Jon Robert Holden

Jon Robert Holden
Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден
Detroit Pistons
PositionFront office executive
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1976-08-10) August 10, 1976 (age 48)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Russian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBucknell (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2011
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number10
Career history
1998–1999ASK Brocēni
1999–2001Telindus Oostende
2001–2002AEK
2002–2011CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Russia
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2007 Spain

Jon Robert "J.R." Holden (Russian: Джон Ро́берт Хо́лден; born August 10, 1976) is an American-Russian former professional basketball player and current basketball executive who is serving as an front office executive of the Detroit Pistons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the director of player personal of the Brooklyn Nets. Holden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he could play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, but he primarily played at point guard.

As a member of CSKA Moscow, Holden won two EuroLeague titles, in 2006 and 2008. Moreover, he reached eight consecutive EuroLeague Final Four tournaments, a record he shares with his former CSKA teammate, Theo Papaloukas. His consistency at the highest level of European basketball earned him a selection to the EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team.

He was also a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, which he helped lead to the FIBA EuroBasket title in 2007, Russia's first ever gold medal in the tournament.