O. J. Mayo
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Mayo with the Mavericks in 2013
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| Free Agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 5, 1987 Huntington, West Virginia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Rose Hill Christian (Ashland, Kentucky) North College Hill (North College Hill, Ohio) Huntington (Huntington, West Virginia) |
| College | USC (2007–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2012–2013 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2013–2016 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ovinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayo (born November 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for the USC Trojans while earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors. The team forfeited all of its wins that season and Mayo lost his remaining three years of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility after it was ruled he received improper benefits. Mayo entered the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the third overall pick, but later traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies. He played four seasons with Memphis. In 2011, he tested positive for a banned steroid and was suspended by the NBA for 10 games. Mayo signed as a free agent with Dallas in 2012, and with Milwaukee in 2013. On July 1, 2016, Mayo was dismissed from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug program.
Mayo began playing high school basketball at Rose Hill Christian High School in Ashland, Kentucky. In Kentucky, grade schoolers can play high school basketball, and Mayo averaged 23.1 points for Rose Hill's varsity team while in 7th grade. In eighth grade, he tallied 20.5 points per game and was named a first-team all-state player by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Mayo then moved to suburban Cincinnati to live with his club team coach Dwaine Barnes. (Mayo referred to him as his "grandfather" but the two aren't related.) Mayo was still in eighth grade and was just turning 18 when he enrolled at North College Hill High School in April 2003. The Cincinnati Enquirer and local television stations sent reporters to cover Mayo's first day of school at NCH.
Oj mayo was selected as Mr. Basketball of Ohio for the second consecutive season, in addition to being named Associated Press Division III Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He averaged nearly 29 points, nine rebounds, and six assists per game. He also led his team to three consecutive AP poll titles and garnered much attention from the media, appearing in the pages of Sports Illustrated among other publications. Much like another high school star from Ohio (St. Vincent–St. Mary High School), LeBron James, Mayo drew large enough crowds to force his team into seeking larger venues to support the growing crowds, and often attracted National Basketball Association stars such as James and Carmelo Anthony to watch his games playing for the D-1 Greyhounds.
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