Jrue Holiday was born to parents Toya Holiday and Shawn Holiday in the suburbs of California. Toya played college basketball at Arizona State.
Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player for the Central Team of the NBA, Milwaukee Bucks. The Philadelphia 76ers selected him as the 17th overall in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft.
The point guard was traded to New Orleans Pelicans in 2013 after playing four seasons for the Philadephia 76ers. He had 99 career double-doubles and three triple-double from his 652 career games within ten seasons before joining Milwaukee Bucks.
Jrue Holiday Grew up in California
Jrue Holiday was born on 12 June 1990 to Toya and Shawn Holiday. Jrue was raised in Los Angeles, California with his siblings.
The NBA point guard is the second born in his family. He attended Campbell Hall High School in California where he was rated number one point-guard by Rivals.com.
The matriarch of the athlete is a former college basketball player who played for the Arizona State Sun Devils Women's Basketball Team. She attended John F. Kennedy High School in California.
The former college player was positioned forward in Basketball and she averaged 12.9 points and 8.6 rebounds per game during her Sophomore year at Arizona University. She is married to her college sweetheart Shawn Holiday, the former Arizona State Men's Basketball player.
Shawn is also a college basketball player who played for Arizona State Sun Devils and Cal State Los Angeles' Golden Eagles during his college years. He was positioned Guard and an experienced defender in the game.
The patriarch is the second leading scorer in the Golden Eagles team with 10.4 average points in a game. He and his wife Toya had four children together and they coached them to become ace basketball players.
Living in a Chatsworth, the matriarch is now partly working as a fundraiser and philanthropist besides being a high school athletic director and girl's basketball coach. In contrast, her hubby has worked for companies like Pepsi and Arrowhead. The duo credits their children's success to their hard work and dedication to the game.
The mom and dad of a former 76ers player let their kids pursue their careers and never forced them to choose a specific game as their professional life. '"My wife and I allowed them to play all sports," the dad said to NBA.
Meet The Holiday Siblings
Jrue Holiday has three more siblings in his family.
The Christian athlete grew up with his two brothers and a sister who shares the name with his wife, Lauren. Both his brothers are NBA basketball players and his sister is a college basketball player.
Eldest Brother Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday is the elder brother of Jrue Holiday. He is a professional Basketball player for Atlanta Hawks.
Justin Alaric Holiday was born on 5 April 1989 in Missions Hills, California. He attended Campbell High School where he led Campbell to the State Class IV Championship as a senior.
Alaric averaged 19.1 points with 9.5 rebounds per game in his senior year in high school. He entered Washington Huskies and played college basketball for them.
The shooting guard of the NBA league can also play as a small forward in the game. He has won an NBA Championship in 2015 while playing for the Golden State Warriors.
After being undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, the American athlete Signed with Belgium's team Okapi Aalstar for the 2011-12 season. He then joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 2013 after playing for the Idaho Stampede for a season.
The 2014 Hungarian Cup winner has played for the Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Szolnoki Olaj, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, and Santa Cruz Warriors in his decade-long professional career. He was traded to Atlanta Hawks on 6 July 2022 in exchange for Kevin Huerter.
The 2012 Belgian Cup winner has played 576 regular season games with 3.0 average rebounds and 8.7 average points per game. He has played nine playoff games in two teams with an average of 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 average points per game.
Justin walked down the aisle with his long-time friend, Shekinah Holiday on 30 August 2013 and is a proud daddy of two beautiful daughters.
Sister Lauren Holiday Plays For Bruins
Lauren Holiday is the only sister of Jrue Holiday. She is a college basketball player on UCLA women's basketball team.
Former player of the club West Coats Premier was born on 27 September 1993. She loves Surfing and singing besides playing basketball.
Lauren Ruth Holiday is a guard who attended Campbell High School in California. She got redshirted in the 2012-13 season as a freshman.
Her mother Toya Holiday was her first coach where during high school. She led the Vikings to the 2012 CIF Divison 4A Championship and was named player of the year in the Divison 4A in 2012.
The right-handed player played for three games with one start at UCLA in the 2012-13 season. She scored the first four points of her college career against Notre Dame but missed her season opener due to a head injury.
The NCAA granted the former volleyball player a medical hardship as she sustained a head injury against the match over Princeton on 25 November of 2012-13 season.
Younger Brother Aaron Holiday
Aaron Holiday is the youngest member of the Holiday family. He is an NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks.
Aaron Shawn Holiday was born on 30 September 1996 in Routon, Louisiana, U.S. He was picked by Indiana Pacers in the 2018 NBA draft as the 23rd overall pick in the first round.
The point guard of the NBA league was a four-year starter during high school at Campbell High School. He was ranked number 60 by Rivals.com during his senior year at high school.
A tenacious defender attended the University of California in Los Angeles. He had 127 assists in his freshman year, the fifth-highest total in the school freshman history.
The UCLA alma dropped his studies in his junior year and declared his name for the 2018 NBA Draft. He played for the Indiana Pacers for four years till 2021 and then joined Washington Wizards on 6 August 2021.
The 1.83m athlete played for Phoneix Suns before being part of the Atlanta Hawks on 6 July 2022. He played 22 games with an average point of 6.8 while at the Phoneix.
The former Indiana player has played 246 career games in the regular season and 13 games in the playoffs.
The youngest born is married to Ashli Holiday and is the proud dad of two kids.
Jrue Holiday is Married
Jrue Holiday is married to Lauren Cheney Holiday. His wife Lauren is a former professional soccer player.
The California native tied the knot with the former midfielder on 7 July 2013. They have two children together from their marriage.
Cheney is a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner and also participated in FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015. She is a United States Women's National Football Team member and was named to the National Soccer Hall of Frames on 22 November 2022.
The former Soccer is the first player to have her jersey retired after retiring from the league in the history of the National Women's Soccer League. She is one of the most respectable players in the history of Women's Soccer to win the league's Golden Boot in 2013.
The duo met at the UCLA Women's Basketball game when Lauren misunderstood Jrue for Darren Collison and later became friends. They gradually became close and turned their friendship into marriage.
The philanthropist was diagnosed with a Benign on the right side of the brain during her first pregnancy with Jrue in September 2016. She also had open heart surgery when she was three years old.
The soccer forward is now the happy and healthy mother of two children, Jrue Tyler Holiday and Hendrix Holiday.
She also runs a non-profitable organization 'Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund' with her husband where they advocate for Racial Equity and Social Justice.
