March 5, 2008

LOS ANGELES - USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo was named to the National Associaton of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 15 Team it was announced on March 4. The 150 student-athletes from the 15 districts are now eligible for the State Farm Division I All-America teams to be announced on Saturday, April 5.

Mayo leads USC in scoring (20.7), steals (42), three-pointers (76) and assists (85), ranks second in free throw percentage (.798) and is third in rebounds (123). Mayo has established the USC freshman record for three-point baskets and for points in a season (579).

The freshman from Huntington, W.V. also ranks in the USC all-time top 10 lists in three-pointers made in a season (6th), most points in season (9th) and most career 30-point games (4 - T-6th).

Mayo was joined on the District 15 First Team by Jerryd Bayless of Arizona, Darren Collison of UCLA, James Harden of Arizona State and Kevin Love of UCLA.