Men's Basketball

2022-23 (Junior): Oliver competed in 27 of the team’s 33 games before suffering a season-ending lower-body injury and missing the final five games of the season… averaged 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 22.0 minutes per game… shot 41.7 percent from the field, 29.0 percent from downtown, and 68.8 percent from the charity stripe… made his Tech debut with seven points on 3-for-4 shooting off the bench at #11 Tennessee (Nov. 7)… poured in a season-high 19 points on 7-for-8 efficiency and a season-best three triples on four tries in his first start against Tennessee Wesleyan (Nov. 10)… snagged a season-high seven rebounds to go along with eight points and three assists against ETSU (Nov. 20)… dished out a season-best five dimes while playing a season-high 39 minutes against Coppin State (Nov. 17), adding 14 points to the mix… also registered five dimes at Butler (Dec. 3)… scored in double figures seven times… sunk at least one 3-pointer in each of the first eight games, shooting 38.9 percent from deep in the span… tallied multiple assists seven times.

2021-22 (Sophomore – South Dakota*): Oliver played in 29 of South Dakota’s 31 games, making two starts and averaging 16.1 minutes per game… averaged 5.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game… shot 41.7 percent from the floor, 33.8 percent from 3-point range, and 69.0 percent from the free-throw line… made his Coyote debut with five points and a season-high six rebounds versus Air Force (Nov. 11)… scored a season-best 20 points while making his first start of the season against Waldorf (Dec. 3), sinking a season-high 4-of-4 tries at the charity stripe… connected for a season-high three triples three times, including back-to-back games at Omaha (Feb. 10) and at Denver (Feb. 12), scoring 17 and 11 points, respectively… racked up season-highs of two steals against Western Illinois (Feb. 19) and at Oral Roberts (Feb. 26)… posted double-figures in scoring eight times… corralled four or more rebounds in four games… hit at least one 3-pointer in 14 games and hit multiple treys five times.

2020-21 (Sophomore – Laramie County CC): Oliver started in all of Laramie’s 23 games… averaged 20.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.2 steals per game… led the team in scoring for the second straight year… shot 49.6 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from beyond the arc, and 82.1 percent from the charity stripe… fired up a season-high 38 points on 10-for-16 shooting while converting a career-high 14-of-16 free-throw attempts against Western Wyoming CC (Mar. 6)… recorded his first career double-double with 24 points and a career-high 10 boards against Western Nebraska CC (Feb. 2)… drained a season-high seven 3-pointers in back-to-back games, scoring 37 at North Platte CC (Feb. 13) and 33 at Western Nebraska CC (Feb. 15)… dropped 35 points against Otero JC (Feb. 6)… passed his older brother to finish fifth on Laramie’s all-time career scoring list with 20 points in his final game of the year versus McCook CC (Apr. 8), finishing with 1,033 points in two seasons… dished out a career-best eight dimes with 15 points and a season-high four steals against Trinidad State JC (Feb. 5)… also piled up four takeaways against McCook CC (Apr. 8)… scored in double digits in 22 contests, including 15 or more 19 times, 20 or more 10 times, and 30 or more in four tilts… drilled at least one 3-pointer in all 23 games and multiple treys in 18 affairs… snagged four or more rebounds 12 times… racked up four or more assists in 11 games… collected multiple steals eight times.

2019-20 (Freshman – Laramie County CC): Oliver played and started in 28 of the team’s 29 games… averaged 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 0.7 steals per game… led the team in scoring, 3-point field goals, 3-point field goal percentage, and free-throw percentage… shot 43.8 percent from the floor, 37.4 percent from distance, and 84.1 percent from the charity stripe… made his collegiate debut with 14 points against Northeastern JC (Nov. 1)… dropped a program-record 51 points against Northwest College (Jan. 29), sinking nine triples for the second-highest total in school history and converting 8-of-11 attempts at the charity stripe… followed the performance with another 27 points at Casper College (Feb. 1)… scored 36 points against Western Wyoming CC (Feb. 12)… hauled in a season-high seven rebounds three times… dished out a season-best six assists during his 51-point outburst… registered a season-best three steals against Utah State Eastern (Nov. 2) while pouring in 29 points… scored in double figures in 26 games, including 15 or more 20 times and 20 or more in 11 contests… made at least one triple in 26 tilts, including multiple treys in 18 games… snagged four or more rebounds 11 times… dished our four or more assists in three games… recorded multiple steals four times.

High School: Oliver lettered at Cheyenne East High School in Cheyenne, Wyo., playing all four years… finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points… named the 2019 Mr. Basketball Award winner and the 2019 Wyoming Gatorade Player for the Year… earned Class 4A All-State and Class 4A All-East Conference honors three times each… named the Class 4A East Conference Player of the Year as a senior… led CEHS to a regional title in 2018… selected to compete in the Wyoming-Montana All-Star basketball series… averaged 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.4 steals per game as a senior… as a junior, averaged 20.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game… posted 17.1 points per game as a sophomore and 9.4 points per game as a freshman.

Personal: Son of Carol and James Oliver… born in Cheyenne, Wyo. On December 11, 2000… full name is Erik John Oliver… brother, Elijah, played basketball at Laramie County Community College from 2016-18 (finishing fifth on the team’s all-time scoring list with 1,031 points), at Colorado Christian University from 2019-20, and at the University of Providence from 2021-22.

Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll twice and the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

Honors & Awards:

• 2019-20 NJCAA DI National Player of the Week (Feb. 5)
• 2020-21 All-Region IX First Team
• 2020-21 Region IX North co-Player of the Year
• 2020-21 NJCAA DI All-American Honorable Mention

*Indicates extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.