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Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972)[1] is an American basketball coach and former player. Kevin is the Head of Coaching and Basketball Development for Overtime Elite,[2] a professional basketball league co-founded by Dan Porter and Zack Weiner for top players between 16 and 20 years old, founded in 2021.[3]

Kevin Ollie
Ollie in May 2014
Overtime Elite
Personal information
Born (1972-12-27) December 27, 1972 (age 49)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrenshaw (Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUConn (1991–1995)
NBA draft1995 / Undrafted
Playing career1995–2010
PositionPoint guard
Number3, 15, 5, 2, 12, 8, 7
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1997Connecticut Pride
1997Dallas Mavericks
1998Orlando Magic
1999Sacramento Kings
1999Orlando Magic
1999–2000Philadelphia 76ers
2000New Jersey Nets
2000–2001Philadelphia 76ers
2001–2002Chicago Bulls
2002Indiana Pacers
2002–2003Milwaukee Bucks
2003Seattle SuperSonics
2003–2004Cleveland Cavaliers
2004–2008Philadelphia 76ers
2008–2009Minnesota Timberwolves
2009–2010Oklahoma City Thunder
As coach:
2010–2012UConn (assistant)
2012–2018UConn
2021–presentOvertime Elite
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
  • NCAA Division I Tournament (2014)
  • NCAA Division I Regional – Final Four (2014)
  • AAC tournament (2016)
  • Ben Jobe Award (2013)
Career NBA statistics
Points2,496 (3.8 ppg)
Rebounds1,018 (1.5 rpg)
Assists1,501 (2.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

He is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team and only one of four African American coaches to ever win an NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.[3] Ollie graduated from Connecticut in 1995 with a degree in Communications.[4] He played for twelve National Basketball Association franchises, most prominently in three stints with the Philadelphia 76ers, in thirteen seasons from 1997 to 2010 after beginning his career with the CBA in 1995.

After retiring from professional basketball in 2010, Ollie joined UConn as an assistant coach; in 2012 he was promoted to head coach following the retirement of Jim Calhoun (who coached Ollie when he was a player). In his second year as Huskies head coach, they won the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


Early life


Ollie was born in Dallas, Texas to parents Fletcher and Dorothy Ollie and grew up in the rough neighborhood of South Central Los Angeles. When Ollie was 7, his parents divorced and his father moved to Dallas. He spent summers there, cutting lawns and doing other odd jobs so he could be with him for some length of time.[5] His mother, a school teacher and ordained minister, raised him and his older sisters, Vita and Rhonda, by herself.[6]


Playing career


Ollie with the 76ers in 2007
Ollie with the 76ers in 2007

Ollie attended and played basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California.[7] He then starred for four seasons (1991–95) at the University of Connecticut. After his college graduation, he joined the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association, playing with them from 1995 to 1997. After that, he began playing in the NBA.

The Minnesota Timberwolves made Ollie their captain during the 2008–09 season. He was then signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder on August 1, 2009 for the veteran's minimum. After the season Ollie retired to join the Connecticut Huskies as an assistant coach.[8]

NBA player Kevin Durant in an interview with Grantland said that Kevin Ollie (who played for Oklahoma City Thunder in 2009-2010) "taught him the ropes", and "changed the culture of Oklahoma City". He also said, “Kevin Ollie, he was a game changer for us. I think he changed the whole culture in Oklahoma City. Just his mind set, professionalism, every single day. And we all watched that, and we all wanted to be like that. It rubbed off on Russell Westbrook, myself, Jeff Green, James Harden. And then everybody who comes through now, it’s the standard that you’ve got to live up to as a Thunder player. And it all started with Kevin Ollie.”

Ollie had previously played a similar role with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jim Paxson, Cavaliers GM at the time, recalled his motivation for signing Ollie: "We thought he could come in and be a bridge for us at the point guard position," Paxson recalled, "and also be a good influence on our younger players, the primary one being LeBron James." Paxson cited Ollie's "professionalism and approach to the game" as qualities the team valued.[9]


Coaching career


In 2012, Ollie was named the head basketball coach at Connecticut, replacing longtime hall of fame coach Jim Calhoun. During his college career, Ollie had played under Calhoun. He also served as an assistant coach for Calhoun's final two seasons at UConn.[10] As an assistant coach in 2011, Ollie helped guide the Huskies to a record 11 straight postseason wins which included winning 5 games in 5 nights to win the Big East tournament Championship and winning the 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. On December 29, 2012, UConn and Ollie agreed to a five-year deal.

