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Devin Oliver
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Oliver playing for Dayton
No. 15 – Taipei Taishin Mars
Forward
Personal information
Born (1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 (age 32)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Nationality American
High school Kalamazoo Central
(Kalamazoo, Michigan)
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 224.4 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College Dayton (2010–2014)
NBA Draft 2014 / Undrafted
Pro career 2014–present
League Taiwan Professional Basketball League
Career history
2014–2015 Limburg United
2015 Maccabi Kiryat Gat
2016 Rouen Métropole
2016–2018 Olimpija
2018–2019 Banvit
2019 s.Oliver Würzburg
2019–2020 Nanterre 92
2020–2021 Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2021–2022 Sendai 89ers
2022–2024 Yokohama B-Corsairs
2024–present Taipei Taishin Mars
Career highlights and awards
  • 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 Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). 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.

Professional career

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

In August 2015, Oliver signed with Israeli club Maccabi Kiryat Gat. On December 1, 2015, he parted ways with Maccabi Kiryat Gat. 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. On July 18, 2017, he re-signed with Olimpija for one more season.

In July 2018, Oliver signed with Turkish club Banvit.

On 29 January 2019, he signed a half-year contract with s.Oliver Würzburg.

On June 27, 2019, he signed a 1-year contract with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A.

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

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

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

On August 3, 2024, Oliver signed with the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

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.

See also

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