Devin Oliver
Oliver playing for Dayton
No. 15 – Yokohama B-Corsairs
PositionForward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 31)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight224.4 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolKalamazoo Central
(Kalamazoo, Michigan)
CollegeDayton (2010–2014)
NBA draft2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2015Limburg United
2015Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016Rouen Métropole
2016–2018Olimpija
2018–2019Banvit
2019s.Oliver Würzburg
2019–2020Nanterre 92
2020–2021Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2021–2022Sendai 89ers
2022–presentYokohama B-Corsairs
Career highlights and awards

Devin Michael Oliver (born July 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. He played college basketball for Dayton.

College career

Oliver played four seasons for the Dayton Flyers. Oliver led the Flyer’s in rebounding (7.4) and assists (2.3), and was second in scoring (11.2) in 2013-14, his senior season.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Oliver joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[2] In July 2014, Oliver signed his first professional contract with Belgium club Limburg United.[3]

In August 2015, Oliver signed with Israeli club Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[4] On December 1, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi Kiryat Gat.[5] In March 2016, he signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the rest of the season.

On August 22, 2016, he signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club Union Olimpija.[6] On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Olimpija for one more season.[7]

In July 2018, Oliver signed with Turkish club Banvit.[8]

On 29 January 2019, he has signed a half year contract with s.Oliver Würzburg.[9]

On June 27, 2019, he has signed 1-year deal contract with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.[10]

On August 3, 2020, Oliver signed a deal with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the 2020-2021 season.[11]

On June 17, 2021, he has signed with Sendai 89ers of the B.League.[12]

On July 7, 2022, he has signed with Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League and he will wear No.15.[13]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Oliver played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 9 rebounds per game. Oliver helped the Brawlers reach the second round, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.[14]

References

  1. ^ Devin Oliver Signs with Celtics Summer Team
  2. ^ Devin Oliver signs with Celtics summer team.
  3. ^ Dayton’s Oliver signs with first division team in Belgium.
  4. ^ "Maccabi Kiryat-Gat lands Devin Oliver". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  5. ^ "Maccabi Kiryat-Gat parting ways with Devin Oliver and Jason Love". Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  6. ^ Olimpija lands Devin Oliver.
  7. ^ Devin Oliver ostaja Zmaj! (in Slovene)
  8. ^ [ https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/279829/devin-oliver-inks-with-banvit.html Devin Oliver inks with Banvit.]
  9. ^ "Devin Oliver kommt bis ende der Saison: soliver-wuerzburg.de". www.soliver-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. ^ "Nanterre signs Devin Oliver". Sportando. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  11. ^ "Devin Oliver Signs With Buyukcekmece". Ballers Abroad. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "デビン・オリバー選手 2021-22シーズン選手契約合意のお知らせ". 89ers.ja (in Japanese). June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "デビン・オリバー選手 B.LEAGUE2022-23シーズン 選手契約締結（新規）のお知らせ". b-corsairs.com (in Japanese). Yokohama B-Corsairs. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

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