Kirk Speraw left the Hawkeyes as a two-time letter winner under Head Coach Lute Olson. He became a graduate assistant the year following his playing career ending. The following year in 1980, Speraw went to Denver University as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, where he remained through the 1981-1982 season. He then went to Florida Southern from 1982-1987 as an Assistant Coach at the Division II school. He left for his first Head Coaching position at Pensacola Junior College in 1987. After leading his team to a conference championship in each of his three seasons and being named the National Junior College Coach of the Year his final season, Speraw joined the University of Florida coaching staff as an Assistant under Head Coach Lon Kruger. He remained on the staff through the 1983 season, but left for the University of Central Florida as Head Coach. Speraw remained there for 17 years and took his team to the NCAA Tournament five different times. He was also named the Conference USA Coach of the Year for the 2006-2007 season. In 2010, Speraw returned to his alma mater as an Assistant Coach under new Head Coach Fran McCaffery.
Oliver was a heralded in-state recruit that came to the Hawkeyes and delivered as a consistent and efficient player from the start. He left a lasting impression on the record books at Iowa, and still remains 6th All-Time in both 3-Point field goals (161) and attempts (465). He also sits 5th in field goal attempts (1213) as well as free throw attempts (621), yet remains 3rd in free throws (468). Oliver is 3rd All-Time in Hawkeye history in assists (561) and sits in 2nd place, three behind the leader in steals with 205. Although he dominated the Hawkeye record books, Oliver was not drafted after his Iowa career came to an end, yet managed to work his way onto the Golden State Warriors as a free agent. He played with the Warriors through the 2001-02 season, as well as into the next season but was released in December. He split the rest of the 2002-03 season between two teams in the NBDL, the Greenville Groove and the Asheville Altitude. In 2004, Oliver started with the Dakota Wizards of the CBA, where he won a championship, then went down to the Cedar Rapids River Raiders of the USBL to return close to the Hawkeye faithful. The following season, Oliver headed overseas to Slovenia to play for Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana. While with the team, Oliver played in the Slovenian League All-Star Game and was named to the All-Slovenian League 2nd Team by Eurobasket.com. The following season Oliver returned to Europe, but played for KK Zadar of Croatia, this time earning a spot in the Croatian All-Star game. For the 2006-07 season, Oliver signed with Bergson Slask Wroclaw in Poland, playing in the Polish League All-Star game this time around and earning Honorable Mention All-Polish League by Eurobasket.com. He remained in Europe the next season, this time signing with Eiffel Towers Den Bosch in Holland, where he is still playing today. Oliver was named an Honorable Mention All-Dutch Eredivisie by Eurobasket.com after both of his first two seasons with the team. He also played in the Dutch Eredivisie All-Star game for his 2008-09 season. Oliver started for his Dutch team during the 2009-10 season. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 assists as well as 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game on the season. He moved over to the French team JL Bourg Basket for the 2010-11 season. He averaged 9.7 points, 2.6 rebounds & 5.5 assists per game. In the fall of 2011, Oliver made the transition from playing to coaching, signing on as an Assistant Coach with the University of North Dakota. The Head Coach, Brian Jones, was an Assistant Coach on the Hawkeye staff while Oliver was a player.