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.

Name (English)

O. J. Mayo

Name (Japanese)

O.J.メイヨ

Reading

O.J.めいよ

Born

November 5, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Origin

Huntington, West Virginia, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

basketball player

High school

Rose Hill Christian High School

University

University of Southern California

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/juicemayo3/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%E3%83%BBJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A8

Tags

• West Virginia
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.