Ohio State’s Oden Goes to NBA, Conley and Cook to Follow: Ohio State star and likely No. 1 pick Greg Oden announced he’d declare for the NBA draft, along with teammates Mike Conley Jr. and Daequan Cook, although the latter two will not hire agents and will retain the possibility to withdraw and return to school. Oden, a 7-foot freshman, overcame offseason wrist surgery to average a team-best 15.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. Along with the 6-1 Conley and 6-5 Cook, Oden led the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game, where they fell to Florida. Oden, who hired an agent, had 25 points in that game. Conley’s stock rose during Ohio State’s run through the NCAA tournament, where he averaged 16.0 points and 4.8 assists per game. Cook, a top reserve, averaged 9.8 points per game on 45 percent shooting. [4/23/07]
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach