HONORS
2016-17 Honors
- MW preseason team
- College Sports Madness - first team
- MW All-Tournament team selection
- District VIII USBWA selection
- MW Coaches Defensive Team selection
- MW Coaches second-team selection
- MW Media Defensive Player of the Year
- MW Media first-team selection
- Feb. 19 MW Player of the Week
- March 6 MW Player of the Week
- MW preseason team
- College Sports Madness - preseason first team
- Named to Great Alaska Shootout all-tournament team
- GCI GAS Player of the Game - 22 points vs. Oakland
- CBSSN Mighty Moose Award - 22 points vs. Oakland
2015-16 Honors
- Coaches All-MW third team
- Coaches All-MW Defensive team
- Media MW second team
- Media MW Freshman of the Year
- All-MW Tournament team
NOTES:
• Sophomore Cameron Oliver eclipsed 1,000 career points against Utah State. He became the ninth player to do it in his first two years at Nevada and just the fifth sophomore. He’s the 25th overall player on the list at 1,049, 12 short of passing Dwayne Randall (1984-86) at 1,060.
• Averaged a double-double in the Mountain West Championships with 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
• With his second block in the first half at Fresno State, passed Edgar Jones (1975-79) for third on the Nevada career blocks list. Oliver now has 186 career blocks in just 72 games. He has been passing people on the list in half the amount of games this year.
• Youngest active player nationally with more than 150 blocks. Has 186 in his career.
• Currently has 87 blocks this season, fourth in Nevada history. Also holds the top spot with his 99 last season.
• Was very close to averaging a double-double in conference play with 15.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.
• Has scored in double figures in 12 of the last 14 after netting 27 against Fresno State.
• Hauled in 14 rebounds in the MW final, his 13th game this season with at least 10.
• Set a career high in threes made with five against Fresno State.
• Scored at least 20 points for the ninth game this year and the second in the last three, finishing the game against Fresno State with 27.
• Scored a career-high 29 points against Colorado State while putting up a season-high 17 rebounds, the season high on the team.
• Earned his second Mountain West Player of the Week honor on Mar. 6 after averaging 21 points and 11.5 rebounds per game at San José State and against Colorado State.
• Became the first player since Kirk Snyder in 2002 to have 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a single game against Boise State.
• Picking right up where he left off last year, Oliver is first in the conference and 15th in the
nation in blocks per game (2.56).
• Has three or more blocks in 38 games in his career, more than half of his career total, and just five times failed to record a block.
• Has three or more blocks in 17 games this season and five in five games, most recently against Utah State.
• Set a career high in first half scoring with 20 points against Oregon State. The sophomore finished with 24 points.
2016-17 (So.): Named to the MW All-Tournament team for the second year in a row after averaging 16.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2 blocks in 35 minutes per game ... Scored a season-low four points in the MW Tournament Championship win over Colorado State but grabbed a game-high 14 boards ... Totaled 23 double-doubles in his two seasons, 11 this year and 12 as a freshman ... In the semifinal win over Fresno State scored 27 points that included making 5-of-7 three-points, the five made is a career high, playing all 40 minutes ... Scored 19 points grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to post his 11th double-double of the season in the quarterfinal win over Utah State ... Scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed a team season-best 17 rebounds in the home win over Colorado State that earned the Pack the MW regular season championship and him MW Player of the Week honors ... The 17 rebounds is the third best game in the MW this season ... Scored his 1,000th career point in the MW win over Utah State and is 12 from passing Dwayne Randall (1,049 pts, 1984-86) for 24th ... Eight games of 20 or points this season and four times has posted a game high ... In 14 games has led the team in rebounding of which 13 were game highs ... Scored in double figures 28 times this season ... Produced his third consecutive double-double finishing with 21 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the home win over Boise State ... First in the conference in total blocks (87) and second in blocks per game (2.6), 15th nationally in blocks per game and ninth in total blocks ... Third on Nevada’s career blocks list with 188 in 72 games ... Did not record in five of 72 career games ... In the last 23 games has 187 defensive rebounds and 38 offensive ... Scored a game-high 26 points and tied for game-high honors with eight rebounds in the home win over New Mexico ... Had one of his best performances of the season with 17 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks in the win at Boise State ... Put back dunk against SDSU earned a spot in the ESPN Top 10 ... Stretch of three consecutive 20-point games; 24 vs. Oregon State, 22 at home vs. Iona, and 22 vs. Oakland ... Eight games with four or more blocks this season with a season-best five coming at SMC (11/11/16), vs. Buffalo (11/25/16), Pacific (11/29/16) and at UNM (1/7/17) ... Has 38 career games with three or more blocks ... Scored a game-high 24 points in the win over Oregon State.
