Brad Oleson

American basketball player (b.1983)

Brad Oleson
Personal information
Oleson with Barcelona in April 2013.
Born	(1983-04-11) April 11, 1983 (age 41) Fairbanks, Alaska
Nationality	American / Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	North Pole (North Pole, Alaska)
College	Peninsula College (2001–2002) Alaska–Fairbanks (2002–2005)
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2005–2019
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Career history
2005	Dodge City Legend
2005–2008	Rosalía de Castro
2008–2009	Fuenlabrada
2009–2013	Caja Laboral
2013–2017	FC Barcelona
2017–2019	Murcia

Career highlights and awards
Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year (2015) Liga ACB Rising Star Award (2009) 2× GNAC Player of the Year (2004, 2005)

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

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

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

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


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

Top of The World Tournament: MVP (2003)
2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Steals Leader (2003, 2005)
2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Scoring Leader (2004, 2005)
2x Great Northwest Athletic Conference: Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
Great Northwest Athletic Conference: 3 Point Shots Made Leader (2005)
University of Alaska Fairbanks: All-Time Career Scoring Leader
NCAA Division II All-American First Team: (2005)
USBL All-Rookie Team: (2005)
USBL Champion: (2005)
Spanish LEB2 Champion: (2007)
Spanish League Rising Star Award: (2009)
2x Spanish League Champion: (2010, 2014)
Spanish Cup Winner: (2013)
Spanish Supercup Winner: (2015)

References

^ ^a ^b "Brad Oleson jura la Constitución y apunta a la Selección Española". solobasket.com (in Spanish). October 21, 2009.
^ "Brad Oleson Day set for Saturday in North Pole". Archived from the original on 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
^ "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.
^ "El Barça Regal incorpora al escolta Brad Oleson". fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ "Acuerdo de renovación con Brad Oleson hasta 2017". fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). 3 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ "Brad Oleson se alista en los Tercios del UCAM Murcia CB". ucamdeportes.com (in Spanish). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "San Emeterio and Oleson new faces for Spain NT". TalkBasket.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23.