Greg Oden
| No. 52 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 22, 1988 Buffalo, New York |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lawrence North, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| College | Ohio State |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2005 and 2006 PARADE High School Player of the Year 2005 and 2006 Gatorade Nat'l. Player of the Year 2006 McDonald's All-American 2006 Naismith Prep Player of the Year 2007 AP All-American 1st Team | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Wayne Oden, Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American basketball player at the center position. Oden is a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.
Oden played basketball for Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Champion 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 Trail Blazers. He underwent microfracture knee surgery in September 2007, and missed the entire 2007-2008 NBA season as a result. He has recovered well and run drills with the team, and is expected to debut at the beginning of the 2008-2009 NBA season, which will be considered his rookie season.
Oden is currently the "Team Oden" spokesperson for Oregon Mentors, promoting mentoring for kids.
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- 1988 births
- African American sportspeople
- American basketball players
- Basketball players from Indiana
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Living people
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- People from Buffalo, New York
- People from Indianapolis, Indiana
- Centers (basketball)
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks