UNI player and former BU recruit quitting team

[Da Coach]

Chris Olivieri, a 6'8" freshman post player at Northern Iowa University, and a former Bradley recruit when he was at Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois, has decided to leave the UNI team and transfer. He signed with UNI after a postgrad year at Quakerdale Prep School (Iowa). He played 16 minutes in their first game against Wartburg and scored 5 points with 4 rebounds, but then never played in another game and was slated to redshirt this season.

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/470-olivier-to-transfer-from-northern-iowa

http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26200&ATCLID=205195367

[lake Camelot]

I was dissapointed we couldn't sign him in Geno's first year. But I think we seem to be involved with some players that are at a higher level now. i hope that means we are improving.

[Da Coach]

I followed him in high school since I heard JL was recruiting him his junior and senior seasons. He seemed like a project his junior year, but he improved a lot his senior year. I am not sure whether it was grades or because someone convinced him he could be a major recruit with a year of prep school, but the prep he attended was not one of the better prep schools, so I am not sure it helped him much.
I do think he could become an effective big man in the Valley, but maybe he is looking for more playing time right now.

[SFP]

I followed him in high school since I heard JL was recruiting him his junior and senior seasons. He seemed like a project his junior year, but he improved a lot his senior year. I am not sure whether it was grades or because someone convinced him he could be a major recruit with a year of prep school, but the prep he attended was not one of the better prep schools, so I am not sure it helped him much.
I do think he could become an effective big man in the Valley, but maybe he is looking for more playing time right now.

I always wonder who is advising these marginal young players. He's at a decent basketball school with a coach, who has a great reputation with bigs and leaves 1/2 way through his freshman year??? Was he getting pushed out?

[Gary the Gargoyle]

Chris Olivieri, a 6'8" freshman post player at Northern Iowa University, and a former Bradley recruit when he was at Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois, has decided to leave the UNI team and transfer. He signed with UNI after a postgrad year at Quakerdale Prep School (Iowa). He played 16 minutes in their first game against Wartburg and scored 5 points with 4 rebounds, but then never played in another game and was slated to redshirt this season.

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/470-olivier-to-transfer-from-northern-iowa

http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArtic...CLID=205195367

Is your listing of UNI as Northern Iowa University accidental, or is there something to it?

[Da Coach]

It should be University of Northern Iowa

[Da Coach]

Chris Olivieri, a 6'8" freshman post player at Northern Iowa University, and a former Bradley recruit when he was at Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois, has decided to leave the UNI team and transfer. He signed with UNI after a postgrad year at Quakerdale Prep School (Iowa). He played 16 minutes in their first game against Wartburg and scored 5 points with 4 rebounds, but then never played in another game and was slated to redshirt this season.

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/470-olivier-to-transfer-from-northern-iowa

http://www.unipanthers.com/ViewArtic...CLID=205195367

Former BU recruit, and Northern Iowa big man Chris Olivier has transferred and enrolled at Eastern Illinois.

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php/2011-08-04-18-06-26/747-eiu-adds-uni-transfer-chris-olivier