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Brad Oleson is unquestionably one of the school's greatest athletes of all time. After going 4-23 in the 2001-02 season Oleson came in and almost immediately began the rejuvenation process for the Nanooks. The product of North Pole began his career by stunning the college basketball landscape in helping the Nanooks upset Division I Weber State 77-65 en route to the 2002 BP Top of the World Classic title. Oleson took home MVP honors and led the squad in scoring, rebounding and assists during the tournament. Oleson's career kept improving and by the time it was finished the 6-3 guard had been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Over his three-year career as a Nanook, Oleson received nine GNAC Player of the Week nods, led the league in steals from 2003-05 and was the GNAC leader in scoring from 2004-05. Oleson also led the Nanooks to a pair of NCAA Division II Elite Eight appearances and helped the Blue and Gold to a 64-24 record during his career. After UAF, Oleson took his career to the professional level, spending the 2005 season with the Dodge City Legend of the USBL before taking his career overseas. From 2005-08 he played with Rosalia de Castro of the Spanish LEB League before his breakthrough signing with Fuenlabranda of the Spanish ACB League, which is considered by many to be one of the best and most elite basketball leagues in the world. Oleson currently plays for Caja Laboral as one of only two players from the United States on the roster.
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