Jimmy Oliver
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| Shooting guard / Small forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 12, 1969 Menifee, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Morrilton (Morrilton, Arkansas) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Purdue (1988–1991) |
| NBA Draft | 1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Pro career | 1991–2007 |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1992–1993 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) |
| 1993 | Pescanova Ferrol (Spain) |
| 1993–1994 | Boston Celtics |
| 1994–1995 | Baloncesto Salamanca (Spain) |
| 1995 | Rockford Lightning (CBA) |
| 1995–1996 | San Diego Wildcards (CBA) |
| 1996 | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
| 1996 | SLUC Nancy (France) |
| 1996–1997 | Oklahoma City Cavalry (CBA) |
| 1997 | Toronto Raptors |
| 1997 | Quad City Thunder (CBA) |
| 1997 | Washington Wizards |
| 1997–1998 | CB Ciudad de Huelva (Spain) |
| 1998–1999 1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 |
Ducato Siena (Italy) Phoenix Suns Iraklio (Greece) Maroussi (Greece) Dynamo Moscow (Russia) Split (Croatia) Union Olimpija (Croatia) Apollon Patras (Greece) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jimmy Allen Oliver (born July 12, 1969 in Menifee, Arkansas) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.
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[edit] College career
[edit] Purdue
[edit] 1987-1989
Jimmy "Slice" Oliver attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana and played under head coach Gene Keady. The 6'6", 208 lb guard-forward appeared in 31 games in his Sophomore season, playing behind Center Steve Scheffler and alongside guard Matt Painter. He averaged 5.3 points while averaging 18.2 minutes per game in his first eligible season.
[edit] 1989-1990
Jimmy started his Junior season out receiving more minutes and improved his shooting percentage to nearly 50%, while also improving his points average to 8 a game. He helped lead the Boilers to a 2nd place finish in the Big Ten Conference and to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament with a 22-8 record.
[edit] 1990-1991
Averaging 19.2 points a game during his Senior year, fourth in the conference, and owning an .861 free throw percentage to lead the conference, he was an All-Big Ten First Team selection. Jimmy led Purdue to a second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. He finished his college career with a 40.6% accuracy from 3-point land. Jimmy led the Boilers in assists (89) and minutes per game (35.4) in his Senior season. He played his last collegiate game in the NABC All-America Game at the 1991 NCAA Final Four, where he recorded a game-high 25 points.
[edit] Pro career
Jimmy Oliver was selected in the 2nd round with the 39th pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1991 NBA Draft. Oliver played his rookie season for the Cavaliers, averaging 3.6 ppg in 27 games. After being invited to the Detroit Piston's pre-season camp, he joined the CBA for the 1992-93 season, where he averaged 17.3 ppg in 15 games. After one season in the CBA, Oliver returned to the NBA for the 1993-1994 season. He played for the Boston Celtics, where he averaged 4.9 ppg and started six of the 44 games he played. After leaving the league for two seasons, he returned for the expansion draft, where he played a season with the Toronto Raptors for the 1996-97 season. He finished his last two NBA seasons with the Washington Bullets(1997–98) and the Phoenix Suns(1998–99). Playing on five different NBA teams throughout five seasons, he played in a total of 78 games (14 starts) and scored 331 points with 34% three point and .772% free throw accuracy.
After his NBA tenure, Jimmy Oliver played for the Greek club Maroussi Athens and he won the Saporta Cup in 2001. He scored 31 points in the final match against Chalon BC.[1]
[edit] International career
[edit] USA Team
[edit] 1998
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Competitor for  United States |
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| World Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1998 Greece | National team |
During the NBA lockout, Jimmy played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, teamed up with the likes of another former Boilermaker, Brad Miller.[2] Jimmy Oliver was the top scorer of the team averaging 11.8 points per game, winning the bronze medal.[3]
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- basketpedya.com
- Jimmy Oliver at Basketball-Reference.com
- nba.com historical playerfile
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- African American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
- Greek Basket League players
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Boston Celtics players
- Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- People from Conway County, Arkansas
- Phoenix Suns players
- Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players
- Quad City Thunder players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Toronto Raptors players
- United States men's national basketball team members
- Washington Wizards players
- KK Union Olimpija players
