2015-16 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Played in 34 games and made 18 starts … Finished third on the team with 11.9 points per game while adding 2.2 points and 1.0 assists … Bumped his scoring average up to 12.9 points in conference games only … Totaled 405 points on the year with 74 rebounds, 34 assists, 10 steals and two blocks … Shot 39.4 percent overall (114-of-289), including 33.7 percent from 3-point range on 59-of-175 shooting … Made 118-of-144 from the charity stripe (81.9 percent) … Ranked fifth in the MEAC in free throw percentage (81.9) and 24
th in scoring (11.9) … Also stood 123
rd in the nation in free throw percentage … Ranked seventh in NSU D-I season records in 3-point field goal attempts (175) and free throw percentage (.819), 10
th in 3-point field goals (59) and 11
th in free throws (118), as well as 10
th in overall records in 3-point field goal attempts and 11
th in free throw percentage … Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Sun Bowl Invitational … Had 20 games of double-digit scoring, including seven with 20 or more points … Shot 8-of-11 from the floor, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, and finished with a career-high 25 points with three rebounds in a victory over Savannah State on Jan. 25 … Capped off a four-game spurt in which he averaged 21.0 points per contest … The game prior on Jan. 23, hit 6-of-12 from the 3-point line and finished with 19 points and three assists in a win over South Carolina State … Also had back-to-back 20-point games in his previous two contests before that … Shot 5-of-8 from 3-point range for 20 points and two rebounds at North Carolina Central on Jan. 16 … Also had 20 points on 7-of-16 overall shooting with six rebounds in a defeat of North Carolina A&T on Jan. 18 … Had a 21-point effort on 8-of-14 shooting in a home game against Princeton on Jan. 5 … Shot 6-of-13 overall, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe for 22 points to go with five rebounds at UTEP on Dec. 21 … The next day in the championship of the Sun Bowl Invite, made 10-of-10 from the foul line as part of an 18-point effort, earning all-tournament team honors … Became the sixth player in NSU D-I history to make 10 or more free throws without a miss in one game … Led off the year with 21 points thanks to 5-of-10 3-point shooting at South Carolina on Nov. 14 … Made 6-of-9 from 3-point range, part of an overall 7-of-11 shooting night, for 20 points in the Paradise Jam on Nov. 23 against DePaul … Earlier in the tournament had 16 points and seven rebounds against Indiana State on Nov. 20 … Shot 4-of-5 from long range and 5-of-7 overall for 18 points with two assists in a win at Coppin State on Dec. 7 … Tallied a career-high eight rebounds with 16 points in a home triumph over Howard on Feb. 29 … Also set a career high with four assists against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 11.
At Robert Morris (Senior Year – 2014-15)
Did not compete.
At Robert Morris (Junior Year – 2013-14)
Played in all 36 games … Averaged 6.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 15.0 minutes per game … Shot 74-of-188 (39.4 percent) overall, including 35-of-106 (33.0 percent) from beyond the arc … Also connected on 43-of-51 (84.3 percent) from the free throw line … Added 12 assists, 12 steals and one block on the year … Scored in double figures in eight games … Posted a season-high 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Mount St. Mary’s on Feb. 15 … Added 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line, versus Oakland on Dec. 22 … Posted 11 points and a season-best five rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s on March 11 … Scored 12 points with four rebounds in the opening game of the season against Savannah State on Nov. 9.
