Trail Blazers](/source/Portland_Trail_Blazers) of the [NBA](/source/NBA). Born in [Seattle](/source/Seattle), Washington, he played [college basketball](/source/College_basketball) for the [UCLA Bruins](/source/UCLA_Bruins_men's_basketball) from 1979 to 1983, and was selected in the third round of the [1983 NBA draft](/source/1983_NBA_draft) by the [Golden State Warriors](/source/Golden_State_Warriors),[1] but began his NBA career with the [Phoenix Suns](/source/Phoenix_Suns) in [1984–85](/source/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season). Holton, a 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m), 185-pound (84 kg) [guard](/source/Guard_(basketball)), also spent his career with the [Chicago Bulls](/source/Chicago_Bulls), Portland Trail Blazers, and [Charlotte Hornets](/source/Charlotte_Hornets). He also played in the [CBA](/source/Continental_Basketball_Association)[1][2] for four teams in as many seasons from 1983 to 1992.[3] He started 60 games for the [expansion Charlotte Hornets](/source/1988%E2%80%9389_Charlotte_Hornets_season). 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](/source/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](/source/Pasadena_City_College) in 1993–94,[3] at [Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_University) in 1995–96, and at [UCLA](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles) from 1996 until 2001.[1]

Holton was fired in March 2006 after leading the Portland Pilots to a 54–91 win–loss record over five seasons.[4] He still had three years remaining on his contract.[5]

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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Career statistics

Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field goal percentage 3P% 3-point field goal percentage FT% Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

### NBA

Source[6]

#### Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1984–85 Phoenix 74 59 23.8 .446 .311 .814 1.8 2.7 .8 .1 8.4 1985–86 Phoenix 4 0 16.3 .200 .000 .667 .8 1.8 .5 .0 3.0 Chicago 24 0 18.6 .471 .100 .632 1.3 2.0 1.0 .0 7.1 1986–87 Portland 58 1 8.3 .409 .304 .800 .7 1.3 .3 .0 3.3 1987–88 Portland 82 2 15.6 .462 .200 .829 1.8 2.6 .5 .1 5.3 1988–89 Charlotte 67 60 25.3 .427 .214 .839 1.6 6.3 1.0 .2 8.3 1989–90 Charlotte 16 0 6.8 .538 – .500 .1 1.0 .1 .0 1.8 Career 325 122 18.0 .441 .257 .807 1.4 3.0 .6 .1 6.2

#### Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 1985 Phoenix 3 0 18.3 .474 .000 1.000 .7 3.0 .0 .0 7.3 1987 Portland 2 0 4.5 .500 – – .5 .0 .0 .0 1.0 1988 Portland 4 0 8.5 .231 .000 – 1.3 1.5 .5 0 1.5 Career 9 0 10.9 .382 .000 1.000 .9 1.7 .2 .0 3.3

## Head coaching record

Record table Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Portland (West Coast Conference) (2001–2006) 2001–02 Portland 6–24 2–12 T–7th 2002–03 Portland 11–17 4–10 T–6th 2003–04 Portland 11–17 5–9 T–6th 2004–05 Portland 15–15 4–10 7th 2005–06 Portland 11–18 5–9 T–6th Portland: 54–91 20–50 Total: 54–91 National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-uclabruins_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-uclabruins_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-uclabruins_1-2) [Holton Accepts Head Coaching Position at University of Portland](https://archive.today/20130120051418/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040301aaa.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2005 Michael Holton Elite Skills Position Camp"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060117065137/http://www.portlandpilots.com/camp/files/MBXEliteCampBrochure.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.portlandpilots.com/camp/files/MBXEliteCampBrochure.pdf) (PDF) on January 17, 2006. (101 [KiB](/source/KiB)); retrieved April 16, 2007

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-uclaprofile_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-uclaprofile_3-1) [Michael Holton UCLA Bruins profile](http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holton_michael00.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080525111818/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/holton_michael00.html) 2008-05-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Reveno spent nine seasons as Stanford assistant"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2404248). *ESPN.com*. April 10, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Coach Michael Holton fired", by Ben McCarty, University of Portland's [*The Beacon*](/source/The_Beacon_(University_of_Portland)), published March 24, 2006

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Michael Holton NBA stats"](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/holtomi01.html). *[Basketball Reference](/source/Basketball_Reference)*. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2026.

## External links

- [College and NBA stats](https://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOLTOMI01) @ basketballreference.com

- [Michael Holton's website](https://www.michaelholton.com)

v t e Portland Pilots men's basketball head coaches Clipper Smith (1922–1924) Thomas A. Berry (1924–1925) Vincent F. Harrington (1925–1927) Gene Murphy (1927–1928) Edmond Fiene (1928–1934) Edwin Fitzpatrick (1934–1942) Robert L. Mathews (1942–1943) No team (1943–1945) Len Yandle (1945–1946) Mush Torson (1946–1954) Art McLarney (1954–1955) Mike Tichy # (1955) Al Negratti (1955–1967) Bill Turner (1967–1969) Ernie Smith (1969) Joe Etzel # (1969–1970) Jack Avina (1970–1987) Larry Steele (1987–1994) Rob Chavez (1994–2001) Michael Holton (2001–2006) Eric Reveno (2006–2016) Terry Porter (2016–2021) Ben Johnson # (2021) Shantay Legans (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach.

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