Greg Oden

Fun Facts

• Greg Oden was named the PARADE's High School Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year two years in a row, in 2005 and 2006.
• Has tremendous potential as a shot blocker and rebounder.
• At the Orlando predraft camp, the weekend of June 2, Greg Oden's official measurements listed him at at least 6-foot-11 without shoes (7-feet with shoes) and 257 lbs.

Oden's Websites

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Oden's Site

On April 20, 2007, Greg Oden announced that he would be entering the NBA Draft. Former UCLA center and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton said that the world hasn't seen more than flashes of what Oden can do on offense. Oden played basketball for The Ohio State University for only one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Champions and the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. On June 28, 2007, Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.NBA analyst Steve Kerr has described him as a "once-in-a-decade player." On Sept. 14, 2007, Oden had microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee. He is expected to miss the entire season. Home