Orien Greene
Greene in 2006.
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| Guaros de Lara | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | LPB |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 4, 1982 Gainesville, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida) |
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| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall |
| Selected by the Boston Celtics | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2006 | Boston Celtics |
| 2006–2007 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2007 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2007–2008 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2008 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2008–2009 | MyGuide Amsterdam |
| 2009–2011 | Utah Flash |
| 2011 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2011 | Halifax Rainmen |
| 2011–2013 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2013 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2013–2014 | Al Alhy Benghazi |
| 2014 | Fuerza Regia |
| 2015 | Ostioneros de Guaymas |
| 2015 | Louaize |
| 2017–present | Guaros de Lara |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Orien Randolph Greene II (born February 4, 1982) is an American professional basketball player for Guaros de Lara of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). His first two professional seasons were spent with the NBA's Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers, respectively. He played briefly with the Sacramento Kings in 2007, and with the New Jersey Nets in 2011.
A highly touted prospect coming out of high school, the 6'4" (1.93 m) point guard originally chose to attend the University of Florida, his hometown college. However, after a couple of years Greene became dissatisfied with his playing time and decided to transfer to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he became known in the Sun Belt Conference for his aggressive play, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award his senior season.
However, in 2007, an NCAA investigation found that Greene had relied on 15 hours of correspondence courses taken through another institution in order to remain eligible for the 2004 spring semester and the entire 2004-05 academic year. NCAA rules do not allow student-athletes to use correspondence courses taken from another institution to remain eligible. According to the NCAA, this was an "obvious error" that should have been caught right away, but the school's then-compliance coordinator director of academic services and registrar all failed to catch it. When school officials learned about the violations, they vacated every game in which Greene participated—43 games in all, including NCAA tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005—and scrubbed Greene's records from the books. The NCAA accepted Louisiana-Lafayette's penalties and also imposed two years' probation.
Greene was drafted in 2005 NBA Draft with the 53rd overall pick by the Boston Celtics.
Greene began his pro career as backup to Delonte West. His status as the backup point guard was cemented by a season-ending injury to Dan Dickau and the trade of Marcus Banks to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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