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Player Profile: Ian O'Leary

Statistics: Ian O'Leary

Position: Small Forward/ Shooting Guard/Power Forward

Shooting Hand: Right Hand

Height: 201cm

Weight: 100kg

Birthdate: Oct 20, 1986

Passport: USA

College: St. Mary's - NCAA1

Available: Yes

Outlook

A very good athlete he is able to play several positions effectively because of a great mix of size and quickness.  Rebounds like a center but runs like a guard.  Very effective mid range jumper causes a lot of problems cause he is able to just shoot over top of most defenders.  Can handle the ball and has no problem handling pressure and being a release valve for any backcourt.   Aggressive offensive mind set makes him lead by example.  At college played in a system to showcase NBA Draft choice Patrick Mills, but his performance in Europe will be very different as he will be allowed to show his complete game.  Has very long arms and consistently tips and blocks shots from the backside and weak side.  A very complete player is capable of playing at very high levels as he continues to develop.  Shoots the deep ball quite well and is extending his range which for a player his size will make him deadly.

VIDEO: Watch Ian battle in LEB Gold with Vigo. Click HERE SF/PF  #16 yellow
Spain LEB 2009-10
Vigo vs Cornella
17pts, 10rebs, 2asst, 2stls, 6-9FG, 1-1 3pt, 2-5FT, 39min

Watch Ian battle Big East power the Providence Friars and post 13pts+8rebs leading his team to a win.   CLICK HERE

Watch a one minute video highlight clip.  CLICK HERE

Watch Ian get hot against the Portland Pirates in WCC play and score 20pts.  CLICK HERE

2009-10:  Signed with Vigo in Spain LEB Gold and showed early flashes of brilliance.  The problem is that the team did not get paid yet Ian played on for the entire season amidst complete management turmoil.  Had a season's best 17pts, 10rebs in 39min of play vs Cornella 11/1/09.  Also grabbed 10rebs vs Zaragoza 11/22/09.  Opened up the season with back to back double figure scoring games with 14pts vs Mallorca (10/2/09) and then with 10pts vs Burgos (10/9/09).

2008-09:  Played in all 35 games, while making 23 starts as a senior...averaged 4.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.6 percent from the floor...became the 27th Gael in program history to pull down 500 career rebounds when he had eight boards against Pepperdine (1/17/09)...finished his career with 554 rebounds...scored in double figures three times, with a season-high 15 points against against Cal State Bakersfield...grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to go along with his 15 points against CSU Bakersfield for his second career double-double...the 10-rebound game against CSUB marked his third double-digit rebound game of his career...shot 35.9 percent (14-for-39) from long range...hit two threes in three games...had 10 games where he had six or more rebounds...had a season-high four assists against Oregon...had two steals in five games...helped Saint Mary’s to an 87-41(.679) during his four years...the 87 wins rank as the most wins in school history for a Saint Mary’s player, he is tied with Diamon Simpson for the most wins by a player in school history.

2007-08:

Started every game during his junior season...named the WCC Player of the Week (1/15) after averaging 16 points and eight rebounds per game in wins against Fresno State and Santa Clara...scored four points and had six rebounds against Miami in the NCAA Touranment...was 4-for-5 from three point range in the Gaels’ win over Santa Clara... has scored in double figures 11 times...had a season-high 20 points against Portland on Feb. 2, shooting 8-for-9 from the floor and 3-for-4 from behind the arc...had 19 points against Cal State Bakersfield shooting 7-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-3 from three...posted a season-best 10 rebounds on three different occasions against Howard, Cal State Fullerton and San Diego...shot a career-best 38 percent from three point range on 32-of-86 shooting from deep.

2006-07: Played in all 32 games with 19 as a starter during his sophomore season...was named to the Shamrock Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 11.3 points and 6.3 rebounds against Seattle Pacific, San Diego State and Murray State...averaged 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game for the season...was the team's sixth leading scorer and third leading rebounder...scored in double figures in eight games...shot 37.7 percent from the floor, 27.5 percent from 3-point land, and 67.8 percent from the free throw line...had season-highs with 20 points and nine rebounds in SMC's 93-82 victory over Western Carolina...in that game he was 6-for-7 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point land and 6-for-7 from the free throw line...in the game at Seton Hall, he led the Gaels in scoring with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor...scored 12 points against CS Bakersfield when he went 10-for-11 from the free throw line...in the win at San Diego, he had 18 points after going 4-for-5 from the field and converting 9-of-13 shots from the free throw line...finished the year with 34 assists, 20 steals, and six blocked shots.

2005-06:

Saw action in 28 games as a true freshman...missed SMC's game against USF on January 30 with a left ankle sprain...began the season as an active bench player, before starting the final eight games of the season...the Gaels posted a 7-1 record in games that he started...averaged 6.9 points, 0.8 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game...tallied 194 points, 23 assists, 102 rebounds and 14 steals...his 34.6 3-point shooting percentage ranked 13th in the WCC...played in a career high 36 minutes against Cal Poly on February 18...during this game he recorded a career-high with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor...set a career-high with six made free throws on eight attempts from the line against LMU on February 27...recorded his first collegiate double-double on January 9 against Portland when he scored 15 points and grabbed a career-best 10 boards...made a career-high three 3-pointers against Santa Clara on February 11...made multiple 3-point shots in eight games...shot 38.1 percent from behind the arc during conference play...scored in double digits in nine games, including five of the eight games he started...recorded a career-high three steals in his first collegiate game against UC Santa Cruz.

High School: Averaged 20.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game, as a junior at Woodland Christian High School...did not play his senior season due to injury...led the 2003-04 squad in assists with 110, while guiding the team to a 22-7 overall record...helped his team capture a first place tie in the Central Valley League with a 13-1 record in 2004...posted a double-double in 26 of 29 games while scoring in double figure in all 29 games...had a season-bests with 36 points and 19 rebounds against Orestimba High School his junior season.