Aaron Olson

Canadian-New Zealand basketball player

For the cyclist, see Aaron Olson (cyclist).

Aaron OlsonPersonal information

Born|  (1978-05-11) 11 May 1978 (age 47)
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Nationality| Canadian / New Zealand
Listed height| 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight| 100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
College| Victoria (1997–1999)
Eastern Washington (1999–2001)
NBA draft| 2001: undrafted
Playing career| 2001–2007
Position| Shooting guard
Career history
2001| Auckland Stars
2002| Harbour Kings
2002–2003| Äänekosken Huima
2003–2005| Auckland Stars
2003–2007| New Zealand Breakers
Career highlights

* 2× NZNBL champion (2004, 2005)
* NZNBL Final MVP (2004)

Medals

Men's Basketball
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
| 2006 Melbourne | Team Competition

Aaron Duane Olson (born 11 May 1978)[1] is a Canadian-New Zealand former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in New Zealand.

## Early life and career

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Born in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada to a New Zealand mother and a Canadian father, Olson moved back and forth between the two countries as a youth, spending time living in Nelson and the Bay of Islands region.[2] Olson attended college at the University of Victoria in Canada before switching to Eastern Washington University in 1999. He played in 46 games for the Eastern Washington Eagles over two seasons, averaging 11.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[3]

## Professional career

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In 2001, Olson returned to New Zealand and joined the Auckland Stars of the National Basketball League. After a one-season stint with the Harbour Kings in 2002, Olson returned to the Stars in 2003 and continued playing for them until 2005, helping the club win back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005.[4] He also spent the 2002–03 season playing in Finland for Äänekosken Huima.[citation needed]

Between 2003 and 2007, Olson played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League. In 130 games for the Breakers over four seasons, he averaged 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.[5]

In May 2007, Olson announced his retirement from professional basketball.[6]

## National team career

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Known for his outside shooting touch and gritty defence, Olson debuted for the Tall Blacks against the Czech Republic in 2003, was ruled ineligible to face Australia in that year's Oceania Championships, but was cleared to represent New Zealand at the 2004 Olympics and subsequently the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Aaron Olson Olympic Stats
2. ^ United Nations of Basketball
3. ^ Aaron Olson College Stats
4. ^ a b Basketball New Zealand – Aaron Olson
5. ^ Player statistics for Aaron Olson
6. ^ Basketball: Olson calls time out from basketball

## External links

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* ANBL profile
* FIBA.com profile
* 2000–01 college stats
* Aaron Olson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
* Aaron Olson at Olympics.com
* Aaron Olson at Olympedia
* Aaron Olson at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)

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New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award

* 2004: Olson
* 2005: Boucher
* 2006: Winitana
* 2007: N/A
* 2008: Lenden
* 2009: Bailey
* 2010: Tait
* 2011: Tait
* 2012: Pledger
* 2013: Henry
* 2014: Tait
* 2015: Wesley
* 2016: Wesley
* 2017: Ili
* 2018: Te Rangi
* 2019: Abercrombie
* 2020: Hunt
* 2021: Roach
* 2022: Williams
* 2023: Brown
* 2024: Olbrich

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2004 New Zealand Olympic team

Archery|

* Ken Uprichard

Athletics|

* Valerie Adams
* Michael Aish
* Craig Barrett
* Stuart Farquhar
* Beatrice Faumuina
* Melina Hamilton
* John Henwood
* Liza Hunter-Galvan
* Jason Stewart
* Kim Smith
* Dale Warrander
* Nick Willis
* Jonathan Wyatt

Badminton|

* Sara Petersen
* Daniel Shirley

Basketball|

* Ed Book
* Dillon Boucher
* Pero Cameron
* Megan Compain
* Rebecca Cotton
* Mark Dickel
* Gina Farmer
* Sally Farmer
* Paul Henare
* Phill Jones
* Aneka Kerr
* Donna Loffhagen
* Sean Marks
* Angela Marino
* Julie Ofsoski
* Aaron Olson
* Kirk Penney
* Tony Rampton
* Jody Tini
* Tania Tupu
* Leanne Walker
* Pāora Winitana
* Kim Wielens

