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O. J. Mayo
American basketball player (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ovinton J'Anthony Mayo (born November 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Zamalek SC of the Egyptian Basketball Super League and Egyptian Basketball Federation.[1] He played a single season of college basketball for the USC Trojans while earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors. Mayo entered the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the third overall pick. He was later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he played four seasons. Mayo signed with the Dallas Mavericks in 2012, and then with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013.
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![]() Mayo with the Mavericks in 2013 | |
No. 32 – Zamalek SC | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Egyptian Basketball Super League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1987-11-05) November 5, 1987 (age 36) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | USC (2007–2008) |
NBA draft | 2008: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
Playing career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
2008–2012 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2012–2013 | Dallas Mavericks |
2013–2016 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2018 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2018–2019 | Dacin Tigers |
2019 | Hunan Jinjian Miye |
2019–2020 | Taipei Fubon Braves |
2020–2021 | Liaoning Flying Leopards |
2021–2022 | UNICS |
2022–present | Zamalek |
2023 | Al Fateh SC |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
However, he was retroactively declared ineligible when it was discovered that he had received improper benefits in violation of NCAA rules before he even played a game, and the Trojans vacated all of their 21 wins from the 2007–08 season.[2] In July 2016, Mayo was banned from the NBA for violating the league's anti-drug program.[3] After a two-year hiatus, he resumed his career with Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico.