Greg Ostertag
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 6, 1973 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Listed weight | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) |
| College | Kansas (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall |
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 1995-2006, 2011–2012 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 00, 39, 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–2004 | Utah Jazz |
| 2004–2005 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2005–2006 | Utah Jazz |
| 2011–2012 | Texas Legends |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 3,512 (4.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,145 (5.5 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,293 (1.7 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Gregory Donovan Ostertag (born March 6, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in college at the University of Kansas.
Ostertag starred at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. He averaged 22.5 points and 13 rebounds per game during his senior season, and capped the year by leading the Panthers to the 1991 state championship, the first-ever for the school's boys basketball team.
After his successful high school career, Ostertag joined the basketball team at the University of Kansas. Standing 7-foot-2 and weighing 280 pounds, Ostertag provided a strong presence in the paint, helping the Jayhawks reach the NCAA Final Four in 1993. Statistically, his best season was his junior year (1993–94), when he averaged 10.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. Most impressive, he set a school record by blocking 97 shots that year. He graduated in 1995 with career totals of 968 points and 770 rebounds, along with 258 blocked shots – the highest total in the history of Kansas and the Big 8 Conference at that time (since surpassed by Jeff Withey).
The Utah Jazz selected Ostertag with the 28th pick in the first round of the 1995 NBA draft. The Jazz hoped he could fill a void in the team's defense created by the retirement of Mark Eaton a few seasons earlier. Ostertag saw limited action in his rookie year, but emerged as Utah's starting center during his second season. The Jazz made back-to-back appearances in the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, with Ostertag providing strong defense in the playoffs against the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Shaquille O'Neal.
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