Education
Chester High School.
Chester High School.
He played college basketball with the Temple Owls and has experience playing porofessionally in Luxembourg and the National Basketball Association Development League. Hollis-Jefferson played high school basketball at Chester High School in Chester, Pennsylvania. In the championship game, he faced Khalif Wyatt, his future Temple college teammate.
The Philadelphia Inquirer named Hollis-Jefferson second team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania as well.
As a senior, he averaged 17.6 points and 10.0 rebounds, recording 25 double-doubles in just 29 games. Hollis-Jefferson played college basketball with the Temple Owls from 2009 to 2013.
As a junior, he averaged 5.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He improved those numbers to 9.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior.
Luxembourg
After leaving Temple, Hollis-Jefferson signed his first professional contract with Bachelor of Arts Contern of the Total League in Luxembourg.
He commented on the country, "lieutenant was pretty cool. I enjoyed the time there and the people were nice."
Doctorate-League
In 2014, Hollis-Jefferson returned to his home country to play for the Delaware 87ers of the National Basketball Association Development League. However, he received limited playing time.
Canada
On October 13, 2015, Hollis-Jefferson signed with the Saint John Mill Rats of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL).
Rahlir is the older brother of Brooklyn Nets small forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.