- Rickey Green
Rickey Green (born
August 18 ,1954 inChicago ,Illinois ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player in the NBA. The 6'0", 170 lbpoint guard from theUniversity of Michigan andVincennes University was selected with the 16th pick in the1977 NBA Draft , and competed in 14 seasons, playing for theGolden State Warriors ,Detroit Pistons ,Utah Jazz , Charlotte Hornets,Milwaukee Bucks ,Indiana Pacers ,Philadelphia 76ers , andBoston Celtics . His highlight season was in 1982-83 with the Utah Jazz, when he averaged 14.3 points, 8.9 assists and 2.82 steals per game, and represented them the following year in the 1984NBA All-Star Game . He retired in 1992 with career totals of 8,870 points and 5,221 assists in 946 games. In 1982, as a member of theUtah Jazz , Green scored the five millionth point scored in NBA history since 1946. [ [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/rosen/030408.html ESPN.com - Page2 - NBA pioneer is no old fogey ] ]ee also
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University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenri01.html Career NBA stats] @ basketball-reference.com
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