Finished his Northern Colorado career as one of the best all-around contributors in program history ... became the first player in school history to have 850+ points, 550+ rebounds, 150+ assists and 120+ steals ... played in every game of every season with the team, starting 87 of 112 career games; 112 career games played ranks fifth in school history ... started 81 of his final 88 career games ... also finished career ranked in school's top-10 in career steals (123 - 6th) and rebounds (573 - 10th) ... also owns school record for field goal percentage in a game (12-of-12 vs. Longwood in 2004-05) ... 51 times during his career he played 30 or more minutes in a game, including three times playing all 40 minutes. 2005-06: Played in all 29 games, starting 27, in his final year with the program ... led the team in blocked shots (16) and steals (35) ... played in his 100th career game against UC-Colorado Springs (Jan. 9); scored eight points in that contest ... scored a season-high 15 points against Cal State Northridge (Nov. 26) at the Cal Golden Bear Classic ... scored 12 points against each Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Jan. 16), Texas-Pan American (Jan. 30) and IPFW (Feb. 20) ... matched his career-high with four steals against Montana State (Dec. 1) and UC Davis (Feb. 11) ... grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Lipscomb at the Guardians Classic (Nov. 13), Eastern Michigan (Dec. 30) and at Utah Valley State (Jan. 21) ... in that Eastern Michigan game, had a great all-around game as the Bears got their first victory of the season; had six points, eight rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals in the 76-70 victory ... hit 3-of-6 3-pointers against Cal State Northridge and 2-of-3 trifectas against Texas-Pan American ... was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field in win over IPFW ... had 17 games with two or more assists during the season ... had a steal in 19 of 29 games ... averaged 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in nine games against Division I Independent teams during the year ... Division I Independent All-Academic selection for the second consecutive year.

2004-05: Played in all 29 games, starting 24 of them ... ranked second on the team in rebounds (5.1/game), third in assists (54) and steals (27) and fourth in minutes played (27.7/game) ... scored a career-high 32 points on perfect 12-12 shooting from the field and 5-5 from three-point range in 99-91 victory over Longwood (Jan. 10); 12-12 from the field tied the school record for field goal percentage in a game (with Michael Morse's 13-13 set in 2000-01) ... included in that mark was a three-pointer he swished from 27-feet out as the shot clock expired late in the game to preserve not only the perfect shooting night but a Bears victory ... the 12-12 performance was one of only five in Division I during the season of players attempting at least 10 field goals and not missing a single attempt; 12-12 equaled the most attempts without a miss in Division I, tying him with Kibwe Trim of Sacred Heart ... hit eight consecutive three-pointers over a three-game stretch (Texas Tech, Longwood, Texas-Pan American) which tied the school record held by Pierre Elize; missed first shot attempt against Utah Valley State (Jan. 15) to snap streak ... had the first double-double on the season for the Bears, scoring 12 points on 5-6 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds against in-state rival Air Force, in the first meeting between the teams in 25 years ... also had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Montana State (Dec. 19) ... against Texas State (Dec. 22), had a tip-in with 16 seconds left in overtime to force a second overtime and a dunk at the end of the second overtime that preserved the Bears 86-82 victory ... grabbed 10 boards and scored nine points against NCAA Tournament participant Iowa State (Nov. 26) at the Cyclone Challenge ... hit on 6-7 shots and scored 14 points against CU-Colorado Springs (Feb. 14) ... played a season-high 40 minutes, scoring seven points and grabbing six rebounds in overtime loss to Utah Valley State (Jan. 15) ... led team in rebounding nine times during the year and was the top assist man four times ... hit 54.7 percent (29-53) of his shots in nine games against fellow D-I Independents ... had a steal in 15 of last 21 and 21 of 29 total games during the year ... had string of 35 consecutive starts snapped against Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 27) at the Cyclone Challenge ... was a preseason Division I All-Independent selection by Lindy's magazine ... Division I Independent All-Academic selection. 2003-04: Division I All-Independent honorable mention selection ... played and started in all 28 games ... led team in rebounding (7.1) and was third in scoring (11.6) ... scored a then career-best 20 points against Western State (Nov. 21), Colorado Mines (Nov. 25) and Kendall College (Nov. 28) ... led team with six double-doubles and was team's leading rebounder in 16 of 28 contests and team's leading scorer six times ... had a career-high 13 rebounds while scoring 12 points against Colorado Christian (Nov. 29) ... had 10 points and 12 rebounds, including an impressive 10 offensive boards, and two assists against Regis (Jan. 14) ... dished out career-best eight assists while scoring nine points in helping Bears to 85-74 victory over Adams State (Jan. 2) as the team broke a nine-game losing streak ... scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds and hit 3-5 three-pointers in 38 minutes of action in season finale against Longwood (Mar. 5) ... 32.6 minutes of playing time per game led the UNC team as he only played less than 30 minutes in five total games; played full 40 minutes only once, against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23) when he scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds ... scored 18 points in exhibition game against Colorado State (Nov. 17) ... was 6-6 at the free throw line against Eastern Michigan; hit on 80 percent of his free throw attempts in the last two minutes of games ... spent the summer prior to his junior season playing with an Athletes in Action team that toured East Asia/China.

2002-03: Played in 26 games during freshman season, starting eight of them ... scored a season-high 13 points on 5-7 shooting and 2-2 from three-point range in 93-57 victory over Grand View (Nov. 30) ... also reached double figures in important conference victory over Minnesota State (Jan. 18); scored 10 points while playing the entire 40 minutes against the Mavericks ... grabbed season-high eight boards, including four offensive, in 83-61 victory over Augustana (Feb. 15) ... twice had three steals in a game during freshman campaign ... spent the summer after freshman season playing with an Athletes in Action team that toured Brazil.

Prep: Olson averaged 24.4 points per game, grabbed nine rebounds and added three steals per contest at Fairview High School in Boulder for coach Frank Lee ... his 24.4 average was second-best among prep players in the state of Colorado ... also participated in baseball, posting a 7-2 record as a pitcher with a 2.24 earned run average ... struck out 57 batters in only 59 1/3 innings pitched.

Personal: Born July 25, 1984, in Boulder ... son of Doug and Pam Olson ... majoring in business marketing ... UNC Scholar Athlete ... redshirted as a member of the baseball team in 2003 but did not return to the diamond ... engaged to Kacey Swanson in the summer 2005.

Olson's Career Highs

Points:        32 vs. Longwood (Jan. 10, 2005)
Rebounds:      13 vs. Colorado Christian (Nov. 29, 2003)
Assists:       8 vs. Adams State (Jan. 2, 2004)
Field Goals:   12 vs. Longwood (Jan. 10, 2005)
FG Attempts:   15 vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23, 2003)
3-Pointers:    5 vs. Longwood (Jan. 10, 2005)
3-Pt. Att.:    5, six times, last vs. Longwood (Jan. 10, 2005)
Free Throws:   6 vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23, 2003)
FT Attempts:   9 vs. Colorado Mines (Dec. 17, 2003)
Steals:        4, three times, last vs. UC Davis (Feb. 11, 2006)
Blocks:        2, seven times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Dec. 20, 2005)
Minutes:       40, three times, last vs. Utah Valley State (Jan. 15, 2005)

Olson's Career Statistics

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2002-03   26-8    628/24.2   47-110  .427   15-42   .357   18-27   .667  38-57    95  3.7  34-0   26  28   2  22  127/4.9
2003-04   28-28   913/32.6  117-238  .492   26-64   .406   66-94   .702  70-130  200  7.1  52-1   54  59   8  35  326/11.6
2004-05   29-24   804/27.7   88-192  .458   21-62   .339   22-55   .400  45-103  148  5.1  45-0   54  56  10  31  219/7.6
2005-06   29-27   795/27.4   70-146  .479   18-48   .375   25-42   .595  48-82   130  4.5  65-1   52  58  16  35  183/6.3
TOTAL    112-87  3140/28.0  322-686  .469   80-216  .370  131-218  .601 201-372  573  5.1 196-2  186 201  36 123  855/7.6

Olson's Game-by-Game Statistics

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06