Oden Named Associated Press All-American – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 26, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State freshman center Greg Oden (Indianapolis/Lawrence North High School) was selected to the Associated Press All-America First Team Monday. He leads the Buckeyes in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (9.5 rpg) and blocks (3.33 bpg).
He is the first Buckeye since Jim Jackson in 1992 to make the AP All-America First Team. Oden, the Buckeyes’ first freshman All-American, is the 15th Ohio State first team All-America selection and 10th AP honoree. The last center to earn the accolade was Gary Bradds in 1964.
Ohio State (34-3) travels to Atlanta Wednesday in advance of the Final Four matchup with Georgetown (30-6) in the first national semifinal Saturday (6:07 p.m./CBS) at the Georgia Dome. The Buckeyes have enjoyed a record-setting season with 34 victories, regular-season (15-1) and postseason Big Ten titles, the program’s 20th NCAA tournament appearance and ninth Final Four.
In addition to the AP honor, Oden earned the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year, the league’s Defensive Player of the Year and was a first team All-Big Ten selection by both the conference coaches and media.
In the 30 games after returning from a right wrist injury that kept him out of Ohio State’s first seven games of the season, Oden set the Buckeyes’ freshman record for blocks (100) and is second all-time among Ohio State rookies in rebounding average (9.5 rpg.), and field goal percentage (.616/173-138).
He rates No. 1 in the Big Ten Conference this season in rebounds, field goal percentage, blocked shots, offensive rebounds per game (3.53) and defensive rebounds per game (5.97).
Ohio State Associated Press All-Americans
| Year | Player, Class, Team | Pos. |
| 1950 | Dick Schnittker, Sr., First Team | F |
| 1955 | Robin Freeman, Jr., First Team | G |
| 1956 | Robin Freeman, Sr., First Team | G |
| 1960 | Jerry Lucas, So., First Team | C |
| 1961 | Jerry Lucas, Jr., First Team | C |
| 1962 | Jerry Lucas, Sr., First Team | C |
| 1963 | Gary Bradds, Jr., First Team | C |
| 1964 | Gary Bradds, Sr., First Team | C |
| 1992 | Jim Jackson, Jr., First Team | G |
| 2007 | Greg Oden, Fr., First Team | C |
