Wilbert Olinde
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| Born | July 23, 1955 New Orleans,Louisiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | American / German |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
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| High school | Helix(La Mesa, California) |
| College | UCLA(1973–1977) |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 35 |
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| 1977–1987 | ASC 1846 Göttingen |
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Wilbert Louis Olinde Jr.(born July 23, 1955) is an American-German retired professionalbasketballplayer. He playedcollege basketballfor theUCLA Bruins,winning anational championshipin 1975.
Career
[edit]Born inNew Orleans, Louisiana,[1]Olinde attended Crawford High School, before transferring toHelix High SchoolinLa Mesa, California,in 1971.[2]Olinde averaged 19 points, 15 rebounds and fiveblocksas a senior and led the Highlanders to a Grossmont League title.[3]He was named the 1973 CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year.[4]
Olinde played college basketball at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles(UCLA) from 1973 to 1977.[5]Playing under coachJohn Wooden,Olinde won the1975 NCAA Division I tournamentwith theBruins.Olinde saw two minutes of action in the 1975 National Semifinal against Louisville, but did not play in the championship game against Kentucky.[6]A 6’7’’ (2.01 metres) forward, Olinde played a total of 70 games for UCLA during his college career, averaging 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds a game.[7]In 1976 and 1977, he was presented with theUCLA Faculty Athletic Representative Awardfor academic achievement and team contribution.[5]
In 1977, Olinde accepted an offer to move toWest-Germanyto play professional basketball forASC 1846 Göttingen,coached by his fellow countryman and former UCLA playerTerry Schofield.With Göttingen, Olinde won the West German national championship three times (1980, 1983, 1984) and the West German Cup competition twice (1984, 1985).[8]In 1983, he was granted German citizenship.[9]Olinde retired in 1987 due to cancer.[8]
Olinde, who initially planned to come to Germany for one year, stayed in Germany after his playing career. After working in the assurance and finance business, he founded his own company in 2003, offering coaching for individuals and groups.[10]In 2018, the story of Olinde's life was published in a book (Germany for one season - The true story of Wilbert Olinde Jr.), written by Christoph Ribbat.[1]
His sonLouis Olindeis a professional basketball player.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ab"easyCredit - Rezension Wilbert Olinde Deutschland für eine Saison".easycredit-bbl.de(in German).Retrieved2020-08-04.
- ^"1971-72: Drollinger Leads Foothillers to Championship".San Diego Prep Sports History.2019-02-04.Retrieved2023-02-03.
- ^"Three Metro stars selected to County all-star basketball".Chula Vista Star-News.June 7, 1973. p. B-4.RetrievedAugust 10,2020– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Singer retires again from coaching".East County Sports.Retrieved2023-02-03.
- ^ab"2019–20 Men's Basketball Information Guide"(PDF).University of California, Los Angeles.pp. 151, 155.RetrievedMay 6,2022.
- ^"2019–20 Men's Basketball Information Guide"(PDF).University of California, Los Angeles.pp. 87–88.RetrievedMay 6,2022.
- ^"Wilbert Olinde College Stats".College Basketball at Sports-Reference.Retrieved2020-08-04.
- ^abSchneider, Horst.50 Jahre Basketball Bundesliga: Der letzte Amateurmeister.Basketball-Bundesliga. pp. 70, 71.ISBN978-3-7307-0242-0.
- ^"Basketball-Legende Wilbert Olinde - Er bleibt am Ball".Deutschlandfunk Kultur(in German).Retrieved2020-08-04.
- ^"BLACK PEARL INSPIRATION".black-pearls-world.Retrieved2020-08-04.
- ^"It's time for Germany to start winning medals - Olinde".FIBA.basketball.Retrieved2020-08-04.
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