At Lakeland CC (Sophomore Year – 2012-13)
Competed in and started 29 games … Earned a spot on the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Division II All-America first team … Also named All-Region 12 first-team and 2013 OCCAC (Ohio Community College Athletic Conference) Player of the Year accolades … Led Lakeland to an 11-1 OCCAC record, the OCCAC title and a 24-6 overall record … Averaged 19.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game … Also had a pair of blocks on the year … Shot 172-of-332 (51.8 percent) from the floor, including 62-of-138 (44.9 percent) from the 3-point line … Also connected on 155-of-197 (78.7 percent) from the free throw line, leading the league in free throws … Also ranked second in the OCCAC in scoring … Scored in double figured in all but one game and reached the 20-point plateau in 15 contests … Had a season-best 36 points on 8-of-18 shooting, as well as 16-of-19 from the free throw line, at Sinclair CC on March 2 … In the last game of the season, added 27 points on 8-of-12 shooting against Owens CC on March 9 … Scored at least 22 points in four of the last five games of the season … Scored 25 points on a pair of occasions, the first at Owens CC on Jan. 23 (7-of-16 shooting, 9-of-10 from the free throw line) to go along with season bests of six rebounds and five assists … Ended a streak of scoring 21 or more points in five of six games … Added 25 points again at Cincinnati State on Feb. 9 (7-of-11 shooting, 9-of-10 from the free throw line) … Sank five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points at Cuyahoga CC on Jan. 30 … Reached his season high of six rebounds in three games altogether … Tallied four steals against Niagara County CC on Dec. 15 … Tallied 24 points in back-to-back games on Nov. 16 and 17 against Mercyhurst North East and Monroe CC.
At Rider (Freshman Year – 2011-12)
Competed in 13 games … Averaged 6.5 minutes per game … Scored 13 points and added seven rebounds, three steals and one assist on the year.
High School
Averaged 21.8 points and 5.3 rebounds as a senior in 2010-11 at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School … Earned All-Union County first-team honors that year … Scored 1,150 points during his prep career … Became the fifth player in school history to surpass 1,000 points.
Personal
Full name is Charles E. Oliver … Born on Aug. 9, 1992 … Son of Sylvia and Charles Oliver … Has one older sister, Leah, and one younger sister, Renee … Majoring in speech communications … Wants to become a sports analyst … Enjoys watching ESPN.
Oliver's Career Statistics
| YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
| 2011-12* |
13-0 |
4-17 |
.253 |
2-9 |
.222 |
3-7 |
.429 |
7/0.5 |
| 2013-14# |
36-0 |
74-188 |
.394 |
35-106 |
.330 |
43-51 |
.843 |
53/1.5 |
| 2015-16 |
34-18 |
114-289 |
.394 |
59-175 |
.337 |
118-144 |
.819 |
74/2.2 |
| Totals |
83-18 |
192-494 |
.389 |
96-290 |
.331 |
164-202 |
.812 |
134/1.6 |
| Totals (NSU only) |
34-18 |
114-289 |
.394 |
59-175 |
.337 |
118-144 |
.819 |
72/2.2 |
| YEAR |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
| 2011-12* |
1/0.1 |
0/0.0 |
3/0.2 |
13/1.0 |
| 2013-14# |
12/0.3 |
1/0.03 |
12/0.3 |
226/6.3 |
| 2015-16 |
34/1.0 |
2/0.1 |
10/0.3 |
405/11.9 |
| Totals |
47/0.6 |
3/0.04 |
25/0.3 |
644/7.8 |
| Totals (NSU only) |
34/1.0 |
2/0.1 |
10/0.3 |
405/11.9 |
* at Rider
# at Robert Morris
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
25, Savannah State (1-25-16) |
| FG Made |
8 (2x), last: Savannah State (1-25-16) |
| FG Att. |
16, at N.C. A&T (1-18-16) |
| 3 Pt. FG Made |
6 (3x), last: Savannah State (1-25-16) |
| 3 Pt. FG Att. |
12, South Carolina State (1-23-16) |
| FT Made |
10, vs. UC Irvine (12-22-15) |
| FT Att. |
11, vs. Indiana State (11-20-15) |
| Rebounds |
8, Howard (2-29-16) |
| Assists |
4, Bethune-Cookman (1-11-16) |
| Steals |
2 (2x), last: at Cincinnati (12-15-15) |
| Blocks |
1 (3x), last: Hampton (3-3-16) |
| Minutes |
36, at UTEP (12-21-15) |
