Kevin Ollie

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for eleven National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises in thirteen seasons. He is currently an assistant coach with the University of Connecticut men's basketball team.

Basketball career

Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California."." National Basketball Association. Accessed October 11, 2008. He then starred for four seasons (1991-95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association, playing there for 2 seasons (1995-97). After that, since the 1997-98 season he has spent 13 seasons in the NBA with 11 different teams (some of them repeatedly).

In the 2005–2006 season, Ollie was given a starting role by Sixers head coach Maurice Cheeks. The Minnesota Timberwolves made Ollie their captain during the 2008-2009 season. He was then signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 1, 2009 for the veteran's minimum. After the season Ollie retired to join the Connecticut Huskies as an assistant coach.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1997–98| align="left" | Dallas| 16 || 0 || 13.4 || .333 || .000 || .720 || 1.3 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || 2.9|-| align="left" |......
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