Oliver Lafayette
Oliver Lafayette (born May 6, 1984) is an American-born Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Igokea of the ABA League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
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Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | May 6, 1984
Nationality | American / Croatian |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Capitol (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–present |
Career history | |
2007–2008 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria |
2008–2009 | Erie BayHawks |
2009–2010 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2010 | Boston Celtics |
2010 | Partizan Belgrade |
2010–2011 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2011 | Maccabi Ashdod |
2011–2012 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
2012 | Anadolu Efes Istanbul |
2012–2013 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
2013–2014 | Valencia Basket |
2014–2015 | Olympiacos |
2015–2016 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
2016–2017 | Unicaja |
2017–2018 | Virtus Bologna |
2018–2019 | Igokea |
Career highlights and awards | |
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High school and college career
Lafayette attended Capitol High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and led the basketball team to a 29–3 record his senior year. Lafayette attended first Blinn College and Brown Mackie College before transferring to the University of Houston. At Houston during his junior year, Lafayette started 30 of 31 games and earned 2nd team all Conference USA while finishing third in scoring in C-USA with a 15.7 points per game average. During his senior year in 2006–07, Lafayette averaged 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He also majored in sociology.[1]
Professional career
Lafayette played with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants during the 2009–10 season in the NBA Development League. With the Mad Ants, the guard started 42 of 48 games and averaged 17.1 points, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals in 35.3 minutes per game.[2] On April 14, 2010, Lafayette signed with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association and appeared in one game with the team in which he scored 7 points. According to research by STATS LLC, those 7 points are an NBA record for most points scored in a career of exactly one game played. Upon playing with the Celtics, Lafayette became the 23rd former Houston Cougar to play in the NBA.[3]
On October 13, 2010, Lafayette signed with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia,[4] but the contract was terminated in November.[5]
In December 2010, Lafayette practiced with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, his former team. He was going to sign with the Mad Ants once he was officially released from Partizan Belgrade.[6] After averaging 16.4 points per game with the Mad Ants, he signed a four-month contract with the Turkish team Beşiktaş.[7] But due to health problems, his contract was dropped.[8]
In February 2011, Lafayette signed with Maccabi Ashdod in Israel.[9] On October 5, 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Asseco Prokom Gdynia in Poland.[10]
In January 2012, Lafayette signed with Anadolu Efes Istanbul for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.[11] Later that year, he joined Žalgiris Kaunas.[12] He signed with Valencia Basket in the offseason in 2013.[13]
On June 22, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Olympiacos Piraeus.[14] On June 29, 2015, he parted ways with Olympiacos.[15]
On July 9, 2015, he signed with the Italian club Emporio Armani Milano.[16]
On July 18, 2016, Lafayette signed with Spanish team Unicaja.[17][18] In April 2017, Lafayette won his second EuroCup with Unicaja after beating Valencia BC in the Finals.[19]
On July 31, 2017, Lafayette signed with Italian club Virtus Bologna.[20]
On November 13, 2018, Lafayette signed with Bosnian club Igokea.[21]
International career
The Croatian Basketball Federation asked for permission to give Oliver Lafayette a Croatian citizenship for sports interest, which the Croatian Olympic Committee approved. Lafayette was awarded with a Croatian passport and represented Croatia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[22]
Overseas Elite
In the summer of 2017, Lafayette joined two-time The Basketball Tournament defending champion Overseas Elite. On August 3, 2017, Blair's team, Overseas Elite won its third straight The Basketball Tournament championship with an 86-83 victory over Team Challenge ALS on ESPN.[23]
Career statistics
Legend | |||||||
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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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 7.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 4.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | 7.0 |