Boxing|

* Soulan Pownceby

Canoeing|

* Steven Ferguson
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Cycling|

* Heath Blackgrove
* Julian Dean
* Hayden Godfrey
* Timothy Gudsell
* Greg Henderson
* Melissa Holt
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* Kashi Leuchs
* Matthew Randall
* Robin Reid
* Hayden Roulston
* Marc Ryan
* Sarah Ulmer
* Robyn Wong
* Jeremy Yates

Equestrian|

* Grant Cashmore
* Bruce Goodin
* Matthew Grayling
* Louisa Hill
* Daniel Jocelyn
* Daniel Meech
* Andrew Nicholson
* Blyth Tait
* Guy Thomas
* Heelan Tompkins

Fencing|

* Jessica Eliza Beer

Hockey|

* Gareth Brooks
* Phil Burrows
* Stacey Carr
* Helen Clarke
* Dean Couzins
* Tara Drysdale
* Dion Gosling
* Bevan Hari
* Blair Hopping
* Lizzy Igasan
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* Emily Naylor
* Meredith Orr
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* Kyle Pontifex
* Jaimee Provan
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* Rachel Robertson
* Hayden Shaw
* Kayla Sharland
* Darren Smith
* Rachel Sutherland
* Simon Towns
* Lisa Walton
* Diana Weavers
* Paul Woolford

Judo|

* Rochelle Stormont

Rowing|

* George Bridgewater
* Nicky Coles
* Mahé Drysdale
* Caroline Evers-Swindell
* Georgina Evers-Swindell
* Juliette Haigh
* Donald Leach
* Carl Meyer
* Eric Murray
* Nathan Twaddle
* Sonia Waddell

Sailing|

* Tom Ashley
* Dean Barker
* Andrew Brown
* Linda Dickson
* Sharon Ferris
* Shelley Hesson
* Jamie Hunt
* Kylie Jameson
* Barbara Kendall
* Sarah Macky
* Hamish Pepper
* Joanna White

Shooting|

* Nadine Stanton
* Ryan Taylor

Swimming|

* Nathalie Bernard
* Moss Burmester
* Annabelle Carey
* Elizabeth Coster
* Alison Fitch
* Cameron Gibson
* Dean Kent
* Ben Labowitch
* Rebecca Linton
* Hannah McLean
* Helen Norfolk
* Corney Swanepoel
* Scott Talbot-Cameron

Table tennis|

* Chunli Li
* Karen Li

Taekwondo|

* Verina Wihongi

Triathlon|

* Hamish Carter
* Bevan Docherty
* Nathan Richmond
* Samantha Warriner

Chef de Mission: Dave Currie

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2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team

Athletics|

* Michael Aish
* Jane Arnott
* Craig Barrett
* Adrian Blincoe
* Matthew Brown
* Chantal Brunner
* Sarah Cowley
* Fiona Crombie
* James Dolphin
* Chris Donaldson
* David Falealili
* Stuart Farquhar
* Beatrice Faumuina
* Rebecca Forlong
* Paul Hamblyn
* Melina Hamilton
* Liza Hunter-Galvin
* Kate McIlroy
* Angela McKee
* James Mortimer
* Brent Newdick
* Tony Sargisson
* Jason Stewart
* Carl van der Speck
* Valerie Vili
* Rebecca Wardell
* Nick Willis

Badminton|

* Geoff Bellingham
* Craig Cooper
* John Gordon
* Nicole Gordon
* Rachel Hindley
* John Moody
* Sara Petersen
* Daniel Shirley
* Lianne Shirley

Basketball|

* Ed Book
* Dillon Boucher
* Pero Cameron
* Micaela Cocks
* Rebecca Cotton
* Casey Frank
* Paul Henare
* Mike Homik
* Aneka Kerr
* Donna Loffhagen
* Angela Marino
* Jessica McCormack
* Troy McLean
* Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe
* Aaron Olson
* Lisa Pardon
* Charmian Purcell
* Tony Rampton
* Lindsay Tait
* Jody Tini
* Mika Vukona
* Lisa Wallbutton
* Nonila Wharemate
* Pāora Winitana

Boxing|

* Kahukura Bentson
* Joseph Blackbourn
* Carl Commons
* Jamie Garder
* Soulan Pownceby
* Gregory Weenink

