2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

24 Taron Oliver Jr.

  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 250
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown District Heights, Md.
  • Highschool Montrose Christian School

Biography

›› 2018-19 (JUNIOR) AT MORGAN STATE: 
Saw action in three games (Villanova, Saint Francis-Pa., DePaul) before being sidelined due to injury …

›› 2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) AT SALT LAKE C.C.: 
Started in 19 games ... Averaged 9.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg ... Shot 46.9 percent from the field ... 79.7 percent from the free throw line ... finished the season with 18 blocked shots ... Score season-high 21 points vs. Southern Idaho (w/13 rebounds) and Western Nebraska C.C. ... Hauled down a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Big BEND ... Collected a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at USU Eastern ... 

›› 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) AT TULANE: 
Played in 17 games ... Made his collegiate debut against Drake ... Scored seven points, including a three, and grabbed five rebounds against Appalachian State ... Had one bucket against Liberty ... Had four points and two rebounds in two minutes of action at No. 11 North Carolina ... Grabbed three rebounds and scored two points in three minutes of action against Southern Miss ... Scored six points and grabbed two rebounds in his conference debut at Houston ... Saw time at UConn ... Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in just eight minutes of action off the bench at Cincinnati ... Grabbed six rebounds, adding four points and a block in the overtime win against Memphis ... Brought down three rebounds at No. 24 SMU ... Added five points and four rebounds in the AAC Tournament semifinals against Memphis ...

›› HIGH SCHOOL
Played his senior season at Montrose Christian, after spending three years at Riverdale Baptist ... Helped his Riverdale Baptist team to a Maryland Private School state championship as a junior ... Ranked by ESPN as the No. 1 recruit in Washington D.C., and was given three stars by ESPN ... Tabbed as a top 50 big man in America ... Played AAU basketball with the prestigious Nike Team Takeover, and also participated in the Ty Lawson and Victor Olapido All-American camps the summer before his senior year ... 

›› MISCELLANEOUS 
Born Taron Oliver, Jr., on Nov. 15, 1995 in District Heights, Maryland ... Goes by “TJ” ... Son of Taron Oliver, Sr., and Verona Cook ... Has a sibling: Donald Hunt ... Multimedia Platform Production major … His career ambition is to play professional basketball and later become a plumber … Lists his father as the biggest sports influence … Enjoys shopping.

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