Jrue Randall Holiday is an American professional basketball player who attended the University of California, Los Angeles in 2008 and joined the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team. He declared for the 2009 NBA Draft after his freshman season, forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Holiday was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2008. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 17th overall pick in the first round of the 2009 NBA draft, playing for the team from 2009 to 2013 before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. As of November 2024, he is playing for the Boston Celtics as a point guard/shooting guard in the 2024-2025 NBA season. Before joining the Celtics, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks from 2020 to 2023.
Holiday won the NBA Championship twice in 2021 with the Milwaukee Bucks under head coach Mike Budenholzer and in 2024 with the Celtics under head coach Joe Mazzulla. He was an NBA All-Star in 2013 and 2023, was awarded the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award in 2020, 2022, and 2023, won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2021, and was named the Tenacious D MVP in 2024.
Who is Jrue Holiday's wife?
Lauren Cheney Holiday (birth name, Lauren Nicole Chene) is Jrue Holiday's wife. Lauren, a former American soccer player, played as a midfielder and forward and represented the USA women's soccer national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. She also played at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, winning three gold medals and two silver medals in these tournaments. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2023.
Lauren Holiday Age and Height
As of March 2025, Lauren Holiday is 37 years old and 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2006 and played for the UCLA Bruins women's soccer team in 2009, where she set UCLA single-season school records with 57 points and 23 goals during her sophomore season. She was named a first-team All-American, NSCAA Freshman of the Year, runner-up for the women's Hermann Trophy, and Pac-10 Player of the Year.
What does Lauren Holiday do for a living?
According to reports, Lauren Holiday is part of the athlete advisory group at Avenue. According to Lauren Holiday's Instagram post, in 2020, Jrue and Lauren Holiday announced that they would pledge his 2020 NBA salary toward Black-Owned Businesses, Black-led non-profits, programs, and institutions of higher learning in New Orleans, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. They launched the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund, a non-profit organisation, according the People.
Additionally, the National Women's Soccer League introduced the "Lauren Holiday Impact Award" in 2024. Throughout her career, Lauren Holiday played for clubs, including the Pali Blues in the W-League, the Boston Breakers, and the FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League. She retired from her international career on July 7, 2015, and announced her overall retirement from soccer that same year.
Lauren Holiday's Parents
Lauren Holiday was born on September 30, 1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, to her parents, Rita and George Cheney, according to her college profile. She has a brother named Aaron and a sister named Caitlin. Lauren Holiday was named the 2004 Metro Player of the Year by the Indianapolis Star.
Lauren Holiday Social Media
Lauren Holiday's Instagram handle is @laurenholiday12. She is active on her Instagram handle, with over 240,000 followers as of November 10, 2024. Her X (formerly Twitter) account is also @laurenholiday12, with 214,000 followers as of March 2025.
How long have Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday been married?
As of March 2025, Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday have been married for 11 years. They married on July 7, 2013, in Malibu, California, after dating since 2009, according to People. According to the article on People posted on June 18, 2024, the couple met in college, UCLA, where Jrue Holiday played basketball and Lauren Holiday played soccer. They started dating a month after Jrue Holiday was drafted into the NBA.
How many children do the Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday have?
Jrue Holiday and Lauren Holiday have two children as of March 2025. They welcomed their first daughter, Jrue Tyler, in 2016 North Carolina, and their son, Hendrix, in 2020. As of November 2024, Jrue Tyler is eight years old, and Hendrix is four. Lauren Holiday, unfortunately, in 2016, was diagnosed with a brain tumor while she was six months pregnant with her daughter. Her husband, Jrue Holiday, did not play at the beginning of the 2016-2017 season with the Pelicans to support his wife through her recovery, according to People.
FAQs on Jrue Holiday
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A. Jrue Holiday is 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall.