Cycling|

* Jason Allen
* Clinton Avery
* Richard Bowker
* Tammy Boyd
* Toni Bradshaw
* Fiona Carswell
* Sonia Foote
* Hayden Godfrey
* Justin Grace
* Timothy Gudsell
* Greg Henderson
* Melissa Holt
* Logan Hutchings
* Michelle Hyland
* Rosara Joseph
* Jo Kiesanowski
* Peter Latham
* Kashi Leuchs
* Gordon McCauley
* Glen Mitchell
* Mike Northcott
* Robin Reid
* Hayden Roulston
* Marc Ryan
* Nathan Seddon
* Cath Sell
* Alison Shanks
* Adam Stewart
* Sarah Ulmer
* Paddy Walker
* Elisabeth Williams
* Robyn Wong
* Susie Wood

Field hockey|

* Ryan Archibald
* Gareth Brooks
* Phil Burrows
* Stacey Carr
* Simon Child
* Ben Collier
* Bryce Collins
* Dean Couzins
* Honor Dillon
* Clarissa Eshuis
* Krystal Forgesson
* Bevan Hari
* Charlotte Harrison
* Michelle Hollands
* Blair Hopping
* Lizzy Igasan
* Beth Jurgeleit
* Frances Kreft
* Kate Mahon
* Jane Maley
* Shea McAleese
* Suzie Muirhead
* James Nation
* Emily Naylor
* Kyle Pontifex
* Kayla Sharland
* Bradley Shaw
* Hayden Shaw
* Darren Smith
* Anita Wawatai
* Diana Weavers
* Paul Woolford

Gymnastics|

* Belinda Castles
* Olivia Jobsis
* Teegan Metcalfe
* Hayden Power

Lawn bowls|

* Rowan Brassey
* Jo Edwards
* Richard Girvan
* Justin Goodwin
* Jamie Hill
* Jan Khan
* Marina Khan
* Gary Lawson
* Serena Mathews
* Russell Meyer
* Sharon Sims
* Val Smith

Netball|

* Belinda Colling
* Vilimaina Davu
* Leana de Bruin
* Temepara George
* Laura Langman
* Anna Rowberry
* Anna Scarlett
* Jessica Tuki
* Maria Tutaia
* Irene van Dyk
* Casey Williams
* Adine Wilson

Rugby sevens|

* Sosene Anesi
* Josh Blackie
* Tamati Ellison
* Nigel Hunt
* Tafai Ioasa
* Cory Jane
* Tanerau Latimer
* Liam Messam
* Lote Raikabula
* Amasio Valence
* Alando Soakai
* Onosai Tololima-Auva'a

Shooting|

* Andrea Bald
* Teresa Borrell
* Brian Carter
* Erin Discombe
* Malcolm Duff
* Alan Earle
* Graeme Ede
* Juliet Etherington
* Sheryl Glass
* David Grummitt
* Melanie Hoverd
* Sally Johnston
* Jocelyn Lees
* Kathryn Mead
* Allan Sinclair
* Dayle Slinn
* John Snowden
* Nadine Stanton
* Grant Taylor
* Ryan Taylor
* Jason Wakeling
* Paul Wilson
* Yang Wang
* Greg Yelavich

Squash|

* Louise Crome
* Campbell Grayson
* Shelley Kitchen
* Martin Knight
* Tamsyn Leevey
* Lara Petera
* Glen Wilson

Swimming|

* Lauren Boyle
* Moss Burmester
* Alison Fitch
* Cameron Gibson
* Melissa Ingram
* Dean Kent
* Hannah McLean
* Helen Norfolk
* Scott Talbot-Cameron

Synchronised swimming|

* Lisa Daniels
* Nina Daniels

Table tennis|

* Brad Chen
* Andrew Hubbard
* Jenny Hung
* Peter Jackson
* Shane Laugeson
* Karen Li
* Sophie Shu
* Annie Yang

Triathlon|

* Hamish Carter
* Bevan Docherty
* Kris Gemmell
* Andrea Hewitt
* Debbie Tanner
* Samantha Warriner

Weightlifting|

* Grant Cavit
* Richie Patterson
* Keisha-Dean Soffe
* Mark Spooner

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