The hype … finally … is over. Lawrence North 7-foot center Greg Oden will play his college ball at Ohio State.
Oden, who — along with current Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James — is the only junior ever picked as the National High School Player of the Year, joins a 2006 recruiting class that features three other players rated in the top 40 nationally, including fellow LN senior-to-be Mike Conley. The pair of Wildcats will play alongside Ohio guards Daequan Cook (Dayton) and David Lighty (Cleveland).
Oden, who averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocked shots a game this year for the two-time Class 4A state champs, chose Ohio State over Indiana, Michigan State, and Wake Forest. The 6’1″ Conley (11 points, five assists), meanwhile, picked OSU over Wake Forest.
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