Al Green (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 September 1953 The Bronx, New York |
| Nationality | American / Australian |
| Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1979 / Round: 3 / Pick: 64th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 15, 10 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1981 | Crispa Redmanizers |
| 1981–1984 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| 1985–1990 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1991–1993 | Newcastle Falcons |
| As coach: | |
| 2013–2015 | Forestville Eagles |
| 2015–present | South Adelaide Panthers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Al Green (born 3 September 1953) is a retired American-Australian professional basketball player who played his career in the Australian National Basketball League from 1981 until his retirement in at the end of 1993. Green obtained Australian citizenship in 1984.
Born and bred in the South Bronx in what he calls "the real ghetto", Al Green and grew up playing basketball with future NBA All-Star player Bernard King. He attended Maine Central HS following which he attended Arizona Western Junior College. He then switched schools and went to North Carolina State University where he was a member of the NC State Wolfpack before again moving one last time to Louisiana State University to play for the LSU Tigers. During his college career for NC State and LSU Green would come up against the likes of future NBA Hall of Fame player Magic Johnson.
Green entered into the 1979 NBA Draft where he was a third round selection (64th overall) by the Phoenix Suns, though he would never play in the NBA. In the draft, Green was selected before future NBA All Star center's - 6'11" (211 cm) Bill Laimbeer (65th - Cleveland Cavaliers), 7'2" (218 cm) James Donaldson (73rd - Seattle SuperSonics), and 7'4" (224 cm) Mark Eaton (107th - Phoenix).
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