BALTIMORE, Md. (May 22, 2023) – The Morgan State men's basketball program added JUCO transfer Christian Oliver who will be eligible for the 2023-24 season.
The 6-foot-11, 250-pound rising junior forward heads to Cold Spring Lane from East Los Angeles College, where under Head Coach John Moseley the Huskies went 27-4, winning the South Coast Conference North Championship for the seventh straight year. The Huskies advanced to the CCCAA State tournament before falling in the Final Four.
"Christian is a big with great skills," said Morgan head coach Kevin Broadus. " We haven't had a skilled big like him since we had Lagio [ Grantsaan]."
Broadus added, "He's a versatile inside and outside player who's very agile for his size."
Oliver played in 27 games for the Huskies last season, averaging 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds per game while shooting 45% from the field and 79% from the free throw line.
Oliver was a regular rotation big off the bench for Coach Mosley, and started 6 games in January due to an injury to starter JT Langston. Oliver filled in admirably for him, including a double-double (14 pts/10 rebs) at El Camino (Jan. 4) in his first collegiate start.
Oliver will join a Morgan State squad coming off of a 15-16 campaign in which they went 7-7 in MEAC play to reach the conference tournament. The Bears were tough at home in Baltimore, going 10-2 at Hill Field House.
Oliver joins 6-foot-9 forward Allen Udemadu, 6-foot-7 forward Myles Thompson and 6-2 guard Wynston Tabbs as part of the Bears' 2023-24 recruiting class.
Oliver joins an MSU team that returns veteran guards Kamron Hobbs (8.4 ppg) and Will Thomas (8.9 ppg). The Bears lost five seniors Isaiah Burke (18.7 ppg), Malik Miller (17.5 ppg), Lewis Djonkam (7.9 ppg), Ty Horner (2.6) and Collin Nnamene (2.2 ppg).
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