RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will break down Nevada’s nine eligible scholarship players prior to the Wolf Pack basketball team’s season opener Nov. 11 at Saint Mary’s. Today’s focus: Cameron Oliver.
Cameron Oliver
Class: Sophomore
Position: Power forward
Height/weight: 6-8/225
Hometown: Oakland, Calif.
2015-16 stats: 29.4 mpg, 13.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.6 bpg, 50.8 FG%, 66.4 FT%, 32.8 3PT%
Likely role: Oliver will be the focal point of Nevada’s offense and defense as the team’s marquee player and potentially one of the best frontcourt options in the nation.