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Brad Oleson

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Brad Oleson
Oleson with Barcelona in April 2013.
Personal information
Born (1983-04-11) April 11, 1983 (age 41)
Fairbanks, Alaska
NationalityAmerican / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorth Pole (North Pole, Alaska)
College
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2005–2019
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Career history
2005Dodge City Legend
2005–2008Rosalía de Castro
2008–2009Fuenlabrada
2009–2013Caja Laboral
2013–2017FC Barcelona
2017–2019Murcia
Career highlights and awards

Bradley Scott Oleson Lashinski (born April 11, 1983) is an American-born naturalized Spanish[1] former professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall point guard-shooting guard. His hometown of North Pole, Alaska, celebrates Brad Oleson Day every year on April 24.[2]

Professional career

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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.[3]

On 28 January 2013, Oleson signed a two-year deal with the Spanish team FC Barcelona Regal.[4] On March 3, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club.[5]

On 13 July 2017, Oleson signed a two-year contract with Spanish club UCAM Murcia.[6]

Spain national team

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In October 2009, Oleson acquired Spanish nationality,[1] and was selected to the senior men's Spain national team training camp pre-squad for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.[7]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Baskonia 12 1 13.7 .408 .400 .857 .9 .4 .3 .1 5.0 2.8
2010–11 20 11 20.9 .407 .327 .800 2.1 1.1 .6 .2 6.3 4.2
2011–12 10 6 21.9 .531 .448 .917 1.4 1.7 .7 .2 7.4 7.3
2012–13 15 13 22.9 .483 .500 .786 1.3 1.5 .7 .3 8.6 7.1
2013–14 Barcelona 20 5 20.9 .470 .455 .750 1.7 1.5 .5 .4 8.9 9.1
2014–15 20 5 19.0 .419 .394 .944 1.5 2.4 .7 .2 6.5 6.7
2015–16 29 6 14.5 .316 .266 .824 1.1 1.3 .2 .0 3.2 2.6
2016–17 24 18 21.4 .682 .345 .800 1.8 2.0 .6 .2 5.3 6.0
Career 126 47 18.7 .428 .391 .821 1.4 1.4 .5 .2 6.3 5.5

Awards and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Brad Oleson jura la Constitución y apunta a la Selección Española". solobasket.com (in Spanish). October 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "Brad Oleson Day set for Saturday in North Pole". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. ^ "Noticiasdealava.com El Baskonia cierra con el Real Madrid la venta de Prigioni y la llegada de Oleson" [Baskonia closes the sale of Prigioni and the arrival of Oleson with Real Madrid]. Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  4. ^ "El Barça Regal incorpora al escolta Brad Oleson". fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo de renovación con Brad Oleson hasta 2017". fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Brad Oleson se alista en los Tercios del UCAM Murcia CB". ucamdeportes.com (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ "San Emeterio and Oleson new faces for Spain NT". TalkBasket.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23.
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