OZone
Men's Basketball
Basketball Celebration Centers on NBA Intentions
By John Porentas
An appreciation day for the 2006-2007
OSU basketball team was held on a rainy, stormy night but around 4,000 fans still showed up at the Jerome Schottenstein Center to honor the Big Ten regular-season champs, Big Ten tournament champs, NCAA regional champs, and NCAA runners-up.
While the celebration was called to focus on the team's achievements that included a school-record 35 wins, a tone of anticipation also existed. Most of the crowd was hoping to hear that freshmen Greg Oden, Mike Conley and Daequan Cook had decided not to declare for the NBA draft. One of those with that wish was Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman.
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