Greg Oden
Oden with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1988 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 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 |
| Drafted by | 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 | |
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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 | |
Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center, played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes 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.
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. He signed with the Miami Heat in August 2013, more than three years after last appearing in an NBA game, 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. In July 2018, he played in The Basketball Tournament 2018. In May 2019, Oden was selected as the 7th overall pick in the 2019 Big3 Draft.