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Randy Holcomb
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Personal information
Born (1979-08-08) August 8, 1979 (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois United States
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolLincoln Park (Chicago, Illinois)
NBA draft2002: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2002–2011
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Randy Alfred Holcomb Jr (born August 8, 1979) is an American businessman and former American basketball player.

Early Life

Randy Holcomb was born at St. Luke Presbyterian hospital on Chicago's near west side to a middle class family. He is the oldest of children between his parents, with a younger sister Deborah and his brother Marcus. He spent most of his early life on Chicago's west side with his parents Gloria and Randy Sr., both of whom were Chicago police officers. Holcomb parents exposed him to all that they could. His mother attended a baptize church where a young Randy found a love for the drums and eventually started playing at the church. Soon after, Randy Sr. started a rap formed a rap group composed of three Chicago police officers that traveled the country promoting peace between Police Departments and the inner-city citizens. The movement was moderately successful and led to the trio being co-producers of the hit series New York Undercover.

His family moved to Chicago's south side where Randy would get his first taste of organized basketball at St.Thomas More Elementary School. Randy's rapid growth led to him taking to the sport in addition to wanting to be like his older cousin Herman Jordan, who was a high school stand out and a playground legend in Chicago.

Holcomb also developed a love for clothing in his hometown where fashion in the African American community was a way of life. He grew up watching Chicago Steppers Shows on local cable television. Men would wear tailor loose fitting suits while women would wear classic gowns, sparkling his interest in fashion.

Basketball Career

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Holcomb graduated from Lincoln Park High School, where he received All-City and All-State honors. He attended Fresno State for two years playing for the legendary college coach Jerry Tarkanian. He would transfer due to lack of playing time after his sophomore season.

Holcomb enrolled at Los Angeles City College for a year where he led the Cubs to a record of 34-3 and Final Four appearance. Holcomb, one of the countries most sought after recruits, number 23 was retired at the school following the season. He decided on attending San Diego State University, where Steve Fisher had recently took over as head coach.

San Diego State had won 9 games total in the two years previous to Holcomb signing. Holcomb led the team to a 10-3 start, finishing the season 15-15. In his senior season he lead the Aztecs to a 21-11 season and its first tournament appearance in 20 plus years. Holcomb was name the conference tournament MVP, first team all conference and named to the All-District team. In 2013, he was inducted into the Aztec Hall of Fame.

Holcomb was the first player to be selected in the NBA draft since Michael Cage, being taken by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2nd round (57th pick) of the 2002 NBA Draft. After being drafted his draft rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers with Mark Bryant and John Salmons in exchange for Speedy Claxton, on June 26, 2002. In 2003, his rights were traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Holcomb signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls on January 5, 2006, and appeared in four games during the that season.

In 2009, the Libya national basketball team asked Holcomb and 5 other Americans to play as nationalized citizens to help them be competitive in the African Games they were hosting in Benghazi. Under the name Raed Farid Elhamali, in a top 10 ranking. Previously, Libya was ranked 51 out of 54. In a celebrated game, Libya beat their adversary, Egypt 75-73 on game winning shot by Holcomb with no time remaining.

Alfred's House Corporation

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In 2010, Holcomb founded Alfred's House, in Dallas Texas. Under the name Grey Bunker, its first store was opened in the eclectic neighborhood of Kessler Park, catering to a taller fashion forward classic urban professional. The company initially retailed a mix of other high-end designer brands.

Alfred's House launched an online store in 2012, Alfred's House introduced its first collection called Grey Bunker, the stores original name. The collection comprised of urbanite wear; cargo pants, wovens and cardigans.

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In 2012, Alfred's House launched the magazine Underground Tunnel. The magazine takes a look at thought provoking stories of triumph against odds written by academics.

In 2014, Alfred's House introduced its first collection of hand made luxury leather goods inspired by vintage Americana sport for men and women.He sold the first bags to his college coach Steve Fisher at San Diego State University while returning to the Institution to finish his Degree. He named the first bag after Mark Fisher, Steve's son who has been diagnosed with ALS.

Real Estate

After a short stint working with the real estate mogul and mentor Stephen Coslik, Holcomb continues to work on urban redevelopment projects that bring national retailers to areas that are blighted, most notably those in Chicago and Detroit Michigan.

Global HSA

In 2015, he partnered to create Global HSA, a sports management company designed to teach athletes how to control their career and prepare them for the life after the sport they retire.

References

  1. ^ Mark Zeigler (October 11, 2013). "From Aztecs star to Libyan hoops hero". Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "Raed Farid Elhamali". Basketball Real G.M. Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. "Libyan Men National Team 2015". AfroBasket.com. Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. "2009 FIBA Africa Championship Tournament Details". Basketball Real G.M. 2009. Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. "Alfred's House". Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. "About Randy Holcomb". Alfred's House.com. Retrieved September 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

External links

2002 NBA draft
First round
Second round

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