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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Camren Clouthier

21 A.J. Oliver

21 A.J. Oliver

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Birmingham, Ala.
  • High School:
    Daniel (Old Dominion)

Summary

Biography

2022-23
  • Played in 29 games with 26 starts and was fifth on the team in scoring at 9.1 points and third in rebounding at 4.8 per night
  • Led the team in field-goal percentage at 46.1% and was second in three-point field-goal percentage at 36.8% (39-of-106)
  • Also hit 85.7% at the free-throw line (48-of-56) with 20 steals
  • Scored in double figures in 13 games on the season, including seven of the last eight, and pulled down at least five boards on 16 occasions
  • Hit at least two 3-pointers in 12 games on the season
  • Scored 12 points with five rebounds against Rochester
  • Had 10 points with three boards, an assist and a steal against Bryant
  • Tallied 12 points and pulled down a season-best nine boards at Eastern Michigan
  • Posted five points, seven rebounds and a block against Green Bay
  • Scored eight points with a rebound and an assist at NKU
  • Recorded a then season-high 14 points on a season-best 4-of-5 from three with five rebounds against Robert Morris
  • Had nine points and five rebounds at IUPUI
  • Posted a season-best 18 points (7-13 FG, 4-9 3FG) and tied his season high with nine caroms against Oakland
  • Registered 12 points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist against Cleveland State
  • Had eight points and seven rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne
  • Had 12 points, a career-high three steals, two assists and two rebounds at Milwaukee
  • Tallied 15 points and six boards at Green Bay
  • Netted a career-high 25 points (9-15 FG) with five rebounds and two assists at Oakland
  • Had 12 points and eight rebounds against IUPUI
  • Posted 16 points (5-9 FG, 4-8 3FG) with six boards against NKU
  • Recorded 10 points, five rebounds and two steals against Wright State
  • Registered nine points, eight rebounds, a career-tying three assists and two steals against Purdue Fort Wayne in the Horizon League Championship First Round
  • Ended his Titan career with 13 points and six rebounds at Youngstown State in the Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals

Prior To Detroit Mercy
  • Played in 95 games with 54 starts at Clemson and at Old Dominion from 2017-22 and averaged 6.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, shooting 35.0 % from the field, 37.1% from three and 79.1% at the free-throw line
  • Last season at ODU, he saw action in all 32 games with 11 starts and tallied 2.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game
  • Scored a season-high nine points over Florida Atlantic and added eight points in his first start against NCAA Tournament qualifier Longwood 
  • On 2020-21, he started all 21 contests he appeared in and ranked third on the team with 9.7 points and led the squad with an 88.6 free-throw percentage and 33 triples
  • Scored a season-high 19 points against William & Mary
  • In his first season with the Monarchs, he played in 22 games with 21 starts and was third on the team with 11.3 points per game, led the team with 51, 3-pointers while also pulling down 4.9 rebounds per game
  • Poured in a career-high 21 points against FAU and grabbed a career-high 12 boards versus UTSA
  • Joined Clemson mid-season in 2016-17 and did not play, but then got in 19 games for the Tigers in 2017-18, posting 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
  • His best game came in the ACC Tournament against Boston College, as he finished 3-for-4 from the field, including a perfect 3-for-3 on three-pointers for a season-best nine points off the bench
  • Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds (season-high) against Auburn in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

High School
  • A four-star prospect, according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout
  • As a junior, he was a First Team All-State at the AAA level in 2015-16, when he averaged 21.3 points per game
  • Averaged 21.6 points per game as a sophomore in 2014-15
  • Played a stint with the U.S. Select Team at the Adidas Eurocamp in Italy in 2016, before graduating high school early and enrolling at Clemson in January

Personal
  • Son of Audra Smith and Anthony Oliver
  • His dad was captain of the 1992 Virginia NIT Championship team and posted 858 points and 113 steals in his collegiate career
  • His mom played on three Final Four teams at Virginia and then served as an assistant coach at her alma mater before earning head coaching jobs at UAB, Clemson and South Carolina State
  • His sister played volleyball at Clemson and Oklahoma 
  • His uncle played basketball at Richmond
  • Currently pursuing his masters in Addictive Studies
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