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Greg Buckner
Personal information
Born (1976-09-16) September 16, 1976 (age 48)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolUniversity Heights Academy
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
CollegeClemson (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career1998–2009
PositionShooting guard
Number21, 7, 1
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1998–1999Grand Rapids Hoops
1999–2002Dallas Mavericks
2002–2004Philadelphia 76ers
2004–2006Denver Nuggets
2006–2007Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–2009Memphis Grizzlies
As coach:
2011–2016Houston Rockets (assistant)
Career NBA statistics
Points2,878 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,593 (2.8 rpg)
Assists719 (1.3 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1997 Trapani Team competition

Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be as assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Selected in the second round (53rd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies with a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.[1]

Playing career

College career

During his time with the Clemson Tigers, he started all 122 games of his career while guiding the team to 3 NCAA Tournament bids. Not only did helead the team in scoring his freshman year, but also he led the team in scoring all four years becoming the first Clemson Tiger to do so. The ACC Rookie of the Year went to Greg Buckner in 1995. He was entered into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

Professional career

After playing with the Mavericks from 1999 to 2002, Buckner signed with the 76ers as a free agent. Then he signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but after one season,[2] he was traded to the Timberwolves for Trenton Hassell on September 28, 2007.[3] In June 2008, the Timberwolves traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies with Marko Jaric and Antoine Walker for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.[4]

On July 9, 2009, Buckner was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the four-team deal among Grizzlies, Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.[5]

Coaching career

On July 29, 2011, he joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach,[6] serving for five seasons. Buckner reached the playoffs three times with the team as part of the coaching staff.

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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00 Dallas 48 1 19.2 .476 .385 .683 3.6 1.1 .8 .4 5.7
2000–01 Dallas 37 9 22.2 .438 .286 .728 4.2 1.3 .9 .2 6.2
2001–02 Dallas 44 16 20.1 .525 .313 .690 3.9 1.1 .7 .4 5.8
2002–03 Philadelphia 75 5 20.2 .465 .273 .802 2.9 1.3 1.0 .2 6.0
2003–04 Philadelphia 53 3 13.3 .377 .273 .741 1.9 .8 .4 .1 3.1
2004–05 Denver 70 41 21.7 .528 .405 .778 3.0 1.9 1.1 .1 6.2
2005–06 Denver 73 27 24.1 .434 .354 .782 2.9 1.7 1.2 .3 6.7
2006–07 Dallas 76 11 18.1 .411 .311 .794 2.1 .9 .6 .1 4.0
2007–08 Minnesota 31 4 16.8 .385 .300 .864 2.1 1.3 .7 .1 4.0
2008–09 Memphis 63 0 13.9 .384 .255 .800 2.1 .9 .5 .1 2.5
Career 570 117 19.1 .450 .334 .757 2.8 1.3 .8 .2 5.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2001 Dallas 5 0 15.0 .478 .333 .700 4.2 .6 1.0 .0 6.0
2002 Dallas 7 0 15.0 .480 .000 .750 3.7 .6 .4 .1 3.9
2003 Philadelphia 10 0 11.2 .323 .222 1.000 1.7 .3 .1 .2 2.6
2005 Denver 5 2 20.0 .222 .222 .000 3.2 1.0 .4 .2 2.0
2006 Denver 5 4 27.4 .418 .313 .875 2.8 1.2 .6 .2 12.6
2007 Dallas 6 0 7.3 .000 .000 .500 1.0 .3 .3 .2 .2
Career 38 6 15.1 .377 .259 .786 2.6 .6 .4 .2 4.1

References

  1. ^ 1999–2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 250
  2. ^ Greg Buckner at basketball-reference.com
  3. ^ Timberwolves and Mavericks swap guards
  4. ^ Timberwolves, Grizzlies swap Mayo for Love
  5. ^ "MAVERICKS ACQUIRE FOUR-TIME ALL-STAR SHAWN MARION". NBA.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  6. ^ Rockets Add Greg Buckner To Coaching Staff
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