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Career Notes
> Wing guard/forward with a smooth and accurate long-range jump shot who played two seasons at Tech ... Made 99 threes, good for 16th place on the Tech career list.
> Transferred from Tech following summer term in 2011.
> No relation to the Brian Oliver who played at Tech in the late 1980's and led the Yellow Jackets to the 1990 ACC championship and NCAA Final Four.
2010-11
> Missed the last 8 regular season games after having surgery for a broken left thumb on Feb. 9 ... Sustained the injury vs. Clemson on Feb. 5 ... Played against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament.
> Missed the Jan. 30 Maryland game with the flu, one game after pouring in 28 points against Virginia Tech ... Scored just 10 points in the 2 games before his injury.
> Started Tech's first 11 games.
> Tech's 3rd-leading scorer, 4th-leading rebounder.
> Enjoyed two monster games, scoring 32 against Syracuse and 28 against Virginia Tech ... In each case took advantage of the opponent's 2-3 zone defense ... Went 11-for-18 from the floor, 4-for-9 on 3s against Virginia Tech.
> Made the all-tournament team at the Legends Classic after exploding for a career-high 32 points against Syracuse ... Set career bests for field goals and attempts (12-for-21) and matched his high for three-pointers (6-for-11).
> Posted his first double-double the night before against UTEP (15 pts, 12 reb) ... Set career highs for minutes in both games (35 vs. UTEP, 36 vs. Syracuse).
> Had double figure points in 11 games.
2009-10
> Reserve wing player who appeared in every game and averaged more than 16 minutes (nearly 20 in ACC games).
> Tech's best long-range threat, he led the team in three-pointers attempted and converted, and hit 38.0 percent for the year.
> In ACC GAMES ONLY, he hit 38.1 percent from bonus range (third in the ACC) and made 2.0 per game (sixth) ... Struggled in the ACC and NCAA tournaments, hitting just 6-for-24.
> Reached double digits in points in three straight games before Maryland on Feb. 20 (14.3 ppg, 15-for-27 FG, 11-for-23 on threes) and five times in ACC games.
> Hit a career-best six threes in 13 attempts for a career-high 20 points at Florida State on Jan. 24.
> Made at least one three in 28 games, four or more in five games.
> Eighth among ACC freshmen in scoring average for the season.
> Nine double-figure games, including five in ACC games (averaged 8.3 ppg in ACC games) ... Led Tech in scoring three times.
> Started five straight games in place of the injured Iman Shumpert in December, then went back to the bench against Winston-Salem State ... Scored 18 points (4-of-8 on three-point FG, 0 turnovers in 23 minutes) against USC in his first start.
> Made a splash in his collegiate debut, hitting four three-pointers (in six attempts) in the final 10 minutes of Tech's season-opener against Florida A&M.
High School
> Played four years at William Penn High School in New Castle, Del. ... Led team to a state title in 2009 and was named to the all-state team.
> Following his senior year, played in the state all-star game and the Reebok All-American Game ... Averaged 14.9 points and 10.4 rebounder per game, adding 4.1 blocks and 3.7 assists per contest ... Finished his career with 1,101 points, which ranks in the top 10 all-time at William Penn.
> Honor roll student who was a member of his senior class planning committee, served in the WPHS Prom Fashion Show and the food and paper drive for the Delaware Food Bank and Ronald McDonald House.
> Attended and played basketball one season (January - May 2008) at Oak Hill Academy after beginning the year at William Penn ... Returned to William Penn for his senior year.
> Averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 assists in six games of the 2007-08 season before transferring to Oak Hill ... Averaged 16.5 points, seven rebounds and shot 49.5 percent from the field as a sophomore (2006-07) ... Averaged 10 points and seven rebounds as a freshman in 2005-06.
> Went as high as No. 45 among recruiting service rankings prior to his transfer to Oak Hill ... No. 25 among small forwards by ESPN.com prior to his senior year.
