Tre Holloman is officially back on the market.
The former Michigan State sixth man from the Spartans’ 2024-25 Big Ten title season has entered the transfer portal and is looking into his fifth-year options after a Colorado judge ruled that recently-graduated seniors from the 2022 recruiting class are eligible for the upcoming season. Holloman had already put his name in the portal before that ruling and before the NBA draft, but now the path is clear for him to chase one more year of college basketball.
A report from Joe Tipton said, “Former NC State guard Tre Holloman is in the @TransferPortal and is exploring college options following the recent injunction in Colorado, he told @On3.”
Tipton also noted that “The 6-2 senior averaged 9.2 points per game this past season, shooting 40.2% from three. He spent the first three years of his…”
Now that he’s officially in the portal, Holloman can line up a new landing spot before the fall semester starts.
What had been a holding pattern is now a real opportunity to reset and pursue one final season.
Holloman originally left Michigan State after that Big Ten title run and before his senior year to play for Will Wade and NC State. In other words, this would be a chance at a do-over.
Michigan State may end up seeing both Holloman and Jaxon Kohler again in a much bigger setting next March. Kohler is also exploring another year, and if he lands at a place like Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, or BYU, he could wind up on a national title contender.
That’s where the bracket talk gets interesting. If either player ends up on a team that lands in Michigan State’s path, the Spartans could be staring at a familiar face in the way of Tom Izzo’s second title.
The Selection Committee has already shown a taste for this kind of thing. Michigan State and Duke seem to turn up together plenty, and the committee has also gone for the kind of storyline that puts a former Spartan right across from his old team.
That happened with Foster Loyer in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, when Michigan State drew him in the first round. The Spartans survived 74-73, avoiding what would have been a rough ending for fans.
So don’t be surprised if Kohler or Holloman shows up in Michigan State’s region next March.
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