Si Green

Sihugo Green
Personal information
Born	August 20, 1933; New York City, New York
Died	October 4, 1980 (aged 47); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Boys (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Duquesne (1953–1956)
NBA draft	1956: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1956–1967
Position	Guard / Forward
Number	3, 12, 17, 16, 21, 11, 28
Career history
1956–1957	Rochester Royals
1957–1958	Easton Madisons
1958–1959	Cincinnati Royals
1959–1961	St. Louis Hawks
1961–1965	Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets
1965	Boston Celtics
1965–1966	New Haven Elms
1966–1967	Wilmington Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
	2× Consensus first-team All-American (1955, 1956); Second-team All-American – NEA (1954); No. 11 retired by Duquesne;
Career NBA statistics
Points	4,636 (9.2 ppg)
Rebounds	2,152 (4.3 rpg)
Assists	1,655 (3.2 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Sihugo "Si" Green (August 20, 1933 – October 4, 1980) was an American professional basketball player who was born in New York City.

A 6'2" guard-forward from Duquesne University, Green was selected by the Rochester Royals with the first pick of the 1956 NBA draft, ahead of Bill Russell. He played nine seasons in the league with four teams and scored 4,636 career points.

Green died of cancer in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 14 years after playing his last NBA game.^[1]

References

^ Si Green at IMDb

External links

Sihugo Green Info Page at NBA.com
Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Si Green at IMDb

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[1] Si Green at IMDb

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