![]() Minor (right) playing basketball with a U.S. Marine
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Personal information | |
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Born |
Sandersville, Georgia |
September 18, 1971
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Washington (Sandersville, Georgia) |
College | Louisville (1991–1994) |
NBA draft | 1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
Playing career | 1994–1999 |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 9 |
Career history | |
1994–1999 | Boston Celtics |
Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 1,902 (6.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 741 (2.7 rpg) |
Assists | 384 (1.4 apg) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Greg Magado Minor (born September 18, 1971) is an American basketball coach and a former NBA basketball player who spent five seasons with the Boston Celtics. Born in Sandersville, Georgia he played basketball for Washington County High School before enrolling at the University of Louisville to play for the Cardinals. He has been an assistant coach with the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers, Bakersfield Jam, and Idaho Stampede.
Minor lost his freshman season in Louisville due to academic reasons. In his time in Louisville the school snapped two Metro Conference titles and two trips to the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen. In three seasons he averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Cardinals.
Minor was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 25th overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft. On June 30, 1994, the Clippers then traded Minor along with veteran Mark Jackson to the Indiana Pacers for Malik Sealy, Pooh Richardson, and the rights to fellow rookie Eric Piatkowski. He was released from the Pacers' roster before start of the 1994–95 NBA season, but signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics on October 19.