Charleston Southern University Athletics

2024-2025 at Charleston Southern: Played in 31 games on the season starting in 22 of them … Scored 254 total points (ranked 4th on the team) in his lone season as a Buccaneer including a season-high 20 points on the road against UNC Asheville (Feb. 15) … Hauled in 136 rebounds (ranked 4th on the team) including a season-high 13 on the road against Winthrop (Jan. 15) … Made a team-high 57 three-pointers ... Connected from three-point range in each of the final 13 games of the season.

2023-2024 at Drexel: Played in 22 games while starting in 11 and averaged just under 20 minutes per outing with 19.8 ... Posted 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game which ranked fourth on the team, while dishing 0.9 assists as well ... Scored in double figures in five games during the season ... Had a season-high in scoring with 14 points against Penn St.-Gr Allegheny (12/18) going 7-11 from the floor ... Set his season-high in rebounding against Fairfield (11/17) with ten.

2022-2023 at Drexel: Started every game in his third season with the team…tied for fourth on the team with 8.7 points per game…was second on the team with 5.4 rebounds per game…sank 42 three-pointers and shot 30 percent from long range…finished third on the squad with 39 assists…had three double-doubles on the season…poured in a career-best 21 points and had 10 rebounds at Hampton…led Drexel with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the win against Towson…had his first double-double against Arcadia with 13 points and 10 rebounds…handed out career-high six assists at Elon… selected to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2021-2022 at Drexel: Appeared in 27 games for the Dragons…chipped in with 4.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game…led the Dragons in 3-point shooting at .435 (27-for-62)…also shot 71 percent from the free throw line…scored 10 points or more on five occasions, including a career-high 15 points in the victory against Coppin State…had 13 points in the road win at William & Mary…was 5-for-6 from the floor and made three of his four 3-pointers in that game…had 12 points and a season-best six rebounds against Neumann…named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

2020-2021 at Drexel: A member of Drexel’s 2021 Colonial Athletic Association championship team…was a key contributor off the bench in his first season in University City…played in all but one game as a rookie…scored a season-high nine points in the victory against Saint Joseph’s…was 3-for-4 from long distance in that game…matched that total with nine points at Hofstra…had seven points, was 3-for-6 from the floor and had two assists in the CAA quarterfinals win against Charleston…grabbed seven rebounds in the win at Fairleigh Dickinson…averaged 3.7 points in his first season and shot .714 from the foul line…made 13 3-pointers and averaged just under 14 minutes per game.

Background: Graduated from Greenforest-McCalep Christian Academy…previously played at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy…finished his high school career with 1,259 points…averaged 18..5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a senior…shot 53 percent from the floor and was an All-State selection…a three-time First Team All-Region pick…was previously the region’s Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year…twice led his team to the Georgia State Finals…was the Valedictorian of his 2020 graduating class…earned both math and science honors…an honor roll student who was named to the Principal’s List. Personal: Son of Lamar Oden Sr. & Anither Oden…his father played basketball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and played professionally in Germany…his mother ran track at Alabama State…youngest of three children…his second cousin is former NBA first-overall pick Greg Oden…majoring in communication.