Brad Oleson
{{Short description|American basketball player (b.1983)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Brad Oleson
| image = Real Madrid-FC Barcelona mayo 2013Cropedoleson70771.jpg
| caption = Oleson with Barcelona in April 2013.
| position = Shooting guard / point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 200
| league =
| team =
| number =
| nationality = American / Spanish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|4|11}}
| birth_place = Fairbanks, Alaska
| high_school = North Pole (North Pole, Alaska)
| college =
- Peninsula College (2001–2002)
- Alaska–Fairbanks (2002–2005)
| draft_year = 2005
| career_start = 2005
| career_end = 2019
| years1 = 2005
| team1 = Dodge City Legend
| years2 = 2005–2008
| team2 = Rosalía de Castro
| years3 = 2008–2009
| team3 = Fuenlabrada
| years4 = 2009–2013
| team4 = Caja Laboral
| years5 = 2013–2017
| team5 = FC Barcelona
| years6 = 2017–2019
| team6 = Murcia
| highlights =
- Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
- Liga ACB Rising Star Award (2009)
- 2× GNAC Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
}}
Bradley Scott Oleson Lashinski (born April 11, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Spanish{{cite web |url=http://www.solobasket.com/contenidos/brad/oleson/jura/constitucion/apunta/seleccion/espanola/c-22932.html |title=Brad Oleson jura la Constitución y apunta a la Selección Española |work=solobasket.com |language=Spanish |date=October 21, 2009}} former professional basketball player. He is a {{height|ft=6|in=3}} tall point guard-shooting guard. His hometown of North Pole, Alaska, celebrates Brad Oleson Day every year on April 24.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uaf.edu/files/news/a_news/20040423195040.html |title=Brad Oleson Day set for Saturday in North Pole |access-date=2013-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331162837/http://www.uaf.edu/files/news/a_news/20040423195040.html |archive-date=2014-03-31 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
Oleson began his professional career in the year 2005, with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL. He then moved to Rosalía de Castro, where he first played in the Spanish LEB2 League, and then later in the Spanish LEB League. In 2008, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Fuenlabrada. In 2009, he was supposed to play for Real Madrid, but his rights were soon transferred to rivals Caja Laboral, in exchange for Pablo Prigioni and Sergi Vidal.{{Cite web |trans-title=Baskonia closes the sale of Prigioni and the arrival of Oleson with Real Madrid |url=http://www.noticiasdealava.com/ediciones/2009/08/03/deportes/baloncesto/d03bal36.1312738.php# |title=Noticiasdealava.com El Baskonia cierra con el Real Madrid la venta de Prigioni y la llegada de Oleson |language=es |work=Diario |access-date=2009-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804110948/http://www.noticiasdealava.com/ediciones/2009/08/03/deportes/baloncesto/d03bal36.1312738.php# |archive-date=2009-08-04 |url-status=dead }}
On 28 January 2013, Oleson signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team FC Barcelona Regal.{{cite news|title=El Barça Regal incorpora al escolta Brad Oleson.|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.es/baloncesto/baloncesto-equipo/detalle/noticia/el-barca-regal-incorpora-el-escolta-brad-oleson|accessdate=25 June 2015|work=fcbarcelona.es|date=28 January 2013|language=Spanish}} On March 3, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club.{{cite news|title=Acuerdo de renovación con Brad Oleson hasta 2017|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.es/baloncesto/baloncesto-equipo/detalle/noticia/acuerdo-de-renovacion-con-brad-oleson-hasta-2017|accessdate=25 June 2015|work=fcbarcelona.es|date=3 March 2015|language=Spanish}}
On 13 July 2017, Oleson signed a two-year contract with Spanish club UCAM Murcia.{{cite news|title=Brad Oleson se alista en los Tercios del UCAM Murcia CB|url=http://www.ucamdeportes.com/ucamcb/noticias/brad-oleson-se-alista-en-los-tercios-del-ucam-murcia-cb|accessdate=14 July 2017|work=ucamdeportes.com|date=14 July 2017|language=Spanish}}
Spain national team
In October 2009, Oleson acquired Spanish nationality, and was selected to the senior men's Spain national team training camp pre-squad for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.talkbasket.net/news/san-emeterio-and-oleson-new-faces-for-spain-nt-3159.html |title=San Emeterio and Oleson new faces for Spain NT |website=TalkBasket.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823121159/http://www.talkbasket.net/news/san-emeterio-and-oleson-new-faces-for-spain-nt-3159.html# |archive-date=2010-08-23}}
Career statistics
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=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4| Baskonia
| 12 || 1 || 13.7 || .408 || .400 || .857 || .9 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 5.0 || 2.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| 20 || 11 || 20.9 || .407 || .327 || .800 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || 6.3 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12
| 10 || 6 || 21.9 || .531 || .448 || .917 || 1.4 || 1.7 || .7 || .2 || 7.4 || 7.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| 15 || 13 || 22.9 || .483 || .500 || .786 || 1.3 || 1.5 || .7 || .3 || 8.6 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4| Barcelona
| 20 || 5 || 20.9 || .470 || .455 || .750 || 1.7 || 1.5 || .5 || .4 || 8.9 || 9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| 20 || 5 || 19.0 || .419 || .394 || .944 || 1.5 || 2.4 || .7 || .2 || 6.5 || 6.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| 29 || 6 || 14.5 || .316 || .266 || .824 || 1.1 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 3.2 || 2.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17
| 24 || 18 || 21.4 || .682 || .345 || .800 || 1.8 || 2.0 || .6 || .2 || 5.3 || 6.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 126 || 47 || 18.7 || .428 || .391 || .821 || 1.4 || 1.4 || .5 || .2 || 6.3 || 5.5
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Awards and accomplishments
- Top of The World Tournament: MVP (2003)
- 2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Steals Leader (2003, 2005)
- 2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Scoring Leader (2004, 2005)
- 2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
- Great Northwest Athletic Conference: 3 Point Shots Made Leader (2005)
- University of Alaska Fairbanks: All-Time Career Scoring Leader
- NCAA Division II All-American First Team: (2005)
- USBL All-Rookie Team: (2005)
- USBL Champion: (2005)
- Spanish LEB2 Champion: (2007)
- Spanish League Rising Star Award: (2009)
- 2x Spanish League Champion: (2010, 2014)
- Spanish Cup Winner: (2013)
- Spanish Supercup Winner: (2015)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130114081433/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BGO Brad Oleson] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131019124752/http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Brad-Oleson-5463/playerblog/ Brad Oleson] at draftexpress.com
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Brad_Oleson/75831 Brad Oleson] at eurobasket.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161221093604/http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?&pcode=001972 Brad Oleson] at euroleague.net
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