Oliver Lafayette
- January 4, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Oliver Lafayette |
| Occupation | Basketball Player |
| Date Of Birth | May 6, 1984(1984-05-06) |
| Age | 40 |
| Birthplace | Baton Rouge |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Louisiana |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Oliver Lafayette Biography
| Name | Oliver Lafayette |
| Birthday | May 6 |
| Birth Year | 1984 |
| Place Of Birth | Baton Rouge |
| Home Town | Louisiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Earl K. Long, Yvette Lafayette |
Oliver Lafayette is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 6, 1984 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Oliver Lafayette (born May 6 1984) is an American-born Croatian professional basketball player who had a stint with Igokea from the ABA League. He is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) He plays in the shooting guard and point guard positions.
In February of 2011, Lafayette signed with Maccabi Ashdod in Israel. On the 5th of October, 2011, the player signed a one-year contract for a one-year period with Asseco Prokom Gdynia in Poland.
Lafayette attended Capitol High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and led the basketball team to a 29–3 record his senior year. Lafayette attended first Blinn College and Brown Mackie College before transferring to the University of Houston. At Houston during his junior year, Lafayette started 30 of 31 games and earned 2nd team all Conference USA while finishing third in scoring in C-USA with a 15.7 points per game average. During his senior year in 2006–07, Lafayette averaged 14.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He also majored in sociology.
The Croatian Basketball Federation asked for permission to give Oliver Lafayette a Croatian citizenship for sports interest, which the Croatian Olympic Committee approved. Lafayette was awarded with a Croatian passport and represented Croatia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Lafayette was a member of The Fort Wayne Mad Ants during the 2009-10 season of the NBA Development League. As a member of the Mad Ants, the guard played in 42 of the 48 games and scored an average of 17.1 points. He also had 6.5 assists as well as 1.8 stoles within 35.3 minutes of playing time. On April 14 the 14th of April, 2010 Lafayette joined Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association and was a part of one game played by the team, in which the player scored seven points. According to the research conducted done by STATS LLC, those 7 points set the NBA record for the highest number of points scored in the course of only one game played. When he joined the Celtics, Lafayette became the 23rd Houston Cougar to join the NBA.
Oliver Lafayette Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Oliver Lafayette is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oliver Lafayette 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In December of 2010, Lafayette practiced with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, his previous team. Lafayette was scheduled to join the Mad Ants once he was officially let go of Partizan Belgrade. After scoring an average of 16.4 scores per match for the Mad Ants, he signed an eight-month contract with Turkish side Besiktas. Due to health issues the contract was terminated.
On the 13th of October in 2010, Lafayette signed a contract with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, however, the contract was canceled in November.
In January 2012, Lafayette signed with Anadolu Efes Istanbul for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. Later that year, he joined Žalgiris Kaunas. He signed with Valencia Basket in the offseason in 2013.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 86 kg |
Oliver Lafayette height 6 ft 2 in Oliver weight 86 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Oliver Lafayette Dating?
According to our records, Oliver Lafayette is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Oliver Lafayette’s is not dating anyone.
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On July 31, 2017, Lafayette signed with Italian club Virtus Bologna.
Facts & Trivia
Oliver Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Oliver Lafayette celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.