Cisco Oliver


Israel "'Cisco" Oliver Jr.' is a retired American professional basketball player.
Oliver stood 6'6" tall and weighed 210 lbs. He played for Elizabeth [City State University] and was drafted by the Portland [Trail Blazers] in the tenth round of the 1970 [NBA draft]. He later played in the very first season of Asia's first professional basketball league, the Philippine [Basketball Association] during its inaugural season in 1975 with the Mariwasa-Noritake Porcelain makers. Oliver spent three more seasons in the PBA with two teams, also playing for Presto/Great Taste in his final year in 1978, and appeared in TV commercials.

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