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Demond Greene
Personal information
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 45)
Fort Hood, Texas
NationalityGerman / American
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career1997–2014
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Number24
Career history
1997–2002DJK Würzburg
2002–2005Bayer Leverkusen
2005–2007Alba Berlin
2007–2009Brose Baskets
2009–2010Olympia Larissa
2010–2014Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Germany
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2005 Serbia and Montenegro National Team

Demond Greene (born 15 June 1979) is a former German–American professional basketball player. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is 1.86 m (6 ft 1 ¼ in) in height and he weighs 86 kg (190 pounds). Since 2015 he is a coach at Bayern Munich youth program.

Professional career

Greene played with the number 24 for Bayern Munich from 2010 to 2014. Before transferring to Munich he played one season for the Greek club GS Olympia Larissa BC of the A1 Ethniki. Before that he played two years for Brose Baskets from Bamberg and one year for Alba Berlin. During his time at Bayer Giants Leverkusen (2002–2005), he became one of the best German shooters. From 1997 to 2002 Greene played with DJK Würzburg, where he was a teammate of 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.

International career

Greene has been a member of the Germany national basketball team. He played at EuroBasket in 2005, 2007 and 2009, at FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2006 and 2010 and at the Summer Olympic Games in 2008.

In all competitions he averaged 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.

Career statistics

Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Bamberg 11 11 27.0 .476 .393 1.000 1.5 1.4 1.2 .0 9.2 6.1
Career 11 11 27.0 .476 .393 1.000 1.5 1.4 1.2 .0 9.2 6.1

Personal

Greene's father is from the United States, and his mother is from Germany.