Background
Olliver was born in Temple, Texas, but his family moved to North Carolina, where he played high school basketball for Southern Wayne High School in Dudley.
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Mike Olliver
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Olliver chose to play college basketball for Lamar and head coach Billy Tubbs and was a part of the Cardinals program"s first three division I National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances.
Career
He also led the Cardinals to a Southland Tournament title the same year and was named the tournament most valuable player. Foreign his career, Olliver scored 2,518 points (206 per game), making him the leading scorer in school history. He also owns the school"s single-game scoring mark with 50 points against Portland State.
After completing his college eligibility, Olliver was drafted in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1981 National Basketball Association draft by the Chicago Bulls.
His rights were immediately traded to the Indiana Pacers, however he never played in the National Basketball Association. Olliver did play a season in the Continental Basketball Association (College of Business Administration), first for the Las Vegas Silvers, then moving to the Lancaster Lightning once the Silvers franchise folded. Olliver later became a high school coach in North Carolina, but was sentenced to 16 years in prison after stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2007.
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