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Ovinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayo (born November 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round with the third overall pick of the 2008 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, and he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in his first season. Mayo was considered by several media outlets to be the best high school basketball player in the United States.〔See Class of 2007 rankings by (Scout.com ) and (Rivals.com ).〕 He attended college at University of Southern California (USC) and played one season of college basketball for the USC Trojans while earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors. The team forfeited all of its wins that season and Mayo lost his remaining three years of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility after it was ruled he received improper benefits. Mayo entered the 2008 draft and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who traded him and three other players to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Kevin Love and three players. He played four seasons with Memphis. In 2011, he tested positive for a banned steroid and was suspended by the NBA for 10 games. Mayo signed as a free agent with Dallas in 2012 and with Milwaukee in 2013. ==High school career== Mayo began playing high school basketball at Rose Hill Christian High School in Ashland, Kentucky. In Kentucky, grade schoolers can play high school basketball, and Mayo averaged 23.1 points for Rose Hill's varsity team while in seventh grade. In eighth grade, he tallied 20.5 points per game and was named a first-team all-state player by the ''Louisville Courier-Journal''. Mayo then moved to suburban Cincinnati to live with his club team coach Dwaine Barnes. (Mayo referred to him as his "grandfather" but the two aren't related.) Mayo was still in eighth grade when he enrolled at North College Hill High School in April 2003. The ''Cincinnati Enquirer'' and local television stations sent reporters to cover Mayo's first day of school at NCH. The 18-year-old junior guard was selected as Mr. Basketball of Ohio for the second consecutive season, in addition to being named Associated Press Division III Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He averaged nearly 29 points, nine rebounds, and six assists per game. He also led his team to three consecutive AP poll titles and garnered much attention from the media, appearing in the pages of ''Sports Illustrated'' among other publications. Much like another high school star from Ohio (St. Vincent–St. Mary High School), LeBron James, Mayo drew large enough crowds to force his team into seeking larger venues to support the growing crowds, and often attracted National Basketball Association stars such as James and Carmelo Anthony to watch his games playing for the D-1 Greyhounds. In February 2006, Mayo attracted the largest crowd to ever see a high school game in Cincinnati, Ohio when 16,202 fans watched North College Hill fall to the nation's number one rated team, Oak Hill Academy.〔(North College Hill vs Oak Hill Academy )〕 Mayo had been considered a lock to make the leap straight from high school to the NBA, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and its players instituted a rule that a player must be at least a year out of high school before he can enter the NBA, effectively curtailing those plans. On July 5, 2006, it was reported by ESPN that he would attend USC.〔Katz, Andy (2006): ("Sources: O. J. Mayo told USC staff he was committing" ), ESPN.com.〕 On July 8, however, WSAZ-TV reported that USC was only one of three colleges that Mayo was considering: the other two being Kansas State University and the University of Florida. Mayo enrolled at Huntington High School in Huntington, West Virginia for the 2006–07 school year. He formally committed to USC in November 2006. In January 2007, Mayo allegedly assaulted referee Mike Lazo after being ejected from a Huntington High game vs. Capital High School at the Charleston Civic Center.〔(A Star Player, a Video and a Suspension )〕 According to West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission rules, Mayo was suspended for two games. However, due to allegations supported by video evidence that Lazo had overreacted and faked the incident, a temporary restraining order was signed by Cabell County Circuit Court Judge Dan O'Hanlan, temporarily lifting the suspensions on Mayo and five other players suspended due to incidents at that game.〔(O.J. cleared to play )〕 However, shortly after, the restraining order was nullified and Mayo was suspended for three games, a punishment that Mayo described as "fair".〔suspension:("Prep hoops star Mayo suspended three games" ), ESPN.com.〕 On March 9, 2007, Mayo and three other men were cited by the Cabell County Sheriff's Dept. for misdemeanor simple possession of marijuana. Officers found the cannabis in a car in which Mayo was a passenger and, since no one claimed possession, all occupants were ticketed.〔Hubbard, Travis (2007): ("Mayo cited for marijuana possession" ), ''The Herald-Dispatch'' March 10, 2007〕 Charges against Mayo were dropped on March 12, 2007 after one of the other passengers in the vehicle took responsibility for the marijuana.〔Johnson, Curtis: ("Mayo drug charge sent him to prison for 6 months" ), ''The Herald Dispatch'' March 12, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O. J. Mayo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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