VERMILLION – South Dakota Men’s Basketball has added sophomore guard Erik Oliver to the Coyotes’ 2021-22 roster.
Oliver led Laramie County Community College in scoring last season at 20.9 points per game while making 49.6 percent of his field goals and 44.4 percent of his three-pointers. In his freshman season, Oliver averaged 19.8 points a game and scored 51 in one game to set a program record.
Oliver also played high school basketball in Cheyenne, Wyoming, scoring 1,789 points for Cheyenne East and leaving as the program’s all-time leading scorer. He was Wyoming’s Mr. Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year in his senior year. He was a three-time all-state and all-conference selection.
The 19th-ranked Western Nebraska Community College women’s basketball team put three in double figures and used a fast start to topple Laramie County Community College Monday evening at Cougar Palace.