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C Greg Oden (All B1G, All-American, Defensive Player of the Year, Butler Assistant Coach)

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Oden has not made a verbal to OSU. The rumor going around is that he is taking a unofficial visit to Indiana this weekend.

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5/20/05

Oden's IU visit unofficial for now
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Greg Oden, the most coveted high school basketball recruit in the country, took an unofficial visit to Indiana University on Thursday evening to meet with Hoosiers coach Mike Davis.

"I'm just going down for the night," Oden said as he and his coach at Lawrence North High School, Jack Keefer, made the drive to Bloomington. "I've still got my options open. I'm just coming down here, seeing what another college is like."

A high school player is allowed five official visits, and Oden has taken two, to Wake Forest and Ohio State.

"I think this might be the last one," he said.

The other schools on his final four list are IU and Michigan State.

The 7-foot junior center could extend this visit to the weekend and make it an official visit, or he could take another one later.

Oden is familiar with the IU campus. He's attended Midnight Madness and some practices and games at Assembly Hall.

He said he hasn't had any extensive conversations with Davis.

"We talk when I see him. I haven't talked to him on the phone," Oden said. "I know him just like any other coach, but he's a good guy."

College coaches are prohibited by NCAA rules from commenting about players they are recruiting.
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Rumor is confirmed.......I think he felt he needed to at least give IU a look, I hear that people in that state are giving him a hard time because of not looking at IU seriously.
 
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bucknuts44820 said:
I think he felt he needed to at least give IU a look, I hear that people in that state are giving him a hard time because of not looking at IU seriously.
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Some media is trying to put the guilt trip on him.... but no more than when one of Ohio's great recruits goes out of state. It has to be hard on Indiana's fans to have talent like this not really consider going to IU. I think this visit was more Oden just being respectful and considerate than anything else.
 
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From an inside source close to Oden......Oden will go where Conley goes...period. The source says Ohio State is clearly the leader for Oden and Conley and they are just waiting a little while before announcing, he barely mentioned Wake. Oden really wants to go to college but he is feeling the pressure to go to the NBA.
 
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bucknuts44820 said:
From an inside source close to Oden......Oden will go where Conley goes...period. The source says Ohio State is clearly the leader for Oden and Conley and they are just waiting a little while before announcing, he barely mentioned Wake. Oden really wants to go to college but he is feeling the pressure to go to the NBA.
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From the things I have heard and read I believe that IF Oden goes to college it will be at Ohio State. The last sentence is what scares me. I would really like to hear he really wants to go to college without the "but." If he really wants to go to college then why is he waiting to see if the NBA puts in the age limit? Whats the difference? It has to be an extremely difficult decision to turn down that $$$$$$$$$$.
 
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From what I've read Oden is pretty adamant about spending some time at college, for how long he will is anybody's guess. Either way landing him would not only guarantee the team 1-2 years of good basketball but also additional recruiting success in the future :biggrin:
 
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If he is #1 now, he will be #1 whenever he enters the draft. True centers like him don't come aorund too often. With his combination of offensive and defensive skills, he won't fall in mock drafts.
 
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