Kevin Ollie

Kevin Ollie

Ollie in 2007.
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	December 27, 1972 (1972-12-27)
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
High school	Crenshaw
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College	Connecticut (1991–1995)
NBA Draft	1995 / Undrafted
Pro career	1995–2010
Career history
As player:
1995–1997	Connecticut Pride (CBA)
1997 1998	Dallas Mavericks Orlando Magic
1999	Sacramento Kings Orlando Magic
1999–2000	Philadelphia 76ers
2000 2000–2001	New Jersey Nets Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2002 2002	Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers
2002–2003 2003	Milwaukee Bucks Seattle SuperSonics
2003–2004	Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2008	Philadelphia 76ers
2008–2009	Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010	Oklahoma City Thunder
As coach:
2010–present	Connecticut Huskies (assistant)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. He played for eleven National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises in thirteen seasons from 1997 to 2010 after beginning his career with the CBA in 1995.

Basketball career

Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California. He then starred for four seasons (1991-95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association, playing with them from 1995 to 1997. After that, he began playing in the NBA.

In the 2005–2006 season, Ollie was given a starting role by Sixers head coach Maurice Cheeks. The Minnesota Timberwolves made Ollie their captain during the 2008-2009 season. He was then signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 1, 2009 for the veteran's minimum. After the season Ollie retired to join the Connecticut Huskies as an assistant coach.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1997–98	Dallas	16	0	13.4	.333	.000	.720	1.3	2.0	.4	.0	2.9
1997–98	Orlando	19	0	11.4	.411	.000	.689	.9	1.7	.4	.0	4.1
1998–99	Sacramento	7	0	9.7	.308	.000	.800	.9	.4	.4	.1	1.7
1998–99	Orlando	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	.500	1.0	.0	.0	.0	1.0
1999–00	Philadelphia	40	0	7.3	.449	.000	.757	.8	1.2	.2	.0	1.8
2000–01	New Jersey	19	0	8.5	.185	.000	.632	1.2	1.3	.3	.0	1.2
2000–01	Philadelphia	51	4	15.0	.430	.333	.729	1.4	2.4	.5	.0	3.8
2001–02	Chicago	52	17	22.0	.383	.500	.838	2.5	3.7	.7	.0	5.8
2001–02	Indiana	29	0	19.9	.400	.000	.804	1.9	3.4	.9	.0	5.4
2002–03	Milwaukee	53	4	21.3	.459	.200	.747	1.9	3.4	.7	.1	5.7
2002–03	Seattle	29	1	26.6	.441	1.000	.759	2.9	3.8	1.1	.0	8.0
2003–04	Cleveland	82	7	17.1	.370	.444	.835	2.1	2.9	.6	.1	4.2
2004–05	Philadelphia	26	0	6.1	.355	.000	.667	.7	.7	.2	.0	1.1
2005–06	Philadelphia	70	23	15.3	.431	.333	.837	1.4	1.4	.5	.0	2.7
2006–07	Philadelphia	53	23	17.3	.433	.000	.822	1.4	2.5	.4	.0	3.8
2007–08	Philadelphia	40	0	7.5	.420	.000	.800	.5	1.0	.2	.0	1.8
2008–09	Minnesota	50	21	17.0	.407	.000	.833	1.5	2.3	.4	.1	4.0
2009–10	Oklahoma City	25	0	10.5	.400	.000	1.000	1.0	0.8	.4	.0	1.8
Career		662	100	15.6	.410	.310	.792	1.5	2.3	.5	.0	3.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Philadelphia	10	0	6.5	.500	.000	.889	.5	1.2	.2	.0	2.0
2000–01	Philadelphia	23	0	5.3	.370	.000	.929	.4	1.0	.0	.0	1.4
2001–02	Indiana	5	0	23.6	.423	.500	1.000	2.4	4.6	.6	.0	5.8
2007–08	Philadelphia	3	0	6.3	.250	.000	1.000	.3	1.0	.7	.0	1.3
2009–10	Oklahoma City	1	0	5.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		41	0	7.9	.406	.500	.935	.7	1.5	.2	.0	2.1

External links

• Kevin Ollie profile at NBA.com