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Florida point guard is sixth to sign with Nuggets
 May 8, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — LaDaisha Holloway of Bradenton, Fla., has signed a scholarship to play women's basketball for Xavier University of Louisiana.

She is the sixth to sign with the Gold Nuggets for the 2008-09 academic year and the second of the spring signing period.

Holloway, a 5-foot-3 point guard, averaged 5.5 points, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals per game for Bradenton's Southeast High School in 2007-08. The three-year starter helped the Seminoles go 25-4 this past season and win their eighth consecutive district championship.

"She never whined, cried or complained about anything," Southeast coach John Harder told the Bradenton Herald newspaper when Holloway signed. "She was all about winning. I liked her grit the most. She played hard and went on the floor every time. This scholarship is more than worthy."

Southeast — the alma mater of two-time consensus All-America wide receiver Peter Warrick and former New Orleans Saints quarterback Adrian McPherson — was 67-23 during Holloway's three seasons as a starter.

Holloway will major in psychology at Xavier.

Xavier, an NAIA Division I school, was 27-7 this past season and won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. The Gold Nuggets qualified for the national tournament for a school-record seventh consecutive time.

2008-09 Xavier women's basketball recruits
Name Pos. Ht. Yr.* Hometown High School
Hillary Dedeaux F 6-0 Fr. Pass Christian, Miss. Pass Christian
SiMon Franklin G 5-7 Fr. Baton Rouge, La. St. Joseph's Academy
Jasmine Grant G 5-8 Fr. Shreveport, La. Southwood
LaDaisha Holloway G 5-3 Fr. Bradenton, Fla. Southeast
Jazmone Kelly G/F 5-9 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Ursuline Academy
Brandi Young G 5-6 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. East
* classification at Xavier in 2008-09.

 
 
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Southeast's Holloway signs with Xavier RYAN T. BOYD Southeast High point guard senior LaDaisha Holloway poses for a photograph with her parents Sam and Angela Reaves Tuesday. Holloway recently signed a scholarship to play at Xavier University in New Orleans. RYAN T. BOYD/rboyd@bradenton.comBy RYAN T. BOYD rboyd@bradenton.com BRADENTON --Since LaDaisha Holloway set foot on the Southeast High campus four years ago she's played against older, stronger girls. During the offseason, former Seminoles standouts Depree Bowden, Francine Houston and Casey Baker - to name a few - would return to Southeast to work out with the young Noles. Holloway, a point guard, had to battle against the more physically developed players. The work she put in has paid off. Two weeks ago, the senior visited Xavier University in New Orleans for a tryout, where she had to battle bigger, stronger players. This time she won. Last week, Holloway signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Gold Nuggets. "Playing against the college players gave us a challenge at Southeast," Holloway said. "It helped me in New Orleans. When you play somebody better than you, it makes you better. The workout up there was easy, because I had played against college players down here." Holloway was discovered by the Gold Nuggets at a basketball scrimmage at Palmetto High. Xavier inherits a player that was a three-year starter, won four straight district titles and compiled a 67-23 record as a starter. Last season, Holloway averaged 5.5 points, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals a game and helped the Noles to a 25-4 record and the Class 5A-District 12 title. "She never whined, cried or complained about anything," Southeast coach John Harder said. "She was all about winning. I liked her grit the most. She played hard and went on the floor every time. This scholarship is more than worthy." And the 5-foot-6 Holloway is headed to a stellar program. The Gold Nuggets, a NAIA school, finished 27-7 this season and won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. Xavier has won at least 20 games in seven straight seasons. "They work hard," Holloway said. "I saw that in their record. You have to do a lot more than you do in high school as far as running and drills and shooting. "I was truly overwhelmed when they told me they wanted me to play for them."