Isaac Holstein

Isaac Holstein

Personal information
Born	(1987-09-07) September 7, 1987 (age 37) West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	Filipino / American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	West Virginia State
PBA draft	2013: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Selected by the GlobalPort Batang Pier
Playing career	2013–2015
Position	Center
Career history
2013–2014	San Mig Super Coffee Mixers / Purefoods Star Hotshots
2014–2015	Barako Bull Energy
Career highlights and awards
3× PBA champion (2013–14 Philippine, 2014 Commissioner's, 2014 Governors')

Isaac Jackson Holstein V[1] (born September 7, 1987) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He last played for the Barako Bull Energy of the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted with the 7th overall pick by the GlobalPort Batang Pier in the 2013 PBA draft.[2] Two days after the draft, he was traded to San Mig in exchange for fellow rookie Justin Chua and veteran Leo Najorda.[3]

Holstein is a 6-foot 9 stretchman who is good at putbacks and on mid-range shooting. Holstein is a three-time Philippine Basketball Association and member of the 2013 San Mig Super Coffee Mixers roster who captured the very rare Grand Slam.

His entry into the PBA signals the complete reversal of his basketball fortunes. A former NCAA Division II player, he quit basketball and decided to embark on a different path in life. Instead, he saw his hoops career resurrected after moving to Manila to play in the PBA D-League, first with Big Chill before moving to Blackwater.[4]

After spending his rookie season with the grand slam champion Purefoods Star Hotshots, he was traded along with Ronnie Matias midway through the 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup for Barako Bull Energy veteran center Mick Pennisi. After a couple of months, he was waived by the Energy.

He has since retired and is now a mortgage loan initiator initiator back in the United States.[5]

PBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

[6]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	San Mig Super Coffee	16	5.3	.312	.000	.312	1.3	.1	.1	.2	.9
2014–15	Purefoods Star	5	5.0	.444	.000	.500	1.4	.0	.0	.2	2.0
	Barako Bull
Career		21	5.2	.360	.000	.350	1.3	.1	.1	.2	1.2

References

1. Isaac Holstein
2. COMPLETE 2013 PBA DRAFT RESULTS | Philippine Basketball Association PBA
3. "San Mig Coffee, GlobalPort trade rookies Justin Chua, Isaac Holstein; Leo Najorda also in deal | InterAksyon.com | Sports5". Archived from the original on 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
4. "GlobalPort takes center Isaac Holstein with seventh overall pick | InterAKTV". www.interaksyon.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-06.
5. Sacamos, Karlo (November 8, 2017). "No regrets for Isaac Holstein after putting abrupt, unplanned end to PBA career". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
6. "Isaac Holstein Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.