2015-16 (Fr.): Had one of the best freshman seasons in Nevada history … Integral part in the Pack becoming the first MW and Nevada team to win a postseason championship as the Wolf Pack captured the CBI … Earned starting spot in his first season in program appearing in all 38 games and started 33 including the final 31 … Ended the year third on the team averaging 13.4 points per game and was second shooting 50.8 percent from the field … Topped the team averaging 9.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game … Averaged 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, four blocks and shot 53.1 percent in the CBI finals series … In six CBI contests averaged 19 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and shot 58.1 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from behind the arc … Named to the All-Mountain West third team and Defensive team by the conference coaches … MW media selected him as their Freshman of the Year and to the second team … Selected to the All-MW Tournament team … Only player that did not appear in the MW title game that was named to the All-MW Tournament team … Posted back-to-back double-doubles in the MW Championship with 26 points and 15 rebounds in the win over UNM then followed that with 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. SDSU … Averaged 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in the two MW Championship games ... Earned the Pack’s Most Improved Award … School record 99 blocks which was also the Nevada and MW freshman record … The 99 blocks also ranks eighth on the Nevada career list … Made a Pack freshman record 201 shots and 345 rebounds is the sixth best season school history … Set the MW record with 24 rebounds in the win over Fresno State and added 20 points for his first 20-20 game … At UNLV had 21 rebounds … Led the team and MW with 12 double-doubles … Nationally ranked 13th in blocks per game (2.61 bpg), 46th in defensive rebounds per game (6.37 dprg), 57th in double-doubles (12), 86th in field goal percentage (50.8%), third in total blocks (99), 53rd in rebounds per game (9.1 rpg), 82nd in field goals made (201) and 17th in total rebounds (345) … Ended the year 14th (13.4 ppg) in scoring, second in field goal percentage (50.8%), second in rebounds (9.1 rpg), first in blocks (2.6 bpg), fourth in offensive rebounds (2.7 orpg) and third in defensive rebounds (6.4 drpg) in the MW … In conference play ranked 20th in scoring (12.5 ppg), fourth in field goal percentage (47.9%), first in rebounding (9.8 rpg), first in blocks (2.3 bpg), fifth in offensive rebounds (3.1 orpg) and second in defensive rebounds (6.7 drpg) … Six blocks in the CBI Championship game victory over Morehead State was the high in the MW … Recorded six double-doubles in the final eight games of the season … Fell just short of becoming the first freshman in MW history to average a double-double in conference play averaging 12.5 points and a league leading 9.8 rebounds per game ... Named Feb. 15 MW Player of the Week after grabbing a conference record 24 rebounds to go along with 20 points for his first career 20-20 game in the 77-72 overtime victory against Fresno State ... Averaged 14.5 points, 17 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, and shot 62.5 percent in the Pack’s two wins over AF and FS to earn the MW honor ... Block in all but two games and two or more blocks in 29 contests ... Led the Pack in rebounding a team-high 21 times, 15 times had double figure rebounds and 15 times post a game-high in rebounds … Scored in double figures the last 13 games, tied for second on the team with 25 double figure scoring games and scored 20 or more points six times which included a season-high 28 points in the Eastern Washington CBI game … Lettered for the first time.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letter winner for Deonard Wilson at Grant High School in Sacramento, Calif. ... An ACL injury forced him to miss his junior year but he returned to play 11 games his senior season ... Averaged 21.5 points and 10 rebounds in those 11 outings for the Pacers ... Helped GHS to a 27-7 overall record and 9-1 mark in league play ... The Sacramento Bee named him to their All-Metro team following his senior season ... MaxPreps selected him to their first-team Division II All-State team and All-Northern California second team as a senior.
PERSONAL
Undecided on major ... Son of Doyle Oliver and Denita Flowers ... In his free time likes to spend time with friends, go to new movies, cooking and traveling ... Chose Nevada because it was close to home and the great coaches and staff could develop me for the next level ... Picked the Wolf Pack over Arizona State, Arizona, Fresno State, Oregon, Oregon State and Missouri ... Sports hero is Kevin Durant.
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