Moment No. 3 Of 2014-15: Richaun Holmes Is First MAC Player Taken In NBA Draft In 12 Years

For the sixth year in a row, BGSU Athletics will be counting down the top stories of the year leading into the beginning of the fall athletics season. The 2014-15 season was a fantastic year with many triumphs and we get to celebrate those during our summer countdown.

We will release the list one at a time throughout the summer until the No. 1 story of the year is announced on Aug. 7 -- just as #FalconFast BGSU football camp gets underway and the 2015-16 season has officially started! Don't forget to purchase your season tickets for football, volleyball and hockey NOW by CLICKING HERE!

Today we reveal the No. 3 moment from 2014-15.

Richaun Holmes Selected No. 37 In NBA Draft; First MAC Player Selected Since 2003 And First BGSU Player Picked Since 1997
Former Bowling Green State University men's basketball standout Richaun Holmes was selected at pick No. 37 by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2015 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft on Thursday night, June 25, held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. By being chosen in this year's NBA Draft, Holmes becomes the first BGSU Falcon to be drafted since Antonio Daniels was picked fourth overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies (Memphis Grizzlies) back in the 1997 draft. He also becomes the first NBA draft pick from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) since both Chris Kaman and Brandon Hunter were each selected in the 2003 NBA Draft. Kaman was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the sixth overall pick in out of Central Michigan, while Hunter went 56th overall to the Boston Celtics from Ohio. Just this week, Holmes agreed to a three-year deal with a team option for the fourth year with the 76ers.

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Release: Richaun. Holmes Selected 37th Overall by the Philadelphia 76ers
Video: Richaun. Holmes 2014-15 Highlight Reel
Video: Richaun. Holmes Introduced at the Philadelphia 76ers Introductory Press Conference

Countdown of the Top Ten Stories of 2014-15
No. 1 - Friday, Aug. 7
No. 2 - Tuesday, Aug. 4
No. 3 - Richaun Holmes Selected No. 37 In NBA Draft; First MAC Player Selected In 12 Years
No. 4 - Roger Lewis' 78-Yard TD Reception Clinches Camellia Bowl Victory
No. 5 - Huger Named Men's Basketball Coach
No. 6 - Hockey Returns To National Prominence
No. 7 - Student-Athletes Breaking Records In The Classroom
No. 8 - Men's Soccer Earns Wild 2-1 Win Over WMU To Clinch MAC Tourney Berth
No. 9 - Men's Soccer Beats West Virginia 3-2 For Berth In MAC Championship Match
No. 10 - BGSU Women Earn FAR Award For Fourth Time In Past Six Years
Honorable Mention

Fans can review previous top 10 lists by clicking any of the links below:

2014-15 Top 10: No. 1 Moment - Football wins MAC Championship
2012-13 Top 10: No. 1 Moment - Volleyball wins MAC Tournament, NCAA Tournament Match
2011-12 Top 10: No. 1 Moment - BGSU hockey makes improbable run to the Joe
2010-11 Top 10: No. 1 Moment - Bill Frack announces $10 million gift to BGSU men's basketball
2009-10 Top 10: No. 1 Moment - The Freddie Barnes Story

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