▁time . ▁His ▁mother , ▁a ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁ord ained ▁minister , ▁raised ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁sister s , ▁V ita ▁and ▁Rh onda , ▁by ▁herself . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁O ll ie ▁attended ▁and ▁played ▁basketball ▁at ▁Cr ens h aw ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁He ▁then ▁star red ▁for ▁four ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 9 5 ) ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Connecticut . ▁After ▁his ▁college ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁P ride ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Basketball ▁Association , ▁playing ▁with ▁them ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁began ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁NBA . ▁ ▁The ▁Minnesota ▁Tim ber wol ves ▁made ▁O ll ie ▁their ▁captain ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁the ▁veter an ' s ▁minimum . ▁After ▁the ▁season ▁O ll ie ▁retired ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁H usk ies ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach . ▁ ▁NBA ▁player ▁Kevin ▁Durant ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Grant land ▁said ▁that ▁Kevin ▁O ll ie ▁( who ▁played ▁for ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ) ▁" t aught ▁him ▁the ▁ro pes ", ▁and ▁" changed ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City ". ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁said , ▁“