First Team All-American Charles Oliver Signs with Robert Morris University
Kirtland, OH---Sophomore guard Charles Oliver has inked a national letter of intent to join Robert Morris University for the 2013-14 season. The First Team All-American and Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Player of the Year will have two years of eligibility remaining.
By Patrick Gordon/Lakeland Sports Information
Kirtland, OH---Sophomore guard Charles Oliver has inked a national letter of intent to join Robert Morris University for the 2013-14 season. The First Team All-American and Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Player of the Year will have two years of eligibility remaining.
Oliver was Lakeland's leading scorer this season and helped guide the Lakers to their first conference title in 18 years. The standout guard poured in a career-high 36 points in the regular-season finale at Sinclair, a game which clinched the outright OCCAC title for Lakeland. He averaged 19.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game for the Lakers, who finish 24-6 overall and 11-1 in the OCCAC.
Head Coach Terry Bowe understands how much of an impact Oliver had on the team.
"Charles is our third straight First Team All-American and the first to come from the guard position," Bowe said. "His ability to score from the perimeter ranks among some of the greats who have come through this program and that I have seen throughout junior college in the last 15 years."
He was named a S.T.A.R. student-athlete following the fall semester - his first at Lakeland – and will graduate with an Associate of Arts degree. "His work ethic in the classroom and on the court enabled him to achieve his goals," added Bowe. "I'm looking forward to watching him continue to grow and develop over the next two years."
Robert Morris University is an NCAA Division I institution located just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Colonials went 24-11 last season and were 14-4 in Northeast Conference (NEC) play en route to a regular season title. RMU entered the conference tournament as the top overall seed before losing to Mount St. Mary's in the semifinals. The Colonials earned a bid to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) where they upset defending national champion Kentucky in one of the marquee games of the college basketball season.
RMU loses five players to graduation but returns its leading scorer in Karvel Anderson as well as third team all-NEC guard Lucky Jones. To follow Oliver and the Colonials all season long visit www.rmucolonials.com