It isn’t often that a player announces his high school destination after picking his college one.
But that is exactly the case with Brian Oliver, a 6-foot-5 small forward from Delaware who has committed to Georgia Tech.
Oliver will return to William Penn High School in New Castle, Del. for his senior season a year after transferring to Oak Hill Academy from William Penn.
“After taking the time to weight all the pros and cons of returning (to Oak HIll), going to another private school or going back to William Penn, Brian wanted to come home and enjoy his last year of high school with his friends and family,” his mother, Zena, said in an email. “Being home and being at William Penn, he will be able to enjoy things as a senior that he would have missed out on if he went somewhere else.”
“Later in the June Brian attended the Chris Paul Skills Academy (NC) and the NBAPA Top 100 Camp. He came out in July averaging 25 ppg at Reebok Summer Classic East until he took an accidental elbow to the mouth that knocked a front tooth out, two days later at the Joe Brown tournament he rolled his ankle which was presumed to have ended his playing for July.
“With the help of a great Orthopedic and physical therapists, a week after the mishap he was able to play (albeit only approx 70% healthy) in the Adidas 64 in Las Vegas and was picked as one of the top 35 players in Vegas regardless of tournament by HoopScoop scouting service. He’s been continuing to go to physical therapy since he returned home.
“With the school selection out of the way now, he can focus on his last year in the classroom and continue to work on his basketball skills. The commitment takes a lot of pressure off of him, even though he continues to hear from some schools.
“He will take his official visit to Georgia Tech the weekend of September 19th.”
