Oleson nets 10 points to keep Barca in hunt for second

May 10, 2015

brad_oleson_basketball_actionNorth Pole’s Brad Oleson contributed double figures in limited playing time as Barcelona won a key game in the Spanish League to remain in the hunt for the No. 2 seed for the playoffs.

The 6-foot-3 guard came off the bench to score 10 points and hand off 4 assists in just 17 minutes as No. 3 Barcelona beat No. 4 Bilbao Basket 80-73.

Oleson, of UAF fame, is averaging 6.4 points in 22 points this season as he has battled injures.

He made all four free throws to raise his season percentage to .905 [19-for-21].

Barcelona trails second-place Unicaja by one game entering their final meeting of the season next Sunday.

There are two games remaining in the Spanish League regular season.