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Oden, Jr., Lamar
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Jersey Number 1
Lamar Oden, Jr.
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 211
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Douglasville, Ga.
- High School:
- Greenforest-McCalep Christian
Bio
Career
*Appeared in 100 games during his four years at Drexel
*Made 96 3-pointers is his career
*Scored 585 points in his career and had 344 rebounds
*Member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team
*Graduated with a degree in communication
2023-24 / Senior
One of Drexel’s tri-captains…limited to 22 games in his final season due to an injury…averaged five points per contest and chipped in with 4.2 rebounds…scored 10 or more points five times…had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists vs. Penn State Greater Allegheny…recorded 13 points in the road win at Winthrop…grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in the win vs. Fairfield…named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 / Junior
Started every game in his third season with the team…tied for fourth on the team with 8.7 points per game…was second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per game…sank 42 3-pointers and shot 30 percent from long range…finished third on the squad with 39 assists…had three double-doubles on the season…poured in a career-best 21 points and had 10 rebounds at Hampton…led Drexel with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Towson…had his first double-double against Arcadia with 13 points and 10 rebounds…handed out career-high six assists at Elon… selected to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Appeared in 27 games for the Dragons…chipped in with 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game…led the Dragons in 3-point shooting at .435 (27-for-62)…also shot 71 percent from the free throw line…scored 10 points or more on five occasions, including a career-high 15 points in the victory against Coppin State…had 13 points in the road win at William & Mary…was 5-for-6 from the floor and made three of his four 3-pointers in that game…had 12 points and a season-best six rebounds against Neumann…named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 / Freshman
A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team…was a key contributor off the bench in his first season in University City…played in all but one game as a rookie…scored a season-high nine points in the victory against Saint Joseph’s…was 3-for-4 from long distance in that game…matched that total with nine points at Hofstra…had seven points, was 3-for-6 from the floor and had two assists in the CAA quarterfinals win against Charleston…grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Fairleigh Dickinson…averaged 3.7 points in his first season and shot .714 from the foul line…made 13 3-pointers and averaged just under 14 minutes per game.
Background
Graduated from Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academy…previously played at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy…finished his high school career with 1,259 points…averaged 18..5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior…shot 53 percent from the floor and was an All-State selection…a three-time First Team All-Region pick…was previously the region’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year…twice led his team to the Georgia State Finals…was the Valedictorian of his 2020 graduating class…earned both math and science honors…an honor roll student who was named to the Principal’s List.
Personal
Son of Lamar Oden Sr. & Anither Oden…his father played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and played professionally in Germany…his mother ran track at Alabama State…youngest of three children…his second cousin is former NBA first-overall pick Greg Oden.
*Appeared in 100 games during his four years at Drexel
*Made 96 3-pointers is his career
*Scored 585 points in his career and had 344 rebounds
*Member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team
*Graduated with a degree in communication
2023-24 / Senior
One of Drexel’s tri-captains…limited to 22 games in his final season due to an injury…averaged five points per contest and chipped in with 4.2 rebounds…scored 10 or more points five times…had 14 points, seven rebounds and six assists vs. Penn State Greater Allegheny…recorded 13 points in the road win at Winthrop…grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in the win vs. Fairfield…named to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23 / Junior
Started every game in his third season with the team…tied for fourth on the team with 8.7 points per game…was second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per game…sank 42 3-pointers and shot 30 percent from long range…finished third on the squad with 39 assists…had three double-doubles on the season…poured in a career-best 21 points and had 10 rebounds at Hampton…led Drexel with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Towson…had his first double-double against Arcadia with 13 points and 10 rebounds…handed out career-high six assists at Elon… selected to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22 / Sophomore
Appeared in 27 games for the Dragons…chipped in with 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game…led the Dragons in 3-point shooting at .435 (27-for-62)…also shot 71 percent from the free throw line…scored 10 points or more on five occasions, including a career-high 15 points in the victory against Coppin State…had 13 points in the road win at William & Mary…was 5-for-6 from the floor and made three of his four 3-pointers in that game…had 12 points and a season-best six rebounds against Neumann…named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 / Freshman
A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team…was a key contributor off the bench in his first season in University City…played in all but one game as a rookie…scored a season-high nine points in the victory against Saint Joseph’s…was 3-for-4 from long distance in that game…matched that total with nine points at Hofstra…had seven points, was 3-for-6 from the floor and had two assists in the CAA quarterfinals win against Charleston…grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Fairleigh Dickinson…averaged 3.7 points in his first season and shot .714 from the foul line…made 13 3-pointers and averaged just under 14 minutes per game.
Background
Graduated from Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academy…previously played at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy…finished his high school career with 1,259 points…averaged 18..5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior…shot 53 percent from the floor and was an All-State selection…a three-time First Team All-Region pick…was previously the region’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year…twice led his team to the Georgia State Finals…was the Valedictorian of his 2020 graduating class…earned both math and science honors…an honor roll student who was named to the Principal’s List.
Personal
Son of Lamar Oden Sr. & Anither Oden…his father played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and played professionally in Germany…his mother ran track at Alabama State…youngest of three children…his second cousin is former NBA first-overall pick Greg Oden.
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