America East Release
BOSTON, Mass. – University of Vermont senior Chris Holm (Henderson, Nev.) was named the America East Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending January 28. The award is the first of his career and the first for a Catamount men’s basketball student-athlete this season. The conference office made the announcement on Monday afternoon.

Holm helped guide the Catamounts (15-6, 7-1 America East) to a pair of America East road wins last week to stay atop of the league standings. The 6-foot-11 senior registered 18 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in a 76-63 victory over Hartford. The senior went 8-for-13 from the floor.

On Sunday, Holm registered his league-leading ninth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. For the week, he shot 58 percent from the floor while averaging 14.5 ppg and 13.0 rpg. Holm has over twice as many double-doubles as the next closest in the conference and has pulled down the three highest single game rebounding totals in the league this season.

Holm is third in the nation in rebounding (11.5 rpg) and second in offensive rebounds per game (4.6).

The Catamounts return home for an America East showdown with New Hampshire on Wednesday starting at 7:00pm. The game will be televised on CN8. The game can be heard live on WEAV-AM 960, WXZO-FM 96.7, WCPV-FM 101.3, WCVR-FM 102.1 (Randolph), WCPV-FM 101.3, and on the internet at www.uvmathletics.com with the audio stream provided by sportsjuice.com. Watch the game on a pay-per-view basis via the Internet and B2 Networks by logging on to www.uvmathletics.com. The cost is $6 for individual games or a season package is available for $50.