AC Green

A. C. Green

Green visits the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2004.
Personal information
Born	(1963-10-04) October 4, 1963 (age 53) Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Benson Polytechnic (Portland, Oregon)
College	Oregon State (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career	1985–2001
Position	Power forward
Number	45
Career history
1985–1993	Los Angeles Lakers
1993–1996	Phoenix Suns
1996–1999	Dallas Mavericks
1999–2000	Los Angeles Lakers
2000–2001	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
3× NBA champion (1987, 1988, 2000) NBA All-Star (1990) NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1989) Most consecutive games played in NBA/ABA history Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1985) Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year (1984) 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1983–1985) No. 45 retired by Oregon State Pac-12 Hall of Honor
Career statistics
Points	12,331 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds	9,473 (7.4 rpg)
Steals	1,033 (0.8 spg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

A. C. Green, Jr. (born October 4, 1963) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history. With 1,192 straight games played, he earned the nickname "Iron Man". He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson Polytechnic High School. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. He played in 1278 out of 1281 games in his career (99.8%), with the three he missed coming in his second season, 1986–87.

Green was born in Portland, Oregon. He was given the initials "A. C." like his father, A. C. Green, Sr. The initials do not stand for anything. Green converted to Christianity in the town of Hermiston, Oregon, while he was still in high school. He also never missed a class.

Green was a four-year star at Oregon State University, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, March 10, 2012.

The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh from winning an NBA championship, selected Green in the first round as the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft.