Devin Oliver
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Devin Oliver
| image = Devin Oliver Dayton.jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Oliver playing for Dayton
| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 224.4
| league = LNB Élite
| team = SLUC Nancy
| number = 15
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|07|02}}
| birth_place = Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
| high_school = Kalamazoo Central
(Kalamazoo, Michigan)
| college = Dayton (2010–2014)
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2014
| years1 = 2014–2015
| team1 = Limburg United
| years2 = 2015
| team2 = Maccabi Kiryat Gat
| years3 = 2016
| team3 = Rouen Métropole
| years4 = 2016–2018
| team4 = Olimpija
| years5 = 2018–2019
| team5 = Banvit
| years6 = 2019
| team6 = s.Oliver Würzburg
| years7 = 2019–2020
| team7 = Nanterre 92
| years8 = 2020–2021
| team8 = Büyükçekmece Basketbol
| years9 = 2021–2022
| team9 = Sendai 89ers
| years10 = 2022–2024
| team10 = Yokohama B-Corsairs
| years11 = 2024
| team11 = Taipei Taishin Mars
| years12 = 2024–present
| team12 = SLUC Nancy
| highlights =
- 2x Slovenian League Finals MVP (2017, 2018)
- 2x Slovenian League champion (2017, 2018)
- Slovenian Supercup winner (2017)
- Slovenian Supercup MVP (2017)
- Slovenian Cup winner (2017)
}}
Devin Michael Oliver (born July 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy of the LNB Élite. 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.[http://daytonflyers.com/news/2014/6/30/MBB_0630140655.aspx Devin Oliver Signs with Celtics Summer Team]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Oliver joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[http://daytonflyers.com/news/2014/6/30/MBB_0630140655.aspx Devin Oliver signs with Celtics summer team.] In July 2014, Oliver signed his first professional contract with Belgium club Limburg United.[http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/college-basketball/daytons-oliver-signs-with-first-division-team-in-b/ngft3/ Dayton’s Oliver signs with first division team in Belgium.]
In August 2015, Oliver signed with Israeli club Maccabi Kiryat Gat.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/172399/maccabi-kiryat-gat-lands-devin-oliver.html |title=Maccabi Kiryat-Gat lands Devin Oliver. |access-date=2016-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828191914/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/172399/maccabi-kiryat-gat-lands-devin-oliver.html |archive-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=dead }} On December 1, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi Kiryat Gat.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/183549/maccabi-kiryat-gat-parting-ways-with-devin-oliver-and-jason-love.html |title=Maccabi Kiryat-Gat parting ways with Devin Oliver and Jason Love. |access-date=2016-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828191209/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/183549/maccabi-kiryat-gat-parting-ways-with-devin-oliver-and-jason-love.html |archive-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.eurobasket.com/Slovenia/news/459747/Olimpija-lands-Devin-Oliver Olimpija lands Devin Oliver.] On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Olimpija for one more season.[http://www.union.olimpija.com/novice/devin-oliver-ostaja-zmaj Devin Oliver ostaja Zmaj!] {{in lang|sl}}
In July 2018, Oliver signed with Turkish club Banvit.[
https://sportando.basketball/en/turkey/bsl/279829/devin-oliver-inks-with-banvit.html Devin Oliver inks with Banvit.]
On 29 January 2019, he signed a half-year contract with s.Oliver Würzburg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soliver-wuerzburg.de/news/newsdetails/meldung/devin-oliver-kommt-bis-ende-der-saison/|title=Devin Oliver kommt bis ende der Saison: soliver-wuerzburg.de|website=www.soliver-wuerzburg.de|access-date=2019-03-07}}
On June 27, 2019, he signed a 1-year contract with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/nanterre-signs-devin-oliver/|title=Nanterre signs Devin Oliver
|date=June 27, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 28, 2019}}
On August 3, 2020, Oliver signed a deal with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for the 2020-2021 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ballersabroad.com/news/devin-oliver-signs-with-buyukcekmece/|title=Devin Oliver Signs With Buyukcekmece |date=August 3, 2020|publisher=Ballers Abroad|language=En|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
On June 17, 2021, he signed with Sendai 89ers of the B.League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.89ers.jp/news/detail/id=15574|title=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|last=|first=|date=June 17, 2021|website=89ers.ja|publisher=|language=ja|access-date=August 18, 2021}}
On July 7, 2022, he signed with Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League and he will wear No.15.{{Cite web|url=https://b-corsairs.com/news/team_202200707_1/|title=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|last=|first=|date=July 7, 2022|website=b-corsairs.com|publisher=Yokohama B-Corsairs|language=ja|access-date=July 8, 2022}}
On August 3, 2024, Oliver signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).{{cite news |title=美籍前鋒奧利佛加盟台北戰神 許總期許成為領頭羊 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20240803001745-260403?chdtv |accessdate=August 3, 2024 |work=China Times |date=August 3, 2024 }} On November 27, Taipei Taishin Mars terminated the contract relationship with Oliver.{{cite news |title=換光光！台北戰神奧利佛走人 預告將有更強洋將加盟 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2862925 |accessdate=November 27, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=November 27, 2024 }}
The Basketball Tournament
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-18}}
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Devin-Oliver/France/SPO-Rouen-Basket/208027 Eurobasket.com profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161008134806/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6100474/playerview.html FIBA profile]
- [http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/102553/devin-olivern ESPN profile]
- [http://www.union.olimpija.com/sezona/igralci/devin-oliver Union Olimpija profile]
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