High School: Vance HS/Christ School
Years at VMI: 2005–09
Position: Guard
-2009 First Team All-Big South
-5th all-time VMI point scoring leader
-3rd all-time in 3P FG made
-2nd all-time steals leader
It's going be difficult to write an article about Chavis Holmes without repeating almost everything I said about his twin counterpart Travis. That being said, there were some differences in their game, unlike another pair of VMI twins, Ramon and Damon Williams. So I'll give it a shot.
Chavis was born in Charlotte, NC, three minutes before his brother on May 9, 1986. He attended Vance High School with his brother for two years. The twins led Vance to a 2003 North Carolina State Championship before transferring to Christ School in Arden, NC (near Asheville). As a senior, Chavis scored 17.5 points and 4.3 rebounds as Christ School posted a 32–1 record en route to another state championship. Chavis received All-State honors as well as a spot on the All-Western North Carolina first team.
After being recruited to VMI 2005, Chavis put up mediocre numbers in his freshman year as the team struggled. But much like his brother, he broke out in 2006–07 with the run-and-gun offense, averaging 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per game. He led the Big South in three-pointers made and was fourth in the nation in steals. He continued the trend his junior year, with 18.3 PPG and 2.4 steals. But his senior year was the most notable. Following the graduation of Reggie Williams, Chavis scored 22 PPG while leading the country in steals with 105 of those. He shot 44% from beyond the arc, and earned a spot on the All-Big South First Team as well as being named to the Richmond Times-Dispatch All-State Team. And in a game against High Point in January of 2009, Chavis and his brother became the highest scoring pair of twins in NCAA history.
Like most twins, Chavis and Travis were incredibly similar in their appearance and personality. But they had their own distinctions like everyone else; Chavis likes ribs, Travis likes chicken tenders. Chavis likes action movies, Travis likes comedy. And on the court, Travis was longer and more athletic, while Chavis was a better shooter and scorer (at least, according to Chavis himself). But what is certain is that they were both 6'4 shooting guards, and among the most prolific scorers in VMI history.
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