The NBA forbade high school players from jumping straight to ... For 2007 first-overall pick Greg Oden, who was also the top-ranked recruit in the country in 2006, there was no way he would ...

Greg Oden can't play anymore ... content to keep his circle small and his life simple. Hyped since middle school, he never bought into his own story. He begged Matta to "please coach me" in ...

Greg Oden Sr. said he was comfortable with his son’s decision. “Why not, as long as he finishes school in the off-season?” the elder Oden said. “He’s the kind of kid that, even though he ...

GREG ODEN was in Columbus, Ohio ... Mark Titus grew up in Brownsburg and played AAU ball with Oden from middle school on. He remembers how quickly the circus of scouts, coaches, and media started ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden said this week he’ll be remembered as the “biggest bust in NBA history.” The 7-foot Oden is currently taking classes toward his degree ...

Former No. 1 pick and IndyStar Mr. Basketball Greg Oden is returning to Ohio State's basketball program. The Lawrence North product will work as a student manager for the team while he finishes ...

Hurrying back from injury has never been a good thing for Greg ... alcohol, Oden said in May he intended to sit out the 2012-13 season to get back to "full strength," rehab and go to school ...