2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Michael Rincon
Jonathan Gonzalez
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault

Oliver Black #5 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-9 / 226
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Jackson, Miss.
  • High School:
    IMG Academy
  • Prev School:
    Mississippi State

Summary

Biography

2017-18 (Junior): Played in all 32 games with 29 starts for Little Rock, ranking second on the team in games started ... Averaged 6.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in 27.7 minutes played, shooting 50.0 percent from the floor ... Ranked third on the team with 211 points, scoring in double figures on three occasions ... Posted his first career double-double in the overtime win at Louisiana (Mar. 3), scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds ... Finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks at Georgia Southern (Jan. 6) ... Posted 10 points with seven rebounds against Arkansas State (Jan. 20) ... Led the team with 218 rebounds, pulling down seven or more boards in 17 games ... pulled down a season-high 16 rebounds with nine points in the win over Central Arkansas (Nov. 29) ... Finished with 12 rebounds each against Robert Morris (Nov. 25) and against ULM (Dec. 31) ... Posted 11 rebounds, including six offensive, with eight points against Ozarks (Dec. 18) ... Ranked second on the team with 22 blocks, swatting three shots at Georgia Southern (Jan. 6) ... Dished out 36 assists on the season, finishing with three in four different games.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 32 games with 11 starts in 2016-17 … Averaged 4.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game … Shot 55.1 percent from the floor and 56.8 percent from the foul line … In Sun Belt games, ranked in the top 15 of the league in blocks per game (0.7) and offensive rebounds per game (1.8) … Scored in double figures twice … Grabbed five-plus rebounds in 11 games … Blocked multiple shots in four games … Scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in his Little Rock debut vs. Central Baptist (Nov. 12) … Scored seven points vs. University of the Ozarks (Nov. 14) … Scored nine points in the Trojans’ win over Tulsa (Dec. 3) … Totaled 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting at Florida on Dec. 21 … Scored in double figures for the second straight game while posting his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against ULM (Dec. 31) … Blocked three shots vs. Arkansas State (Jan. 14) … Blocked three shots vs. Coastal Carolina (Feb. 4) … Scored eight points at Arkansas State (Feb. 17) … Blocked two shots at Troy (March 4).

2015-16 (Redshirt): Sat out the season as a redshirt after transferring from Mississippi State.
 
At Mississippi State: Appeared in 31 games and made four starts in his freshman season at Mississippi State in 2014-15 … Scored 56 points and grabbed 75 rebounds to go along with 12 steals and eight blocked shots on the season … Finished the season shooting 48.9 percent from the floor … Recorded season highs of nine points against McNeese State on Dec. 30 and seven rebounds against Vanderbilt on Jan. 17 … In the SEC Tournament vs. Auburn, posted four points and two rebounds in 20 minutes of play.
 
At IMG Academy: Played his senior season of high school basketball under head coach Yusef Fitzgerald at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he averaged 14.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game … As a junior at Wingfield HS, averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks … Was named the MVP of the 2013 North-South All-Star Game after scoring 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds.
 
Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1995 in Jackson, Miss. … Parents are Lisa and Oliver … Has two brothers, Michael and David, and two sisters, Angel and Princess … Majoring in criminal justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 225 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'9" 226 lbs
    5