Danny Green (basketball)

Danny Green

KK Union Olimpija
Shooting guard/Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth	June 22, 1987 (1987-06-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	North Babylon, New York
Nationality	American
High school	St. Mary's High School
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career	2009–present
League	UPC Telemach League Euroleague Adriatic League
Career history
Cleveland Cavaliers (2009-2010) San Antonio Spurs (2010; 2011) Reno Bighorns (2011) Austin Toros (2011)

Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. (born June 22, 1987 in North Babylon, New York) is an American professional basketball player for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia. He is a 6'6" guard-forward from North Carolina. Danny has the most wins in North Carolina history: he played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him. He is the only player in ACC history with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 150 three-pointers, 150 blocks and 150 steals.^[1][2]

College career

Green played basketball at the University of North Carolina.

Sophomore season

• Averaged 5.2 points, 2,8 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.8 turnovers, 0.6 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 13.6 minutes per game.^[3]
• Shot 41.1% from the field, 84.8% from free-throw line, and 29.6% from three-point line.^[3]

Junior season

• Averaged 11.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.9 turnovers, 1.2 steals, 1.2 blocks, and 22.3 minutes per game.^[3]
• Shot 46.9% from the field, 87.3% from free-throw line, and 37.3% from three-point line.^[3]

Senior season

Made himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft but did not sign with an agent and chose to return to school on June 16, retaining his collegiate eligibility.^[4]

• Averaged 13.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 turnovers, 1.8 steals, 1.3 blocks, and 27.4 minutes per game.^[3]
• Shot 47.1% from the field, 85.2% from free-throw line, and 41.8% from three-point line.^[3]
• Green was selected to be a member of the ACC's All-Defensive Team for the 2008-2009 season.
• Named permanent team captain with Bobby Frasor and Tyler Hansbrough and was awarded with the team's highest free throw percentage during UNC's 2009 Awards Banquet.^[5]

Legacy at UNC

• Green is the only Tar Heel ever to have 1,000 points (1,368), 500 rebounds (590), 200 assists (256), 100 blocks (155) and 100 steals (160)
• One of four players in ACC history with 100 blocked shots and 100 three-point field goals (with Duke’s Shane Battier, Maryland’s Terence Morris and Wake Forest’s Josh Howard)
• Played in 145 games and been a part of 123 wins setting a new UNC record (record of 115 previously held by Sam Perkins)
• Scored 1,368 career points (9.4 per game)
• Passed Vince Carter in scoring at Virginia Tech on March 4, 2009
• Blocked a career-high 7 shots in the win at Duke on March 8, 2008
• Only Tar Heel ever to block 100 or more shots and make 50 or more three-pointers
• Scored in double figures 63 times (nine times in 2005-2006, four times in 2006-2007, 24 times in 2007-08 and 26 times in 2008-2009)
• Scored 20 or more points seven times in his career, including five times in 2009
• Led Carolina in blocked shots as a freshman with 32 and was second the next three seasons
• UNC’s defensive player of the game 15 times (twice as a sophomore, six times as a junior and seven times as a senior)
• Played in four wins at Duke, joining Tyler Hansbrough and Wake Forest’s Tim Duncan and Rusty LaRue as the only players to do that against Mike Krzyzewski-coached teams.

Career highs

• Points: 26 at Chaminade (11/24/08)
• Field Goals: 11 at Chaminade (11/24/08)
• Three-Pointers: 6 vs. UNC Asheville (11/30/08)
• Free Throws: 7 at Wake Forest (1/11/09)
• Offensive Rebounds: 6 vs. NC State (1/12/08)
• Rebounds: 14 vs. NC State (1/12/08)
• Assists: 7 vs. Dayton (12/31/06), UNC Asheville (1/9/08), Gonzaga (3/27/09)
• Turnovers: 6 at Florida State (1/28/09)
• Blocks: 7 at Duke (3/8/08)
• Steals: 6 at Florida State (1/28/09)

Professional career

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected him as the 46th overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft. On October 19, 2010, the Cleveland Cavaliers waived him, but he was picked up by the San Antonio Spurs on November 17.^[6] The Spurs waived him two weeks later,^[7] but he rejoined the team later in the season.^[8] In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with KK Union Olimpija which includes an NBA-out clause option when the 2011 NBA lockout ends.^[9]

NBA 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
2009–10	Cleveland	20	0	5.8	.385	.273	.667	.9	.3	.3	.2	2.0
2010–11	San Antonio	8	0	11.5	.486	.368	.000	1.9	.3	.3	.1	5.1
Career		28	0	7.4	.432	.317	.667	1.1	.3	.3	.1	2.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011	San Antonio	4	0	1.8	.333	.250	.000	.3	.5	.3	.3	1.3
Career		4	0	1.8	.333	.250	.000	.3	.5	.3	.3	1.3

Personal

Green's brother Rashad played for Manhattan College in 2007-08 and sitting out the 2008-09 season after transferring to the University of San Francisco. His second cousin is Gerald Green, who formerly played with the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.^[10] Green played quarterback on the football team as a freshman at North Babylon High School.^[11]

On March 29, 2006, Green's father, Danny Green Sr., was arrested on drug trafficking charges. New York Police confiscated 462 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated street value of $40 million, $5 million in cash, marijuana and assorted firearms. Green Sr., a gym teacher, said he had no connection to the drug trafficking ring. He pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $7.5 million cash and he remained in jail, maintaining his innocence. After Green Sr. was in jail for 18 months, a plea bargain was offered him of a lesser charge of conspiracy that would include time served and get him out within six months. He was paroled on January 28, 2008 after serving 22 months in prison.^[12]

Danny Green was well known for dancing to pump up the crowd before most of the University of North Carolina home games.^[13]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 145 games played

References

1. ^ [1] NBA Playerfile
2. ^ [2] Doing the little things, UNC's Green makes his dad, teammates proud
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Danny Green Stats, News, Photos," ESPN Men's College Basketball, North Carolina Tar Heels, April 20, 2009.
4. ^ "Player Profile, Danny Green," tarheelblue.cstv.com, April 20, 2009.
5. ^ "No Decision Yet for Lawson, Ellington," InsideCarolina.com, The Independent Voice of UNC sports, April 16, 2009.
6. ^ Spurs Sign Danny Green, accessed November 17, 2010
7. ^ "Spurs waive Danny Green". spurs.com (San Antonio Spurs). 23 November 2010. http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/spurs_waive_danny_green_101123.html. Retrieved 23 November 2010. 
8. ^ Spurs sign swing man Danny Green
9. ^ Danny Green moves to Union Olimpija
10. ^ "USF Men's Basketball Announces Signing of Rashad Green," USF official website, August 14, 2008.
11. ^ NBA Playerfile
12. ^ "Green family has Heel of a story," New York Daily News website, April 20, 2009.
13. ^ Lemire, Joe. "Doing the little things, UNC's Green makes his dad, teammates proud", Sports Illustrated April 3, 2009. Image caption.

External links

• Player Bio: Danny Green :: Men's Basketball. CSTV.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
• Scout.com: Danny Green Profile. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-20.
• Danny Green: Stats, News, Photos :: Men's College Basketball. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.

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Name	Green, Danny
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Date of birth	June 22, 1987
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