O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
Ovinton J'Anthony "O. J." Mayois an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He 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 Associationeligibility after it was ruled he received improper benefits. Mayo entered the 2008 NBA draft and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the third overall pick, but...
points score
It's not about me. If I score no points and we win, I'm happy.
expects second state trip
For me, this second trip to state was about pride, so it was a little harder. Everyone expects us to be there.
champions national next row three wrap
I'd like to wrap it up with three in a row and be national champions next year.
court efficient focus game hard offensive time walk
My game is more efficient now on the offensive end. I've got a different focus now . . . to play better every time I walk on the court and to play hard for 32 minutes.
college definitely home love marshall running sit sure
I love being home again. WVU (West Virginia) and Marshall definitely are in the running (for college). When it's time, I'll sit down and make sure I make the right decision.
gotten help played team
We've played all right this season. We've gotten more help from our team this year, so we didn't have to do as much.
came crowd fast please start toughest wanting wish
That's probably our toughest thing. We came out fast (vs. Beckley), a lot of dunks, real exciting. Sometimes I wish we wouldn't start out that well, because we start wanting to please the crowd and not play at our tempo.
coaches great helped missing overcame people pull second state straight teammates win
It's been a pretty up-and-down week, but I've got a great family, coaches and friends who helped pull me through it. I apologized to my teammates for missing the game. ... We have a lot of people who don't want to see us succeed, and we overcame a lot to win our second straight state championship.
job
It's been a big up-and-down week. But we did the job tonight.
closer
It was a whole lot closer than I thought.
great individual team
It's a great honor, but it's not about individual accomplishments. It's about team goals. I've got great teammates. They make things a lot easier.
changes coaching couple goes recruiting wait
We'd like to wait and see how everything goes. There's a couple of coaching changes going on. We want to see how recruiting goes before making a decision.
They are a well-coached team, but we just come out and do what we do.
pulled together
I think we pulled together as a team.