Israel "Cisco" Oliver Jr. (born December 28, 1947) 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.

PBA Career stats

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Season Team GP FG-PCT REBS. PTS AVE.
1975 Noritake 16 49.20 210 546 34.10
1977 Presto 19 51.33 170 628 33.05
1978 Honda 11 50.46 155 412 37.45
1978 Great Taste 13 49.10 145 416 31.92

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