Greg Oden is a force to be reckoned with on the court. Born Gregory Wayne “Greg” Oden, Jr. on January 22, 1988 in Buffalo, New York, Oden currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA.
While still in high school, Oden was named the PARADE’s High School Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year for two consecutive years.
He joined the basketball team at Ohio State University for one season. During that year, the team was the Big Ten Champions and they were the runner-up in the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship.
During the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
