Dean Oliver (basketball)

Dean Daniel Oliver (born November 5, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team. An undrafted 5'11" (1.80 m) guard from the University of Iowa, Oliver played with the Golden State Warriors from 2001-02 to 2002-03.

This article is about the player. For the basketball statistician, see Dean Oliver (statistician).
Dean Oliver
Wisconsin Badgers
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1978-11-05) November 5, 1978
Quincy, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolMason City (Mason City, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001 / Undrafted
Playing career2001–2011
PositionPoint guard
Number2
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2002Golden State Warriors
2003Greenville Groove
2003Asheville Altitude
2004Dakota Wizards
2004Cedar Rapids River Raiders
2004–2005KD Slovan
2005–2006KK Zadar
2006–2007Śląsk Wrocław
2007–2010EiffelTowers
2010–2011JL Bourg-en-Bresse
As coach:
2011–2014North Dakota (assistant)
2014–2017Illinois State (assistant)
2017–presentWisconsin (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Dutch Cup champion (2008, 2009)
  • CBA champion (2004)
  • 3× Third-team All-Big Ten (1999–2001)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and college

Born in Quincy, Illinois, Oliver graduated from Mason City High School in Mason City, Iowa in 1997 as a member of the National Honor Society with a 3.9 GPA.[1] At the University of Iowa, Oliver played in the Hawkeyes basketball team all four years and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.[2] In his senior season, Oliver averaged 14.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game.[3] Oliver was a three-time third-team All-Big Ten Conference selection (1999 to 2001) and led the conference in assist/turnover ratio in his senior season.[1]

Professional career

Player

In March 1996 and 1997 Oliver and his fellow players lead his team, the Mason City Mohawks, to two state tournament wins. Head coach at the time was Robert Horner, father of player and former Hawkeye, Jeff Horner. Oliver was not drafted in the 2001 NBA Draft but played two seasons with the Golden State Warriors, who waived Oliver on December 5, 2002. With the Warriors, Oliver played a mostly backup role in 35 games, averaging 1.8 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[3]

On February 3, 2003, he signed with the Greenville Groove of the NBA Development League (D-League). The Groove waived Oliver on February 23, and Oliver signed with the D-League team Asheville Altitude two days later.[4] In October 2003, Oliver signed with the expansion team of the USBL, Cedar Rapids River Raiders, in his home state of Iowa; the River Raiders would begin play in the spring of 2004.[5] He then signed with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA in February 2004.[6] The Wizards won the 2004 CBA title, and Oliver was a backup for the Wizards.[7]

Oliver began playing in European leagues in 2004.

With Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League, Oliver scored 17 points to bring the team to third place in the tournament.[8]

From 2007 to 2010, Oliver played for the Dutch team EiffelTowers, which won Dutch Basketball League Cups in 2008[9] and 2009.[10]

Coach

In 2011, he became the head of basketball operations at North Dakota.[11] In 2014, he became an assistant basketball coach at Illinois State.[12] On April 20, 2017, Oliver was named an assistant at Wisconsin under coach Greg Gard.[13]

Notes
  1. "Dean Oliver bio". NBA. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  2. Linkedin
  3. "Dean Oliver". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  4. "2002-03 Transactions". Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  5. "Cedar Rapids pro team signs ex-Hawkeye Oliver". AP. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. Oliver to Suit up for River Raiders Coach in Dakota
  7. Suhr, Jamie (May 9, 2004). "Oliver hopes road back to NBA begins in Cedar Rapids". Mason City Globe Gazette. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  8. http://www.eurobasket.com/reports/2007/5/29.asp
  9. http://www.eurobasket.com/reports/2008/4/1.asp
  10. http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/other-leagues/1194/dutch-cup-for-eiffel-towers-den-bosch.html
  11. http://thegazette.com/2011/09/21/ex-hawkeye-dean-oliver-new-asst-coach-at-north-dakota/
  12. http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/051514aaa.html
  13. "Former Iowa guard Dean Oliver joins Wisconsin basketball staff". Cedar Rapids Gazette. April 20, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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