O. J. Mayo

O.J. Mayo's story always reads to me as both promise and perspective. He arrived as one of the most hyped high school prospects in the country, went to USC, and put together eight NBA seasons, most memorably with Memphis and Milwaukee. That's a real career, even if it didn't quite match the early ceiling people projected. What I find genuinely interesting is the second act: coaching with the Liaoning Flying Leopards in China's CBA. Staying in the game as an assistant coach tells me the love of basketball outlasted the playing days, and I respect athletes who pass on what they learned rather than walking away entirely.

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Name (English)

O. J. Mayo

Name (Japanese)

O.J.メイヨ

Reading

O.J.めいよ

Born

November 5, 1987 (age 38)

Origin

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

High school

Rose Hill Christian High School

University

University of Southern California

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.%20J.%20Mayo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q464358

Tags

• West Virginia
• basketball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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