T. J. Holyfield


Timothy Holyfield is an American professional basketball player for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League. He played college basketball for Stephen F. Austin and Texas Tech.

Early life

Holyfield attended Manzano High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He did a postgraduate year at Elev8 Sports Institute in Florida and signed with Stephen F. Austin.

College career

Holyfield, a power forward, averaged 7.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He was named to the Second Team All-Southland Conference. On November 18, 2017, he scored a career-high 25 points and had nine rebounds and five steals in a 118–64 win against Howard Payne University. Holyfield averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a junior while shooting 54.8 percent from the field. He was named to the Third Team All-Southland as well as the All-Defensive Team. Holyfield earned MVP honors of the 2018 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament. Holyfield helped the Lumberjacks reach the NCAA tournament before losing to [2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team|Texas Tech] 70–60 in the first round with Holyfield contributing 10 points and four rebounds. He redshirted the 2018–19 season with a shoulder injury, and spent the season giving a speech at his church, wrapping Christmas presents for under-privileged children and visiting children in Belfast.
After the season, Holyfield decided to transfer to Texas Tech, choosing the Red Raiders over Kansas, Oregon, Illinois and Miami (FL). He had 15 points and six rebounds in the season-opening victory over Eastern Illinois, followed by 20 points and had six rebounds in a win over Bethune–Cookman. Holyfield was named Big 12 newcomer of the week on November 11, 2019. As a senior, Holyfield averaged 8.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Professional career

On May 20, 2020, Holyfield signed with Kauhajoki Karhu of the Finnish Korisliiga.
On June 17, 2021, he signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.
On July 7, 2023, Holyfield signed with Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League.
On August 22, 2025, Holyfield signed with the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.