Brian Oliver

Brian Oliver is the name of:

Brian Oliver (basketball, born 1990)

Brian Daniel Oliver (born September 5, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Mississauga Power of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL). He played college basketball for Georgia Tech and Seton Hall University.

High school career

Oliver attended William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware for two and a half years before he transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia in January 2008. After half a year at Oak Hill, he returned to William Penn for his senior year.

As a freshman at William Penn in 2005–06, Oliver averaged 10 points and seven rebounds per game and went on to average 16.5 points and seven rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2006–07. He was a third-team all-state choice and conference MVP in 2006–07 as he led his team to a 19-6 record.

In January 2008, Oliver transferred to Oak Hill Academy after averaging 16.5 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 assists in six games for Williams Penn. He played for Oak Hill between January and May 2008, finishing off his junior year there before transferring back to Williams Penn for his senior year.

Brian Oliver (basketball, born 1968)

Brian Darnell Oliver (born June 1, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" (1.93 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) shooting guard out of Georgia Tech, he was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA in the 2nd round (32nd overall) of the 1990 Draft. Oliver played four years in the league, mainly with the 76ers from 1990–1992 and two brief stints with the Washington Bullets (1994–95) and Atlanta Hawks (1997–98). His best year as a pro came during his rookie year with the Sixers, appearing in 73 games and averaging 3.8 ppg.

Brian Oliver, along with Dennis Scott and Kenny Anderson, formed the famed trio "Lethal Weapon 3" which led the GT basketball team to the final four in 1990. In 1999, he teamed with Manu Ginóbili, Brent Scott and Sydney Johnson to earn promotion for Viola Reggio Calabria from the Italian 2nd Division to the Italian First Division.

He is of no relation to the former Georgia Tech and Seton Hall forward also named Brian Oliver.

Brian Oliver (producer)

Brian Oliver (born January 29, 1971) is an American feature film producer and President/Partner at Cross Creek Pictures. He has produced films that include Black Swan, The Ides of March, The Woman in Black, Rush, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and Everest. He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture for Black Swan at the 83rd Academy Awards and won the Best Feature Film Award at the 26th Independent Spirit Awards. He has also been nominated for Golden Globes for Black Swan,Ides of March, and Rush; a BAFTA for Black Swan; and Producers Guild of America's "Producer of the Year" awards in 2011 and 2012.

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Brian Oliver (athlete)

Brian Thomas Oliver (26 September 1929 – 20 October 2015) was an Australian Olympic athlete. He specialised in the triple jump and long jump events during his career. Oliver represented Australia at the 1956 Olympic Games. He claimed the gold medal in the men's triple jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

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