WATCH: Around Raleigh With Coach Wade Episode 3: Tre Holloman (with transcript)

NC State Men’s Basketball released their 3rd episode of Around Raleigh With Coach Wade today. Coach Wade sat down with Point Guard Tre Holloman, who transferred to NC State this offseason from Michigan St.. You can read the transcript below, and watch the video underneath.

WW: Welcome to our next edition of Around Raleigh. We are at the Raleigh Times in downtown owned by big-time NC State supporter Greg Hatem. We appreciate him letting us go back into Raleigh history here today in the Raleigh Times.

I’m here with Tre Holliman, our Point Guard, transfer from Michigan State, from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Talk a little bit about your family background with with your mother and brother both being good players, and how that kind of rubbed off on you.

TH: When I was younger, me and my like brother, we used to dribble in our basement.

We would go to the park that was by our crib. We would play, we would argue and stuff like that.

WW: You argue? I’m shocked.

TH: We used to argue. My mom, she always used to teach weak side rebounding and stuff like that. She basically taught me basketball, like the chest passes, bounce pass, how to dribble without your guide hand.

WW: Good, I’m gonna give Ms. Crystal credit when when you get all your assists this year. Yes, sir. I’m gonna give her credit, but I’m sure the competition with your brother was good.

You were a multi-sport athlete, played baseball growing up. You were a really, really good football player in high school. You could have played defensive back or cornerback in college and you chose basketball.

Talk about playing baseball, football and basketball growing up, and what led you to choose basketball as your sport of choice.

TH: Yeah, I was a great football player. I think I played Tackle early too. That’s where I get my toughness from, coach. It was basketball and then football up until my senior year when I got hurt, and then my mom was like, “Nah.” That’s how I made my decision.

WW: We’re glad you chose basketball. Basketball was a good choice. We’re happy you chose that. Cming out of high school, you played in a great, great program up in the Minneapolis area. Cretin-Derham Hall is a tremendous school and you had a great career there.

Talk a little bit about your high school career. You transferred from public school to there after your freshman year. Talk a little bit about your experience there and experience in high school.

TH: So my high school experience was great.

I came from a lower, like a poverty school, and then I went to a Catholic private school. So I was like, ‘Mom, this is different.’

We was decent my like first year, and then my Sophomore year, we were rolling, man. We won like 20 straight and then COVID hit.

That was terrible. Then junior year, I stepped it up a lot. I averaged like 19 points and 10 assists.

My senior year, we made it to the state semifinal. And then we lost. High school was a great time, man.

It taught me a lot of lessons that I, that I’ve learned.

WW: And that led you to college basketball and initially to Michigan State playing for a great program, great coach in Tom Izzo.

Talk a little bit about what you learned at Michigan State. and what those lessons have taught you basketball wise, that think you can carry over here to the Wolfpack.

TH: Michigan State taught me to be a leader, to be a winner, to know how to win. I just want to carry those winning habits here.

WW: You had some incredible moments last year, that Michigan game, the game at Maryland, where you hit the buzzer beater. Looking forward to many more great moments like that. Many more championship moments with Tre as our Point Guard.

We appreciate Tre joining us today. This is a great, great venue here at the Raleigh Times. We appreciate Greg Hatem for hosting us down here.

We’ll be back with you next time. Go Pack.

.@jiggyTrawww is looking to bring his winning mentality to Raleigh

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