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03-18-2015, 06:51 PM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Ohio State coach Thad Matta says former Buckeyes star Greg Oden has been training on campus and could attempt another NBA comeback.
Matta spoke Wednesday in Portland, where Ohio State is preparing to face Virginia Commonwealth in the NCAA Tournament's round of 64. This is the same city where the Trail Blazers selected Oden with the top pick in 2007, but the 7-foot center was constantly sidelined with knee injuries.
Matta said Oden has been doing ''high-level training'' the past 6 months with coaches at Ohio State and weighs about 280 pounds.
''Quite honestly, I haven't seen Greg look this good since when he played for us back in the day at Ohio State,'' Matta said. ''His attitude is off the charts. He went through a lot. You look at Greg's life, how difficult things have been. I know that he is a kid that never wanted to let people down. The injuries, you know, none of us can prevent those. I know there's part of him that wishes that stuff couldn't have happened. I still swear he was going to be one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA just from the year I was with him.''
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ohio-state-coach-greg-oden-could-another-nba-202900626--nba.html
Matta spoke Wednesday in Portland, where Ohio State is preparing to face Virginia Commonwealth in the NCAA Tournament's round of 64. This is the same city where the Trail Blazers selected Oden with the top pick in 2007, but the 7-foot center was constantly sidelined with knee injuries.
Matta said Oden has been doing ''high-level training'' the past 6 months with coaches at Ohio State and weighs about 280 pounds.
''Quite honestly, I haven't seen Greg look this good since when he played for us back in the day at Ohio State,'' Matta said. ''His attitude is off the charts. He went through a lot. You look at Greg's life, how difficult things have been. I know that he is a kid that never wanted to let people down. The injuries, you know, none of us can prevent those. I know there's part of him that wishes that stuff couldn't have happened. I still swear he was going to be one of the greatest to ever play in the NBA just from the year I was with him.''
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ohio-state-coach-greg-oden-could-another-nba-202900626--nba.html