By Utkan Sahin/ info@eurohoops.net
At 40 years of age, Albert Oliver renewed his contract with Gran Canaria and both the club and the player are supposed to make their EuroLeague debut in the 2018-19 season.
Albert Oliver was born on the 4th of June 1978, and if everything goes as planned, he will become the second oldest player to have ever stepped on the floor in a EuroLeague game, just behind Dan Gay.
Current list of Top 10 oldest EuroLeague players (the last match played):
- Dan Gay – 45 years 7 months 12 days (1 February 2007)
- Denis Marconato – 40 years 4 months 8 days (6 November 2015)
- Haluk Yıldırım – 39 years 8 months 4 days (1 March 2012)
- Pablo Prigioni – 39 years 7 months 19 days (8 May 2011)
- Manuel Vanuzzo – 39 years 7 months 14 days (19 November 2014)
- Derrick Sharps – 39 years 6 months 2 days (8 May 2011)
- Arvydas Sabonis – 39 years 4 months 20 days (4 April 2004)
- Damir Mrsic – 39 years 2 months 20 days (14 January 2010)
- Andre Riddick – 38 years 9 months 20 days (22 November 2011)
- Anthony Bowie – 38 years 5 months 8 days (17 April 2002)