▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NBA ▁d raf te e ▁Sp encer ▁Haw es , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁first ▁round ▁pick ▁by ▁the ▁Kings . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Oliver ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁leave ▁Washington ▁for ▁personal ▁reasons ; ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁step father ▁could ▁not ▁move ▁to ▁Seattle . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁interview ▁with ▁Metro ▁Sil icon ▁Valley , ▁Oliver ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁S JS U ▁because ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁phone ▁call ▁stating ▁that ▁his ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁ill . ▁Oliver ▁first ▁learned ▁about ▁S JS U ▁only ▁one ▁day ▁before ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁campus . ▁Under ▁NCAA ▁rules , ▁Oliver ▁sat ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁team ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁transfer ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁At ▁San ▁Jose ▁State , ▁Oliver ▁reun ited ▁with ▁Am ateur ▁Athlet ic ▁Union ▁team mate ▁Justin ▁Graham . ▁Oliver ▁major ed ▁in ▁soci ology , ▁with ▁a ▁concentration ▁in ▁cr imin ology . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Oliver ▁deb uted ▁for ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 7 ▁points ▁in ▁an ▁ 8 9 – 7 8 ▁victory ▁against ▁Northern ▁Colorado . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Oliver ▁and ▁his ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁team ▁visited ▁Oliver ' s ▁former ▁school ▁Washington ▁for ▁a ▁game ; ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁lost ▁ 8 0 – 7