Personal
> Full name is Brian Daniel Oliver ... Born September 5, 1990 in Mount Holly, N.J. ... Lived for much of his youth in Glassboro, N.J., before family moved to Delaware ... Son of Robert and Zena Oliver of Bear, Del. ... His father, Robert, played football at the University of Iowa ... Majored in Management.
| Oliver's Career Statistics |
Minutes
Total
3-Point
F-Throws
Rebounds
Year
gp-gs
min
avg
fg
fga
pct
fg
fga
pct
ft
fta
pct
off
def
tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
t/o
blk
stl
pts
avg
2009-10
36-5
595
16.5
86
218
.394
63
166
.380
19
27
.704
24
44
68
1.9
66
2
31
43
10
10
254
7.1
2010-11
22-12
616
28.0
86
239
.360
36
126
.286
22
26
.846
34
64
98
4.5
55
1
32
30
6
14
230
10.5
TOTAL
58-17
1211
20.9
172
457
.376
99
292
.339
41
53
.774
58
108
166
2.9
121
3
63
73
16
24
484
8.3
| Oliver in ACC Games |
Minutes
Total
3-Point
F-Throws
Rebounds
Year
gp-gs
min
avg
fg
fga
pct
fg
fga
pct
ft
fta
pct
off
def
tot
avg
pf
fo
ast
t/o
blk
stl
pts
avg
2009-10
16-1
315
19.7
45
113
.398
32
84
.381
10
13
.769
18
26
44
2.8
32
0
12
22
6
9
132
8.3
2010-11
8-1
209
26.1
31
76
.408
11
40
.275
7
7
1.000
13
17
30
3.8
16
0
6
9
0
8
80
10.0
TOTAL
24-2
524
21.8
76
189
.402
43
124
.347
17
20
.850
31
43
74
3.1
48
0
18
31
6
17
212
8.8
Oliver Game-by-Game
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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FLORIDA A&M 11/14/09 13 4-7 .571 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 12.0
vs Dayton 11/19/09 11 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9.0
vs George Mason 11/20/09 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.7 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 6.0
vs Boston University 11/22/09 19 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 1 1 2 1.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 5.5
MERCER 11/27/09 9 4-8 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 6.6
SIENA 12/2/09 8 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 6.0
USC 12/5/09 * 23 6-11 .545 4-8 .500 2-3 .667 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18 7.7
at Chattanooga 12/14/09 * 10 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 7.1
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 12/16/09 * 19 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 2 0 2 1 1 0 8 7.2
FLORIDA STATE 12/20/09 * 23 3-10 .300 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.4 1 0 0 3 1 1 7 7.2
KENNESAW STATE 12/22/09 * 14 5-8 .625 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 7.8
WINSTON-SALEM STATE 12/29/09 11 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7.3
at Charlotte 1/2/10 16 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 1.5 5 1 2 3 0 0 5 7.2
at Georgia 1/5/10 13 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2 2 4 1.7 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 7.0
DUKE 1/9/10 22 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.8 3 0 1 2 0 1 5 6.9
at Virginia 1/13/10 12 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.4
at North Carolina 1/16/10 15 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.9 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 6.5
CLEMSON 1/19/10 15 2-11 .182 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.4
at Florida State 1/24/10 23 7-15 .467 6-13 .462 0-0 .000 2 0 2 1.9 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 7.2
WAKE FOREST 1/28/10 20 4-5 .800 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 1 13 7.5
KENTUCKY STATE 1/30/10 13 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 7.2
at Duke 2/4/10 21 2-7 .286 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000 3 1 4 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 7.3
NC STATE 2/6/10 20 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.0 1 0 2 3 1 1 6 7.3
at Miami 2/10/10 22 7-10 .700 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 3 1 4 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 2 19 7.8
at Wake Forest 2/13/10 22 4-9 .444 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.0 2 0 2 2 0 0 12 7.9
NORTH CAROLINA 2/16/10 20 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 4 0 0 2 1 2 12 8.1
at Maryland 2/20/10 26 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 2 2 4 2.1 2 0 2 2 1 0 4 7.9
BOSTON COLLEGE 2/27/10 21 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.6
at Clemson 3/2/10 18 3-9 .333 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 4 0 3 1 0 0 8 7.7
VIRGINIA TECH 3/6/10 15 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 3 0 3 2.1 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 7.5
vs North Carolina 3/11/10 9 0-5 .000 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.3
vs Maryland 3/12/10 17 3-5 .600 3-5 .600 0-3 .000 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 7.3
vs NC State 3/13/10 18 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 7.2
vs Duke 3/14/10 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.9 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 7.0
vs Oklahoma State 3/19/10 17 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 7.0
vs Ohio State 3/21/10 16 3-9 .333 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 2 0 1 4 0 0 9 7.1
Totals......................... 5 595 86-218 .394 63-166 .380 19-27 .704 24 44 68 1.9 66 2 31 43 10 10 254 7.1
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
2010-11 Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 11/12/10 * 30 3-12 .250 3-11 .273 2-4 .500 3 4 7 7.0 1 0 2 1 0 1 11 11.0
at Kennesaw State 11/15/10 * 33 5-13 .385 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2 5 7 7.0 4 0 2 2 0 1 12 11.5
ALBANY 11/17/10 * 16 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1 0 1 5.0 2 0 2 1 0 0 8 10.3
NIAGARA 11/19/10 * 26 7-15 .467 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 4 3 7 5.5 3 0 2 0 0 0 17 12.0
vs UTEP 11/26/10 * 35 6-17 .353 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 2 10 12 6.8 2 0 1 2 1 0 15 12.6
vs Syracuse 11/27/10 * 36 12-21 .571 6-11 .545 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 6.7 5 1 2 3 1 1 32 15.8
at Northwestern 11/30/10 * 25 1-9 .111 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 1 4 5 6.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 14.0
GEORGIA 12/7/10 * 39 3-15 .200 2-8 .250 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 6.4 4 0 5 4 2 2 10 13.5
SAVANNAH STATE 12/11/10 * 30 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 7-8 .875 0 1 1 5.8 3 0 3 0 1 0 17 13.9
vs Richmond 12/18/10 * 22 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 5.4 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 12.7
at Siena 12/22/10 * 33 3-14 .214 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2 3 5 5.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 12.2
MERCER 12/31/10 30 1-7 .143 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0 3 3 5.2 3 0 4 1 0 1 2 11.3
CHARLOTTE 1/2/11 34 5-11 .455 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 3 3 5.0 4 0 1 3 1 0 12 11.4
at Boston College 1/8/11 27 2-6 .333 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 4.9 2 0 0 3 0 1 6 11.0
at Clemson 1/12/11 23 4-9 .444 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 4.6 3 0 0 1 0 1 11 11.0
NORTH CAROLINA 1/16/11 23 3-11 .273 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2 4 6 4.7 3 0 2 2 0 2 7 10.8
WAKE FOREST 1/19/11 22 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 1 2 4.5 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 10.4
at Virginia 1/22/11 * 28 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000 1 2 3 4.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 10.6
VIRGINIA TECH 1/25/11 31 11-18 .611 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 2 2 4 4.4 1 0 3 0 0 0 28 11.5
at Miami 2/3/11 32 2-12 .167 0-6 .000 2-2 1.000 5 3 8 4.6 2 0 0 1 0 2 6 11.2
CLEMSON 2/5/11 23 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 4.5 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 10.9
vs Virginia Tech 3/10/11 18 1-8 .125 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 4.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.5
Totals......................... 12 616 86-239 .360 36-126 .286 22-26 .846 34 64 98 4.5 55 1 32 30 6 14 230 10.5
