Background
He was born in Lancaster, Ohio.
He was born in Lancaster, Ohio.
He is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers" career shot-blocking leader with 266 blocks over four college seasons. The 7"2" and 240-pound center Gardendale High School graduate played collegiate basketball for the UAB Blazers and started his professional career when he signed with the Miami Heat as an undrafted rookie free agent during the 1990-1991 National Basketball Association season. He became a fan favorite during his two seasons in Miami and split his playing time in his third and final National Basketball Association season with the Milwaukee Buckinghamshire and the Washington Bullets.
He averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds during his National Basketball Association career.
Ogg played overseas in Germany, China, Colombia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Paraguay before retiring from professional basketball in 2001. He had heart surgery in 2003.
Ogg died aged 42 on November 1, 2009 in the UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, due to complications from a staphylococcal infection in his heart valve.