The Huskies ended their first season under Ollie 20-10 overall and 8th in Big East play (10-8). The team was ineligible for postseason play because of an NCAA ban resulting from a low APR score several seasons prior.[11]

On December 2, 2013 the Huskies defeated Florida, after which they were ranked #9.[citation needed] The Huskies finished 3rd in the AAC, and defeated Memphis and Cincinnati until losing to Louisville in the AAC Championship game. Connecticut earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament with a #7 seed, and defeated #10-seeded Saint Joseph's, #2-seeded Villanova, #3-seeded Iowa State, and #4-seeded Michigan State to become the first #7 seed to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded in 1985.

On April 5, 2014, the Huskies defeated top-ranked Florida in the First Final Four national semifinal of the NCAA Tournament 63–53. The Huskies then defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 60–54 in the championship game on April 7 for Connecticut's fourth NCAA men's championship in fifteen years.

On May 22, 2014, Ollie signed a new five-year contract with UConn, worth $2.8 million per year. He was fired with just cause on March 10, 2018 due to an investigation by the NCAA which lead to a three-year show cause order from the NCAA for violations that took place over a four-year period ending in 2017. Ollie was charged with “failure to monitor” his program and not promoting an atmosphere of compliance. Connecticut also lost one scholarship for the 2019-2020 class, was put on two years’ probation, was fined $5,000 and will receive various minor recruiting restrictions. The team will also have to vacate victories in which an ineligible player participated during the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season. Ollie was charged with three Level I violations stemming from the following: summer pick-up games that should have counted toward allowable team activities, a video coordinator engaging in impermissible coaching instruction and a booster providing extra benefits to student-athletes. The extra benefits were provided by a private trainer and included training, lodging, meals and local transportation. Ollie, 46, filed a grievance following his firing, seeking to get $10 million in back pay. The dispute has since gone to arbitration.

Ollie has not worked in basketball since his firing at Connecticut. Should a school seek to hire him before his show-cause order expires on July 2, 2022, it would have to meet before the NCAA committee on infractions to justify the move.[12][13] Ollie filed a claim under the University's grievance process, alleging disparate treatment due as his predecessor was retained despite committing NCAA violations.[14][15] UConn then refused to continue with the contractual grievance process when Ollie filed a separate claim through the courts. As of February 2019, Ollie and UConn administration are in arbitration related to his filing of the original grievance.[16] On January 20, 2022, an arbitrator ruled that UConn improperly fired Ollie and ordered the university to pay him back pay.[17]


Awards and honors


In 2014 ESPN did a series on the Top 50 college hoops coaches—the best NCAA men's basketball coaches right now. Ollie was tenth best on the list. Although he was only in his second year of coaching, he started with a team subject to sanctions, unable to compete in the NCAA tournament, and still managed to complete the season with a 20–10 record, and followed that with a National Championship.[18]


Personal life


Ollie is a Christian. During his NBA career, Ollie was actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Ollie's FCA chaplain stated, "There are very few guys in the NBA who are really sold out to the Lord like Kevin."[19]

Ollie and his ex-wife, Stephanie, have two children: son Jalen and daughter Cheyenne.[4] Stephanie Ollie filed for divorce in January 2015.[20]


