North Pole’s Brad Oleson is shooting the ball as well from 3-point range as he has over his 11 seasons in the Spanish League. The veteran guard with UCAM Murcia has made 57 percent of his 3s in the last four games, thanks to a 12-for-21 clip. Oleson, of North Pole High fame, has averaged… Read more »
North Pole’s Brad Oleson provided an early spark that fired up UCAM Murcia and carried the Spanish professional team to a 63-62 road win over Turkey’s Banvit in the Champions League. The 35-year-old guard scored all 10 of his points in the first quarter and then made several key defensive plays down the stretch as… Read more »
Brad Oleson of North Pole wrapped up his 14th professional basketball season by doing something he’s never done. The veteran guard captured his first medal in the Champions League after he helped his new Spanish club UCAM Murcia beat German power Riesen Ludwigsburgo 85-74 in the third-place game in Athens, Greece. The 6-foot-3 guard started… Read more »
He might be the oldest player on his team, but Brad Oleson of North Pole looked a lot like his younger self in UCAM Murcia’s 82-71 win over Retabet in Spain’s top division. The 34-year-old played a team-high 33 minutes, pumped in 19 points and earned the game’s highest player ranking. He knocked down 4-of-5… Read more »
Brad Oleson of North Pole is on the move in the Spanish basketball premier league. The veteran 6-foot-3 guard has left perennial power Barcelona and signed a two-year deal with Club Baloncesto Murcia, otherwise known as UCAM Murcia. Even at 34, Oleson is still considered one of the best shooters in the league. With Barcelona,… Read more »
That old junkyard dog is still in the old man. North Pole’s Brad Oleson is still getting after opposing defenses in his 13th professional basketball season, much the same way he did back in the day at the University of Alaska Fairbanks when he chewed up the competition like a bone. Even at 33, he… Read more »
North Pole’s Brad Oleson kicked off his 13th professional basketball in grand fashion. The 33-year-old starting guard scored 10 points in 29 minutes as Barcelona beat Manresa 56-50 in a low-scoring affair to open league play. He added three assists, two rebounds and a blocked shot. Oleson, of North Pole High fame, is in his… Read more »
Barcelona fell into a 2-1 hole in the Spanish League Finals tonight after losing to Real Madrid 91-74 in Game 3. Brad Oleson of North Pole came off the bench to play 13 minutes and score five points. Barcelona is now in position of having to win the final two games of the best-of-5 series…. Read more »
North Pole’s Brad Oleson came off the Barcelona bench to pour in 12 points in just 14 minutes in an 85-63 win over Laboral Kutxa. The victory sealed the best-of-5 series and punched Barcelona’s ticket back to the Spanish League Finals for the third consecutive year. The Alaskan helped Barcelona win the 2014 title. Oleson,… Read more »
Brad Oleson of North Pole came off the bench to play just 11 minutes in Game 2 of the Spanish League quarterfinals, but that’s only because Barcelona didn’t need him. The regular-season champs rolled to an 84-68 win over Fuenlabrada to wrap up the best-of-3 series and advance to the league semifinals. Barcelona [31-5] will… Read more »
