Jacob Holmes

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Jacob Holmes
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Position	Forward
Height	198cm
Weight	94kg
Team	South Dragons (NBL)
Nationality	Australia
Born	August 14, 1983 (1983-08-14) (age 24) Adelaide, South Australia
Junior Association	Sturt
Debut	2001
Previous Clubs	Adelaide 36ers 2001/02-2005/0
Championships	2002
Career Highlights	Was a member of the Boomers squad

Jacob Holmes (born August 14, 1983 in Adelaide) is an Australian professional basketball player, who plays for the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played for Sturt when he used to play in the Australian Basketball Association. He won the Central ABL’s Woollacott Medal for Best & Fairest in 2003 for the Eastern Mavericks. He also played for the Nelson Giants in the NZ NBL competition, which is held in the 2005 off-season of the National Basketball League.

Holmes debuted for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL during the 2001/02 season as a member of the NBL's eventual champion team for the year. He has played for the Australian men's basketball team, and was a member of the gold medal winning team in the men's basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He then was signed by the South Dragons just after the end of the 2005/06 season, where he performed well, earning the captaincy as well as MVP for the 2007/08 season. At the end of the 2007/08 season, he signed to return home to Adelaide, to re-join the 36ers squad.