Bud Ogden

Carlos Carnes “Bud” Ogden (born December 29, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Although Ogden played for two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, he is best remembered for his college career at Santa Clara.

College As a small forward, Bud Ogden led Santa Clara to its best years in its program's history while playing alongside his younger brother, Ralph. He played for the Broncos from 1966–67 to 1968–69, and was an integral part of an era (1967–1971) that saw the team go 70–10 overall, including two trips to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As a sophomore in 1967, Ogden scored a still-standing school record 55 points against Pepperdine, and as of the end of 2019–20 is the 16th all-time leading scorer with 1,437 points. He decided to return to school however, and after a successful senior season, the Philadelphia 76ers selected him in the first round (13th overall) in the 1969 draft. Coincidentally, his brother Ralph was selected in the 1970 draft by the San Francisco Warriors and play one season for them.

Ogden played professional basketball for two seasons, both with the 76ers. In his rookie season, he was given the nickname "The Medium O" by teammates, referencing the nickname "The Big O" bestowed upon Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. He averaged 3.5 points in two seasons and was then waived. He partially attributes his short career as being in the wrong place at the wrong time; Ogden was the power forward back-up to Billy Cunningham, a future Hall of Famer. "My take on it is that I was a power forward in a 6-foot-6 body. If I was 6-foot-8 or 6-foot-9, things might have been different – or if I was quicker. My second year they tried to make me a guard. Well, I had never handled the ball my whole life", he later recounted.

Personal Ogden's father, Carlos Ogden Sr., fought in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor, three Purple Hearts and one Bronze Star Medal. He credits his father as instilling grit and determination in him via playing basketball in the driveway: "Dad was merciless. He would put us into the garage door." Bud has four children, Lori, Geoffrey, Heidi-Lynn and Sydney. He has three brothers – Jim (deceased), Ralph and Fred. Bud is now retired from his careers in real estate and teaching high school algebra and special education. Ogden also coached his high school's basketball team. Prior to his first day of teaching, he was asked what he thinks of when his students were going to find out he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He said, "I can picture the kids saying, 'What? Mr. Ogden was on the cover of SI?' I can't wait to see the looks on their faces."

Career statistics

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