NBA career statistics


Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997–98 Orlando 19011.4.411.000.689.91.7.4.04.1
1998–99 Sacramento 709.7.308.000.800.9.4.4.11.7
1998–99 Orlando 104.0.000.000.5001.0.0.0.01.0
1999–00 Philadelphia 4007.3.449.000.757.81.2.3.01.8
2000–01 New Jersey 1908.5.185.000.6321.21.3.3.01.2
2000–01 Philadelphia 51415.0.430.333.7291.42.4.5.03.8
2001–02 Chicago 521722.0.383.500.8382.53.7.7.05.8
2001–02 Indiana 29019.9.400.000.8041.93.4.9.05.4
2002–03 Milwaukee 53421.3.459.200.7471.93.4.7.15.7
2002–03 Seattle 29126.6.4411.000.7592.93.81.1.08.0
2003–04 Cleveland 82717.1.370.444.8352.12.9.6.14.2
2004–05 Philadelphia 2606.1.355.000.667.7.7.2.01.1
2005–06 Philadelphia 702315.3.431.333.8371.41.4.5.02.7
2006–07 Philadelphia 532317.3.433.100.8221.42.5.4.03.8
2007–08 Philadelphia 4007.5.420.000.800.51.0.3.01.8
2008–09 Minnesota 502117.0.407.000.8331.52.3.4.14.0
2009–10 Oklahoma City 25010.5.400.0001.0001.00.8.4.01.8
Career 66210015.6.410.310.7921.52.3.5.03.8

Playoffs


Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000 Philadelphia 1006.5.500.000.889.51.2.2.02.0
2001 Philadelphia 2305.3.370.000.929.41.0.0.01.4
2002 Indiana 5023.6.423.5001.0002.44.6.6.05.8
2008 Philadelphia 306.3.250.0001.000.31.0.7.01.3
2010 Oklahoma City 105.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career 4207.9.406.500.935.71.5.2.02.1

Head coaching record


Ollie's victories from the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons have been vacated.[21]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut Huskies (Big East Conference) (2012–2013)
2012–13 Connecticut 20–1010–8T–7thIneligible
Connecticut Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2018)
2013–14 Connecticut 32–812–6T–3rdNCAA Division I Champion
2014–15 Connecticut 20–1510–8T–5thNIT first round
2015–16 Connecticut 25–1111–76thNCAA Division I Round of 32
2016–17 Connecticut 0–179–9Vacated
2017–18 Connecticut 0–187–11Vacated
Connecticut: 127–79 (.617)59–49 (.546)
Total:127–79 (.617)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion


See also



References


  1. "Kevin Ollie Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. "Leadership". OTE. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. "Ollie to coach new venture for top teen prospects". ESPN.com. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. "Kevin Ollie Bio". uconnhuskies.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. Magazine, Connecticut. "connecticutmag.com | Connecticut's magazine since 1971". Connecticut Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  6. "Kevin Ollie won't be intimidated by the challenge of following Jim Calhoun".
  7. "Kevin Ollie #12 Guard Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine." National Basketball Association. Accessed October 11, 2008.
  8. "UConn product Ollie hired onto Calhoun's staff". 2 July 2010.
  9. Borges, David (20 September 2012). "UCONN MEN'S BASKETBALL: Kevin Ollie as head coach no surprise to former Cavs GM Jim Paxson". New Haven Register. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  10. "Calhoun to announce retirement". ESPN. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  11. "NCAA defends UConn ban stemming from APR". ESPN.com. 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  12. "Former UConn coach Kevin Ollie gets 3-year show cause". 2 July 2019.
  13. "UConn parts ways with Kevin Ollie citing just cause". 10 March 2018.
  14. "Ollie cites Calhoun, discrimination in UConn suit". 18 December 2018.
  15. "UConn, Kevin Ollie and the difference between winning and losing in college hoops". 8 November 2018.
  16. "Ollie request in arbitration with UConn rejected". 5 February 2019.
  17. "Arbitrator rules UConn improperly fired Huskies men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie". 20 January 2022.
  18. "Top 50 coaches: No. 10 Kevin Ollie". ESPN. June 23, 2014. Retrieved 24 Jun 2014.
  19. "Triple Threat". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
  20. Fillo, MaryEllen. "Kevin Ollie's Wife Files For Divorce".
  21. Amore, Dom. "NCAA hits Kevin Ollie hard in findings, puts UConn men's basketball program on probation for two years". courant.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.



На других языках


[de] Kevin Ollie

Kevin Jermaine Ollie (* 27. Dezember 1972 in Dallas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballtrainer und ehemaliger -spieler auf der Position des Point Guards.
- [en] Kevin Ollie

[ru] Олли, Кевин

Кевин Джермейн Олли (англ. Kevin Jermaine Ollie, род. 27 декабря 1972 года)[1] — американский профессиональный баскетболист и тренер. В настоящее время работает главным тренером мужской баскетбольной команды Коннектикутского университета «Коннектикут Хаскис».



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