Kory Holden Selects South Carolina

April 26, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, University Of Delaware

After weeks of meetings and visits to several schools, James M. Bennett grad Kory Holden announced via twitter that he will continue his college basketball career at South Carolina.

https://twitter.com/KHolden_11/status/725036688918122496

Following the 2015-16 season, Holden requested and received his release from his scholarship at Delaware. During his sophomore season, he averaged 17.7 points per game was named second team All-CAA.

Per NCAA transfer rules, Holden will not be eligible to play this upcoming season. He is going to a program that has not made the NCAA tournament since 2004.

About Matt Pencek

Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.