Taurean Green
Template:Infobox Euroleague Player Taurean Green (born November 28, 1985[1] in Boca Raton, Florida) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Greek A1 team AEK Athens B.C.
He is the son of former NBA player Sidney Green.
He plays internationally for Georgia after gaining citizenship in June of 2010[2].
High school career
Green played basketball for a different school each of his four years in high school. Following his sophomore year, in which his Westminster Academy team won the Florida Class 2A State Championship, Green was named MVP of the State Playoff Tournament and Broward County 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year. His signature game came at home during the regular season against Dillard High School, the three-time defending Class 6A State Champions, where he scored 38 points and made nine 3-point shots in leading his team to a blow-out victory. Green completed his senior season and high school career at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Florida.
College career
Green played on the University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball team, which won the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 3, 2006 and the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 2, 2007, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournaments. Green also passed the 1,000-point benchmark in his career at Florida, racking up over 1,170 points in just 3 seasons, the first of which he did not play much. Four of his former teammates have also passed the 1,000 point mark: Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, Lee Humphrey, and Al Horford.
NBA career
On June 28, 2007, he was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft.
In his first year with the Blazers, Green was sent to the Blazers' development league affiliate Idaho Stampede on December 9, 2007[3], and was recalled on the 22nd.[4] A need to get more playing time and practice time were noted by coach Nate McMillan as the reason behind the move. On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Von Wafer.[5]
On July 28, 2008, he was traded to the New York Knicks along with Bobby Jones and a 2010 second round pick in exchange for Renaldo Balkman.[6] However, one day later he was released by the Knicks.[7]
European career
In 2008, Green signed with Basket Zaragoza 2002 of the Spanish ACB league.[8][9] He debuted in the 2008 Supercopa and scored 18 points in his first game, against Joventut Badalona. On August 25, 2009, he signed with AEK Athens B.C. of the Greek A1 Ethniki.
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007–08 | Portland | 8 | 0 | 5.5 | .250 | .125 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .0 | 2.1 |
2007–08 | Denver | 9 | 0 | 3.3 | .333 | .333 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .0 | 1.1 |
Career | 17 | 0 | 4.4 | .280 | .182 | .917 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .0 | 1.6 |
European career statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | CAI Zaragoza | 25 | 25 | 25.0 | .450 | .420 | .770 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 10.7 |
References
- ^ 2004-05 Florida Gators media guide
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Green headed to D-League". OregonLive.com.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Recall Taurean Green From Idaho Stampede of NBA Development League". NBA.com.
- ^ "Trail Blazers acquire Von Wafer from Denver in exchange for Taurean Green". nba.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Nuggets Acquire Balkman". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Knicks Waive Taurean Green, Bobby Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Taurean Green for Zaragoza".
- ^ "El CAI ata a Taurean Green". Template:Es icon
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- University of Florida alumni
- American expatriates in Spain
- African American basketball players
- Basketball players from Florida
- Denver Nuggets players
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- Basket Zaragoza 2002 players
- Portland Trail Blazers draft picks
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- People from Boca Raton, Florida
- Point guards