June 24, 200520 yr http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...442/1004/SPORTS Oden planning to attend Ohio St. By Jeff Rabjohns Greg Oden plans to play basketball at Ohio State University, a person close to Oden confirmed Thursday. No immediate announcement is scheduled, but Oden and Lawrence North High School teammate Mike Conley are expected to make oral commitments to the Buckeyes in the near future. Oral commitments are nonbinding; the earliest players can sign a national letter of intent is Nov. 9. Oden and Conley, both entering their senior years, could not be reached for comment Thursday night after playing in the Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Stars exhibition game in Richmond. Reached by phone Thursday night, Oden's mother, Zoe, said no official decision has been made. A dominating 7-foot, 245-pound center, Oden this past year joined NBA star LeBron James as the only juniors to be named National High School Player of the Year. He averaged 20 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.7 blocked shots in leading the Wildcats to their second straight state championship. In one game, he blocked 18 shots. Word of Oden's choice came two days after the NBA changed its rules for the draft, requiring that players need to be at least one year out of high school. Oden -- widely projected as the No. 1 pick in the 2006 draft before the rule change -- has said all along that he wanted to play college basketball, narrowing his choices to Ohio State, Indiana, Wake Forest and Michigan State. Conley, one of the top-ranked point guards in the nation, averaged 10.7 points and five assists for Lawrence North last season. He had narrowed his choices to Ohio State and Wake Forest. Earlier this month, Oden and Conley took part in the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival in San Diego. Shooting guard Daequan Cook, an AAU teammate of Oden's and Conley's from Dayton, Ohio, also heading into his senior year, orally committed to Ohio State this spring.
June 24, 200520 yr wow, i thought oden would go to indiana, he probably chose ohio state because hed be the star there at the start, ohio st might be tough
June 24, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:36 AM) wow, i thought oden would go to indiana, he probably chose ohio state because hed be the star there at the start, ohio st might be tough It's mainly because Ohio State will basically get his best friend, Mike Conley too.
June 24, 200520 yr I kind of knew they were going to choose Ohio State. They're going to be a powerhouse in 3 or 4 years. Oden would've started anywhere he went. Indy has just been going down hill and he's probably not sure Mike Davis will be there next year. Isn't Ohio State supposed to be put on probation because of the 9 infractions that were found by an investigation by the NCAA, specifically in their basketball program?? If so, why would anyone choose to go there?
June 24, 200520 yr QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 12:20 PM) I kind of knew they were going to choose Ohio State. They're going to be a powerhouse in 3 or 4 years. Oden would've started anywhere he went. Indy has just been going down hill and he's probably not sure Mike Davis will be there next year. Isn't Ohio State supposed to be put on probation because of the 9 infractions that were found by an investigation by the NCAA, specifically in their basketball program?? If so, why would anyone choose to go there? Maybe he needs the academic help? Oden is gonna get f***ing bombarded at Assembly Hall. I'll be sure to be there.
June 24, 200520 yr Isn't Ohio State supposed to be put on probation because of the 9 infractions that were found by an investigation by the NCAA, specifically in their basketball program?? If so, why would anyone choose to go there? I thought the same thing.
June 24, 200520 yr Isn't Ohio State supposed to be put on probation because of the 9 infractions that were found by an investigation by the NCAA, specifically in their basketball program?? If so, why would anyone choose to go there? I thought the same thing. i thought they already did go on probation last year, and on top of that rejected a ncaa basketball tourney bid
June 24, 200520 yr Author I thought the same thing. i thought they already did go on probation last year, and on top of that rejected a ncaa basketball tourney bid No, OSU only self-imposed a postseason tourney bid, to soften any future punishments.
June 25, 200520 yr ESPN says not so fast........ may still happen, but all parties seem to be denying anything is a done deal at this point. My question is, why did Conley Jr. eliminate IU from consideration so early?
June 25, 200520 yr QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:34 PM) ESPN says not so fast........ may still happen, but all parties seem to be denying anything is a done deal at this point. My question is, why did Conley Jr. eliminate IU from consideration so early? Probably he's not so sure who his coach will be after next year. Mike Davis is still on thin ice and most think he'll be fired after next year. He doesn't want to be stuck in limbo and with a coach he won't like. If he transfers, he'll have to waste a year sitting down.
June 25, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 25, 2005 -> 12:12 PM) Probably he's not so sure who his coach will be after next year. Mike Davis is still on thin ice and most think he'll be fired after next year. He doesn't want to be stuck in limbo and with a coach he won't like. If he transfers, he'll have to waste a year sitting down. Mike Davis won't be fired after this year.
June 26, 200520 yr Author Mike Conley Sr., the AAU coach of Oden and Conley, Jr., said the pair will hold a joint news conference to announce their commitment at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Lawrence North High (Ind.).
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