 Oden with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2008 | |
| Butler Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Director of Basketball Operations |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 22, 1988 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 273 lb (124 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lawrence North (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| College | Ohio State (2006–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 1st overall pick |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2007–2016 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 52, 20 |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2012 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2013–2014 | Miami Heat |
| 2015–2016 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 840 (8.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 656 (6.2 rpg) |
| Blocks | 130 (1.2 bpg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 6 foot 11 (2.10m) center,[1] played college basketball at Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Conference regular season champion and Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament champion with Oden as the tournament MOP. Additionally, Oden and the Buckeyes were the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.[2][3]
On June 28, 2007, Greg Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He underwent microfracture surgery of the knee in September 2007, and missed the entire 2007–08 NBA season as a result. He recovered and made his NBA debut on opening night 2008. In March 2012, he was waived by the Trail Blazers after missing the previous two seasons due to injuries.[4] He signed with the Miami Heat in August 2013, more than three years after last appearing in an NBA game,[5] and played with the team through the 2014 NBA playoffs.
After playing in the Chinese Basketball Association during its 2015–16 season, Oden stated in October 2016 that he was done with basketball and would not be returning as a player.[6] In July 2018, he played in The Basketball Tournament 2018.[7] In May 2019, Oden was selected as the 7th overall pick in the 2019 Big3 Draft.[8]
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- ^ Nathan, Alec (July 27, 2018). "Greg Oden Goes for 11 and 5 in Return to Court at the Basketball Tournament". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Harrish, Kevin (May 1, 2019). "Greg Oden Selected No. 7 by Aliens in the BIG3 Draft". Retrieved July 6, 2019.