Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7 foot (2.1m) center, played college basketball at Ohio State University for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Conference regular season champion and Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament champion with Oden as the tournament MOP. Additionally, Oden and the Buckeyes were the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
Oden with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2008
Oden at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con
Oden dunking in a game while with Portland
2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2006-07 season. The 69th annual edition of the tournament began on March 13, 2007, with the opening round game and concluded with the championship game on April 2, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Georgia Dome was the site of the Final Four and National Championship in 2007.