▁college ▁basketball ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Mod esto , ▁California , ▁Oliver ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁single ▁mother ▁and ▁grand par ents ▁after ▁his ▁father ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seven . ▁Of ▁mixed ▁African ▁American ▁and ▁Mexican ▁American ▁descent , ▁Oliver ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mod esto ▁Christian ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁two - time , ▁first - team ▁all - state ▁player ▁who ▁aver aged ▁ 2 5 . 5 ▁points ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁and ▁ 2 6 . 1 ▁points ▁as ▁a ▁junior . ▁Oliver ' s ▁uncle , ▁Allen ▁Oliver , ▁co ached ▁the ▁Mod esto ▁Christian ▁team ▁while ▁he ▁played ▁there . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁Turn ing ▁down ▁scholar ship ▁offers ▁from ▁Gonz aga ▁and ▁Kentucky , ▁Oliver ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁At ▁Washington ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 3 8 ▁games ▁including ▁ 1 2 ▁starts ▁and ▁aver aging ▁ 4 . 7 ▁points ▁in ▁ 3 2 ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 , ▁and ▁ 2 . 8 ▁points ▁in ▁ 6 ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Oliver ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁which ▁included