2022-05-12
Albert Oliver chose a photo depicting him to wear the Gran Canaria jersey to announce the end of his professional basketball playing career at the age of 43.
He did so this Thursday indicating that "this is going to be my last week as a professional basketball player. I started playing at the age of 6 in school and I'm retiring at 43. I can't describe in words what basketball has meant to me, but what I can say is that I have enjoyed it every day. And a lot."
The Catalan point guard will play his last game against Valencia Basket on May 14. Oliver played 674 games in the ACB, scoring a total of 5.211 points. His scoring high was 28 points on April 6, 2013 when Gran Canaria faced Cajasol in San Pablo.
He was also part of the Spanish National Team in the FIBA windows leading to the 2019 World Cup in China. He won the 2019 Spanish Super Cup with Gran Canaria and became the oldest scorer in EuroLeague's history in 2019.
Oliver made his ACB debut in 1997 and will retire as the second-oldest player to have played in the competition after Darryl Middleton. He is in fourth place in the all-time ACB assists ranking.