Olimpija extended cooperation with Oliver

Union Olimpija have reached an agreement on extension of cooperation with Devin Oliver, who was one of the key players during the successful last season, when the Dragons have won the double crown on the domestic scene. 204 cm tall American forward reached an agreement with Union Olimpija on a new contract until the end of the 2017/18 season.

Last season Devin Oliver averaged 10.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the ABA League. 25-year old American, for which the 2017/18 season will be his second in the jersey of Union Olimpija, used to play in France (Rouen), Israel (Maccabi Kiryat Gat), Belgium (Limburg) and NCAA (Dayton University), before coming to Ljubljana.

After extending the deal with the club, Oliver has spoken the following words: “I am extremely happy to be playing for Olimpija next season. I have fallen in love with Ljubljana and Slovenia, but at the same time am looking forward towards the direction in which the club is heading. I wished to be a part of a new rise of Olimpija. I know that I will be one of the key players and I am at the same time happy that we have brought in several new quality players, both American and Slovenian. One of the most important reasons that have convinced me to stay in Ljubljana is for sure that the coaching staff will stay unchanged and I have an excellent relationship with them. Therefore, I believe that we will continue good cooperation. We will do everything in our powers to play competitive basketball in Basketball Champions League and to play better in the ABA League than we did last season.”

Head coach Gašper Okorn added: “I am happy for the fact that Oliver will stay with us next season. Both as a player and a person he was invaluable to our team last season. Next season he will again be one of the key players in all competitions. I expect from him to make an additional step forward and prove that he belongs in the highest quality class. It is extremely important for our team to keep the connection of the key players Hrovat – Oliver in Ljubljana.”

By extending the contract with Oliver the ABA League side of Ljubljana have completed their roster for next season.

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Olimpija podaljšala sodelovanje z Oliverjem

Union Olimpija je podaljšala sodelovanje z Devinom Oliverjem do konca sezone 2017/2018.

Union Olimpija je dosegla dogovor o podaljšanju pogodbe z Devinom Oliverjem, ki je bil eden izmed nosilcev igre v uspešni lanski sezoni, ko so Zmaji osvojili dvojno krono. 204 cm visoki ameriški krilni košarkar je z Union Olimpijo podpisal novo pogodbo do konca sezone 2017/2018.

Devin Oliver je v lanski sezoni v ligi ABA povprečno dosegal 10,8 točke, 7,2 skoka in 2,5 podaji na tekmo. 25-letni Američan, za katerega bo sezona 2017/2018 druga v dresu Uniona Olimpije, je pred prihodom v Slovenijo nastopal še v Franciji (Rouen), Izraelu (Maccabi Kiryat Gat), Belgiji (Limburg) in v NCAA (Dayton University).

Oliver je ob podaljšanju dogovora s klubom izjavil naslednje besede: "Zelo sem vesel, da bom tudi v prihodnji sezoni igral za Olimpijo. Zaljubil sem se v Ljubljano in Slovenijo, hkrati pa me veseli smer v katero se klub razvija. Želel sem si biti del ponovnega vzpona Olimpije. Vem, da bom eden izmed nosilcev igre, hkrati pa me veseli, da smo v klub pripeljali lepo število novih kvalitetnih igralcev, tako ameriških kot slovenskih. Med glavnimi razlogi, da sem ostal v Ljubljani je zagotovo dejstvo, da je vodstvo obdržalo isti strokovni štab s katerim sem v resnično dobrih odnosih in verjamem, da bomo nadaljevali dobro sodelovanje. Naredili bomo vse, da bomo konkurenčni v Ligi prvakov, hkrati pa prikazali boljše predstave v kakovostni ligi ABA."

Gašper Okorn, trener Uniona Olimpije pa je dodal: "Veseli me, da Oliver ostaja z nami tudi v prihodnji sezoni. Tako igralsko kot osebnostno nam je že v lanski pomenil ogromno. V prihajajoči sezoni bo Oliver spet eden izmed nosilcev igre v vseh tekmovanjih. Od njega pričakujem, da naredi še korak naprej in dokaže, da sodi v višji kakovostni razred. Za našo ekipo je izredno pomembno, da smo zadržali navezo nosilcev Hrovat – Oliver v Ljubljani."

S podaljšanjem sodelovanja z Oliverjem je ljubljanski predstavnik v ligi ABA zaključil s kadrovanjem pred naslednjo sezono.