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#2 Adrian Oliver
Position: Guard
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210
Year: Senior
Hometown: Modesto, Calif.
High School: Modesto Christian HS
Other College: U. of Washington
Experience: 2 Letters
AT SAN JOSE STATE: Three seasons with the Spartans...second on the career scoring list at 1,750 points...first Spartan to finish in the top five nationally in scoring and first to do it twice (2010, 2011)...first San Jose State player named a two-time, first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection...three WAC Player of the Week awards...21.97 career scoring average is ninth best by a WAC player...holds the career record for most 30-plus point games with 17...48 games of 20 or more points...73 double-figure scoring games...number-one on the career list for free throw accuracy at 83.6 percent...career record holder for free throws made with 442...had five streaks during his career making 20 or more consecutive free throws...became the 13th player in university history to reach the 1,000-point plateau...needed just 49 games to reach 1,000 points as a Spartan...seven career double-doubles...one of two team captains for the 2010-11 season...transfer from the University of Washington...Invited to the 2011 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

2010-11: Third nationally and the WAC leader in scoring at 24.0 points per game...Named to the 2011 Lute Olson All-America team, first-team All-WAC, WAC All-Tournament team, NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) All-District VI first-team...Highest scoring average by a WAC player since the 2000 season...Set a single-season school record for points scored (743)...Established school single-game scoring marks of 30 points in a half and 42 points in the Puget Sound win (Dec. 22)...Set the San Jose State mark for consecutive 3-point baskets made in a game with seven and tied the school record for most 3-pointers against Puget Sound...WAC Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 27...Had his best season shooting 3-pointers making 40.9 percent...Tied for second on the team in rebounding at 5.3 a game...had three games with 10 or more rebounds.


2009-10:
Finished tied for fourth nationally and was the WAC leader in scoring with his 22.5 points per game average...highest finish by a San Jose State player in the scoring column and first Spartan to lead the WAC in single-season scoring...699 points are the second most points scored by a San Jose State player in a season...single-season record eight times with 30 or more points...career best 39 in the Louisiana Tech win (Jan. 21) when the Bulldogs were the first-place team in the WAC...back-to-back 30-plus point games twice during the season...USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending Jan. 23, 2010...two-time Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the weeks ending Dec. 19 and Jan. 23... Four "double-doubles" – 11 points and 11 rebounds in the William Jessup victory (Nov. 16), 30 points and 11 rebounds in the Cal State Bakersfield triumph (Dec. 9), 23 points and a career high 12 rebounds in the win at Santa Clara (Dec. 23), and 20 points and 10 rebounds at Hawai'i (Jan. 17)...second on the team in rebounding at 5.3 per game...set school records for most free throws made in a season with 188 and free throw accuracy at 88.7 percent...14th nationally in free throw percentage...first San Jose State player in 55 years to take at least 200 free throw attempts...had streaks of 21, 23 and 30 made free throws during the season...six games in which he attempted 10 or more free throws including a 17-for-18 performance against Seattle U. (Feb. 22)...second on the team in assists (89), blocked shots (15) and steals (30)...one of three Spartans to shoot at least 40 percent from 3-point-range with his 40.8 percentage...had at least one assist in 28 of the Spartans' 31 games...notched his single-game best of 8 assists and 3 blocked shots in the Fresno State win (Feb. 27).

2008-09: Burst on the scene as one of the most explosive scoring threats in a San Jose State uniform...played and started in 18 games beginning December 20, 2008...team scoring leader at 17.1 per game...80 points in his first three games were the most points scored by a Spartan player in a three-game debut...opened his San Jose State career with 27 against Northern Colorado (Dec. 20) - the highest known point total by a Spartan in an opening game...scored 20 or more points eight times...season scoring high of 37 against Boise State (Feb. 7)...also scored 31 points in the USF win (Dec. 22)...scored 20 or more points in back-to-back games twice during the season...was second in the Western Athletic Conference in scoring in conference games played with a 17.6 average...tied for third on the team in blocked shots with 9.

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: Played 37 games with 13 starts during the 2007 and 2008 seasons...four major-college double-figure scoring games.

2007-08: Played in five of the first six games...posted his only double-figure scoring game of the season in the opener against New Jersey Tech (Nov. 13) with 11 points.

2006-07: One of five players to play in all 32 games...made 13 consecutive starts including 10 games when Washington was ranked in the top-25...seven starts in Pac-10 Conference action...second on the team in assists with 71 and had the best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.51-to-1) on the team...credited or shared team-high honors in assists five times...had a season-high eight assists as a starter against #7-Arizona...best statistical game was 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists against Eastern Washington (Nov. 24)...averaged 4.7 points a game...also scored in double figures against #18-Gonzaga (Dec. 9)with 11 points and 10 at Stanford (Jan. 11).

MODESTOCHRISTIAN HIGH:
Lettered four seasons at Modesto (Calif.) Christian High (Coach Allen Oliver)...a two-time, first-team all-state player who averaged 25.5 points as a senior and 26.1 points as a junior...as a senior in 2007, #13 prospect in the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West poll...#64 best prep player according to Bob Gibbons’ All-Star Report...#11 best recruit in California by rivals.com...#92 national recruit and top point guard on the West Coast according to scout.com’s post-summer ranking...also lettered in football.

ADRIAN: Sociology major...enjoys watching the television shows Entourage, Lost and Family Guy... born in Modesto, Calif., on March 31, 1988.


MAJOR COLLEGE STATISTICS

SAN JOSE STATE G/S MIN FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB AVG. A AVG. TO PF-D BLK S PTS. AVG.
2009...SO 18/18 572 109-252 .433 17-65 .262 73-97 .753 10-31-41 2.3 39 2.4 66 42-1 9 13 308 17.1
2010...JR 31/31 1,119 230-526 .437 51-125 .408 188-212 .887 49-115-164 5.3 89 2.9 99 92-2 15 30 699 22.5
2011...SR 31/31 1,086 246-569 .432 70-171 .409 181-220 .823 39-126-165 5.3 78 2.5 96 85-5 12 23 743 24.0
CAREER 80/80 2,777 585-1,347 .434 138-361 .382 442-529 .836 98-272-370 4.6 206 2.6 261 219-8 36 66 1,750 21.9
                                     
WASHINGTON G/S MIN FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB AVG. A AVG. TO PF-D BLK S PTS. AVG.
2007...FR 32/13 673 55-146 .377 14-46 .304 27-35 .771 32-67-99 3.1 71 2.2 47 88-5 7 24 151 4.7
2008 5/0 56 6-13 .462 4-9 .444 1-1 1.000 2-7-9 1.8 3 0.6 5 7-0 1 4 17 3.4
CAREER 37/13 729 61-159 .384 18-55 .327 28-36 .778 34-74-108 2.9 74 2.0 52 95-5 8 28 168 4.5
                                     
MAJOR COLLEGE G/S MIN FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB AVG. A AVG. TO PF-D BLK S PTS. AVG.
  117/93 3,506 646-1,506 .429 156-416 .375 470-565 .832 132-346-478 4.1 280 2.4 313 314-13 44 94 1,918 16.4

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