David Holston

David Rae Leonard Holston (born January 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for JDA Dijon Basket of France's LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at Chicago State University (CSU). In 2019, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the French LNB Pro A.

Early life, education and family

David Holston was born in Pontiac, Michigan. He attended Avondale High School in nearby Auburn Hills where he led the team to the 2002 Class B state championship. During his career at Avondale, he earned all-county and all-state honors and scored over 2,000 career points, but he was not offered a college basketball scholarship. He went on to have a prolific career at CSU but received very little national attention due to a confluence of factors: attending a small Division I school that was not in a conference, Chicago State's historically sub-par performance in men's basketball, and his own diminutive stature. Holston finished his collegiate career with averages of 19.6 points, 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game,

Professional athletic career

Due to his size, Holston was not chosen in the 2009 NBA draft. That July, he signed with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish Basketball League In the summer of 2012, he signed a contract with Mersin BB of Tukey for the 2012–13 season. In July 2013, he returned to Artland Dragons, and played another two seasons with them.

For the 2018–19 season, Holston played with JDA Dijon of the French LNB Pro A. He led Dijon to third place in the regular season. He was awarded Pro A Most Valuable Player on May 20, 2019.