Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player, playing point guard, currently with the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California. Then, prior to his professional career, he starred for four seasons (1991/92-1994/95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Conne...
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Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player, playing point guard, currently with the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California. Then, prior to his professional career, he starred for four seasons (1991/92-1994/95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college playing days were over, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association, playing there for 2 seasons (1995/96-1996/97). After that, since the 1997/98 season he has spent 13 seasons in the NBA with 12 different teams (some of them repeatedly).
Currently he has a home in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
In the 2005–2006 season, Ollie was given a starting role by Sixers head coach Maurice Cheeks. The Minnesota Timberwolves made Ollie their captain during the 2008-2009 season. He was then signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 1, 2009 for the veteran's minimum.
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