Temple University Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Desiree Oliver
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
Bio
2017-18: Played in 22 games for the Owls, making nine starts, despite missing eight games due to injury in the middle of the season... Averaged 6.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game... Finished fourth on the Owls in assists... Scored in double figures four times during the season, also tallying seven or more points in 11 different games... Reached a career high 18 points against Wagner... Pulled down career bests of five rebounds three times during the year... Drained four threes in a 14-point effort against Penn... Dished out three or more assists in seven games, including a season-best six against Delaware State.
High School: Three-time All-State player out of Penn Hills High School, including first team as a senior... Four-time first-team All-Section, and four-time Post-Gazette Fab Five team... An ESPN and Prospect Nation Top 100 player... Led Penn Hills to a runner-up finish in the PIAA title game in 2017... Helped her team to back-to-back section championships... As a senior, poured in 20.2 points a game, adding 7.1 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 5.9 assists... Averaged 19 points, eight boards, and six steals as a junior.
AAU: Played for the Western PA Bruins AAU team
Personal: Honor Roll student... Also a WPIAL qualifier in track and field (javelin).
High School: Three-time All-State player out of Penn Hills High School, including first team as a senior... Four-time first-team All-Section, and four-time Post-Gazette Fab Five team... An ESPN and Prospect Nation Top 100 player... Led Penn Hills to a runner-up finish in the PIAA title game in 2017... Helped her team to back-to-back section championships... As a senior, poured in 20.2 points a game, adding 7.1 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 5.9 assists... Averaged 19 points, eight boards, and six steals as a junior.
AAU: Played for the Western PA Bruins AAU team
Personal: Honor Roll student... Also a WPIAL qualifier in track and field (javelin).
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