Greg Oden Has Made A Decision

Ah college. One of the best times of a persons life. You're finally on your own and you're learning what it's like to be an adult.

You're also going out drinking every night and taking advantage of drunk freshmen girls.

I'm sure a lot of us wish we could stay in college forever. I know I do. You know who doesn't?

Greg Oden.

Greg Oden will enter the 2007 NBA draft, his father said Friday.

Oden, the 7-foot, 280-pound freshman center who led Ohio State to the NCAA title game, is widely projected as the top pick.

Greg Oden Sr. said he was comfortable with his son's decision.

"Why not, as long as he finishes school in the offseason?" the elder Oden said. "He's the kind of kid that, even though he'll have a lot of money, he needs to do more than just basketball.

"They had an exciting season, but why take the chance on him getting hurt?"

So much for all those rumors about how much Oden enjoyed life at Ohio State and was likely to return.

And as if this news wasn't bad enough for Ohio State, Oden isn't the only one who's going to test the NBA waters.

Yep, he'll be joined by Mike Conley Jr, and Daequan Cook. It's not known whether or not Conley or Cook are going to sign an agent, so they might return to school.

Oden has an agent, and it will be Conley's dad.

Oden will likely be the first pick in the draft unless someone goes with Kevin Durant, and it's projected that Conley Jr would go somewhere around the 8th pick.