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2010–11 | Partizan Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 25.8 | .221 | .154 | .654 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 8.5 | 6.3 |
2011–12 | Asseco Prokom | 10 | 0 | 24.5 | .411 | .381 | .708 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | .0 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
2011–12 | Anadolu Efes | 6 | 2 | 23.0 | .419 | .313 | .917 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | .0 | 8.7 | 11.7 |
2012–13 | Zalgiris | 23 | 11 | 21.2 | .361 | .323 | .900 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .9 | .0 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
2014–15 | Olympiacos | 29 | 1 | 18.3 | .386 | .404 | .606 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
2015–16 | Milano | 10 | 3 | 22.5 | .435 | .259 | .846 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1 | .2 | 7.3 | 5.4 |
Career | 74 | 17 | 21.1 | .364 | .346 | .736 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .9 | .0 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
Domestic leagues
Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007-08 | Correcaminos UAT Victoria | Mexico LNPB | 36 | 33.2 | .458 | .337 | .745 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.3 | .2 | 16.1 |
2008-09 | 8 | 39.1 | .622 | .362 | .738 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | .0 | 23.3 | ||
Erie Bayhawks | D-League | 37 | 31.4 | .437 | .320 | .774 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .2 | 13.6 | |
2009-10 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants | 48 | 35.3 | .471 | .381 | .798 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | .1 | 17.1 | |
2010-11 | Partizan NiS | Serbian KLS | 6 | 23.3 | .433 | .278 | .769 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | .0 | 10.2 |
Fort Wayne Mad Ants | D-League | 21 | 33.6 | .421 | .302 | .857 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .1 | 16.4 | |
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. | Ligat HaAl | 11 | 22.4 | .407 | .447 | .630 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .0 | 10.5 | |
2011-12 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia | VTB United League | 10 | 22.6 | .370 | .161 | .652 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.0 |
Anadolu Efes S.K. | TBL | 24 | 21.5 | .462 | .250 | .938 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .0 | 7.5 | |
2012-13 | BC Žalgiris | Lithuania LKL | 16 | 17.0 | .429 | .479 | .730 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .9 | .1 | 7.9 |
VTB United League | 26 | 22.8 | .424 | .311 | .814 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 8.3 | ||
2013-14 | Valencia BC | Liga ACB | 40 | 21.6 | .403 | .325 | .812 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .0 | 7.9 |
2014-15 | Olympiacos B.C. | Greek A1 | 31 | 17.6 | .508 | .357 | .760 | 1.6 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 6.5 |
References
- Oliver Lafayette Player Bio Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine UH Cougars
- Celtics Sign Fort Wayne's Oliver Lafayette Archived 2010-11-18 at the Wayback Machine NBA.com, April 14, 2010
- Former Guard Oliver Lafayette Makes NBA Debut with Celtics on Wednesday Archived 2013-12-21 at the Wayback Machine uhcougars.com, April 15, 2010
- Partizan Mt:s grabs Lafayette at point guard
- Partizan: Lafayette out, Jerrells in
- Lafayette to return to Mad Ants roster news-sentinel.com, December 15, 2010
- Besiktas sign Oliver LaFayette
- Beşiktaş Cola Turka'da şok gelişme
- Maccabi Ashdod tabs Oliver LaFayette
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia lands Oliver Lafayette
- Anadolu Efes tabs Lafayette
- ZALGIRIS adds Lafayette, brings back Juskevicius
- VALENCIA BASKET lands Lafayette
- "Olympiacos announces Oliver Lafayette". Sportando.com. June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- "Olympiakos and Oliver Lafayette parted ways". sportando.com. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Un altro playmaker all'Olimpia: Oliver Lafayette". Olimpiamilano.com (in Italian). July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- "Lafayette ya es jugador del Unicaja" (in Spanish). unicajabaloncesto.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "Unicaja adds point guard Lafayette". eurocupbasketball.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- "7DAYS EuroCup Finals, Game 3: Unicaja Malaga is the champion!". Eurocupbasketball.com. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- Virtus Bologna signs Oliver Lafayette
- "Igokea officially adds Oliver Lafayette". Sportando. 13 November 2018.
- "Croatian Olympic Committee - News". HOO.hr. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- "OVERSEAS ELITE COMPLETES THE 3-PEAT, DEFEAT TEAM CHALLENGE ALS 86-83". August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
- Oliver Lafayette at eurobasket.com
- Oliver Lafayette at euroleague.net
- Oliver Lafayette at fiba.com
- Oliver Lafayette at uhcougars.com