2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Oliver Black
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 224
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Wingfield HS
2014-15 • Freshman
-Appeared in 31 games for Mississippi State, drawing four starts.
-Scored 56 points (1.8) and grabbed 75 rebounds (2.4) on the year, to go along with his 12 steals, 8 assists and 8 blocked shots.
-Made 22 of his 45 field goal attempts.
-Season high of 9 points came against McNeese State on Dec. 30.
-Season high of of 7 rebounds came in the win against Vanderbilt on Jan. 17.
-First-career start was against Jacksonville, where he logged 21 minutes, hauled in 4 rebounds and had 2 blocked shots.
-Two of his four starts were the first two SEC games of the year against Tennessee and Florida.
-In the SECT against Auburn, had 4 points and 2 rebounds in 20 minutes of play.
High School
-Spent senior year at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and averaged 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.
-As a junior at Wingfield, averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks.
-Scored a careeer-high 19 points against Meridian.
-Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds againt Brandon.
-Finished junior year with 59 rebounds.
-Named MVP of the 2013 North-South All-Star basketball game after scoring 19 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.
-Named to the 2013 Clarion-Ledger All-Metro team.
-In October of 2012, named to the Mississippi Boys Preseason Fab 20 list.
-In 24 games as a sophomore, averaged 4.4 points and 5.8 rebounds.
Personal
-Oliver Wendell Lee Black was born on Sept. 10, 1995, in Jackson, Miss. ... Majoring in communications ... Son of Lisa Black.
