OJ Mayo "Sacrifice and Dedication"

OJ Mayo Bio

OJ Mayo was born to mother Alisha Mayo when she was 16 years old. OJ Mayo's father, Kenny Ziegler, played basketball for the Huntington High School as well, winning a state title. Until he was age 10, OJ Mayo enjoyed playing football and baseball as well; as a youngster he looked up to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

The first public mention of Mayo occurred in the Ashland (KY) Daily Independent in an article called 'Phenom' in the paper's January 21, 2001 edition, when OJ Mayo was just a sixth grader. In that article he was listed as being a "6-foot-1½ point guard with size 14 shoe". The article also mentioned that he had repeated a grade and therefore was ineligible to play varsity high school basketball as of yet.

OJ Mayo committed from Huntington to Rose Hill Christian, a private school in Ashland, Ky,since student athletes can play high school varsity sports as seventh-graders in Kentucky. In the seventh grade, OJ Mayo statistics often dwarfed the production of players five years his senior. In his first game for OJ Mayo varsity team he scored 27 points, had seven rebounds and made three steals. OJ Mayo was a seventh grader playing against juniors and seniors in high school.

During OJ Mayo seventh grade year in January 2002, OJ Mayo was mentioned in Sports Illustrated and on CBS Sportsline.com. There were also full articles in The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), the Huntington, West Virginia Herald-Dispatch and USA Today.

After the completion of the basketball season during his eighth grade year, OJ Mayo moved to Cincinnati with Dwaine Barnes, a longtime family friend whom OJ Mayo has often called his grandfather, in order to attend North College Hill High School near Cincinnati.

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[Yunglebron230]

oj is my fav rookie, i hope he gets rookie of the year

[Supascott08]

yea Oj Mayo is the best ALL AROUND PLAYER as a rookie this year. im loving the video man good job....

[mmdaniels33]

Lol i love he says hes the best player in that draft with the most potential.. and derrick rose is mvp now! : )

[thanhtu5013]

What was the song of this video ? Unfortunately the sound is desactivated.

[iloveloosey101]

I PLAYED HIM WHEN I LIVE IN ASHLAND KY!!!!!i dated his girlfriend ashley!!!!!!! i played bball with him in 7th and 8th grade hahahaa crazy shit

[gbaptiste101]

where the music at this was an amazing video the first time i heard it wit fort minor remember the name try to get the music plz

[OJMayoTheNextOne]

VOTE FOR OJ Mayo TO BE THE ALL STAR GUARD 2009!!!! go to NBA and go to the all-star balloting page and VOTE FOR Mayo. WE WILL NEED HIM. He would make history as being the only rookie since Yao Ming in 2003 to go to the all-star game. Let's make history people! vote daily!!!

[egwkaiesy]

remember dis mayo u gonna go fly in hall of fame u wanna da best playas right now i luve u man keep doin ur thing brooo!!! and yes sacrifice and decation !!!

[Jayhawk1510]

hahah i was just bein sarcastic mane

[KMoNeY18]

aye thats sound kinda homo lol

[Jayhawk1510]

OJ mayo,D.Rose kobe, and carmelo are my fav. NBA players. they all are amazing.

I love you O.J. he is amazing and too me i think hes better then rose, (and i think could be the next face of the NBA once kobe.) I would love for him to win rookie of the year, but even though hes better then d.rose i think rose will win it bc hes the best thing to happen to Chi town since MJ. i also dont think he will win it bc he plays 4 memphis.i also think he should stick bein a 2 guard instead of a 1 guard