Pallacanestro Varese is happy to announce the agreement with the athlete Olivier Hanlan. The Canadian born in ’93 arrives in red and white after a long European experience and his leadership skills. Great scorer: he knows how to hurt both in penetration thanks to an excellent ball handling that allows him to beat the man and get to the rim, and with the three-point shot.
Matteo Jemoli, Varese Basketball scouting manager:“We are really happy with Olivier’s signing. He is a player with a great personality, who has already made an excellent European journey, even touching the Euroleague. He will be important on the pitch as a scorer, but he will also have a significant weight within the group and in the locker room. We can’t wait to see him in Varese».
Career
After the first steps taken in his native country, he arrived in the United States playing a season at the New Hampton Prep School and then definitively showing off at Boston College, winning the title of ACC rookie of the year in his first year. Selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, he will not make his debut in the NBA, however, moving to the Old Continent for two seasons: first to Zalgiris with which he participates in the Euroleague and wins a national title, then in the following season at Le Mans in Basketball Champions League. In the 2017-2018 season he is G-League champion with the Austin Spurs averaging 14.3ppg. In 2018-2019 he played the FIBA Europe Cup with Bonn, while from 2019 he moved to Greece for two seasons at GS Iraklis Thessaloniki (16.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the first, 13.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists in the second, however 19.8 points per game in FIBA Europe Cup), experience interspersed with 8 games in CEBL at the Ottawa Blackjacks. In 2021 he moved to Aris and his remarkable numbers in the Greek championship (20.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists) earned him the call from Valencia to the ACB. In 2022 he starts the season in China at Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers before moving to Gaziantep. With the Turkish club he played 9 FIBA Europe Cup games at 16.8 points shooting 57.8% from three.
Member of the Canadian national team, in 2010 he played in the Under-17 World Cup, winning a third place finish, while in 2011 he was in the Under-19 team of the category World Cup.
2023-07-28 16:40:40
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