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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|09|03}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|09|03}} |
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| birth_place = [[New York City]], |
| birth_place = [[New York City]], New York, U.S. |
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| high_school = [[Maine Central Institute]]<br>([[Pittsfield, Maine]]) |
| high_school = [[Maine Central Institute]]<br>([[Pittsfield, Maine]]) |
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| career_end = 1993 |
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| career_number = 15, 10 |
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| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[ |
| career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] |
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| coach_start = 2011 |
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* [[List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders|NBL scoring champion]] ([[1984 NBL Finals|1984]]) |
* [[List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders|NBL scoring champion]] ([[1984 NBL Finals|1984]]) |
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* No. 15 [[Adelaide 36ers#Retired numbers|retired by Adelaide 36ers]] |
* No. 15 [[Adelaide 36ers#Retired numbers|retired by Adelaide 36ers]] |
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* [[List of Philippine Basketball Association champions|PBA Reinforced champion]] ([[1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals|1981]]) |
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* [[Associated Press|AP]] Honorable Mention [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1979]]) |
* [[Associated Press|AP]] Honorable Mention [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1979 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1979]]) |
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* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1974) |
* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1974) |
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'''Al Green''' (born 3 September 1953)<ref name=nagy>{{cite web|last=Nagy|first=Boti|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-to-honour-greats-al-green-and-darryl-pearce-by-retiring-their-singlets/news-story/0f0f5ade6136508427a5c496a398771a|title=Adelaide 36ers to honour greats Al Green and Darryl Pearce by retiring their singlets|work=adelaidenow.com.au|date=13 November 2015|access-date=23 July 2022|url-access=subscription|quote=AL "Mean Machine" GREEN. Al Green in action against Canberra in 1989. Born: September 3, 1953, New York. Height: 188cm. NBL Career (1981-93).}}</ref> is an American-Australian former professional [[basketball]] player. He played [[college basketball]] for three different colleges and was drafted by the [[Phoenix Suns]] in [[1979 NBA draft|1979]]. He arrived in Australia in 1981 and had a successful career in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) until his retirement in 1993. He won two [[List of NBL champions|NBL championships]] in 1982 and |
'''Al Green''' (born 3 September 1953)<ref name=nagy>{{cite web|last=Nagy|first=Boti|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-to-honour-greats-al-green-and-darryl-pearce-by-retiring-their-singlets/news-story/0f0f5ade6136508427a5c496a398771a|title=Adelaide 36ers to honour greats Al Green and Darryl Pearce by retiring their singlets|work=adelaidenow.com.au|date=13 November 2015|access-date=23 July 2022|url-access=subscription|quote=AL "Mean Machine" GREEN. Al Green in action against Canberra in 1989. Born: September 3, 1953, New York. Height: 188cm. NBL Career (1981-93).}}</ref> is an American-Australian former professional [[basketball]] player. He played [[college basketball]] for three different colleges and was drafted by the [[Phoenix Suns]] in [[1979 NBA draft|1979]]. He arrived in Australia in 1981 and had a successful career in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL) until his retirement in 1993. He won two [[List of NBL champions|NBL championships]] in 1982 and 1986, and was the [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award|NBL Most Valuable Player]] in 1982. |
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==Early life and college== |
==Early life and college== |
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Green was born in [[New York City]]<ref name="nagy" /> and grew up in [[South Bronx]].<ref name=youtube>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxLhdPIt8MU|title=DARRYL PEARCE & AL GREEN GOLDEN ERA DOCO EXTRACTS|work=[[YouTube]]|date=12 November 2015|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He attended [[Maine Central Institute]] in [[Pittsfield, Maine]], where he was a third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] selection in 1974.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Haskell|title=Parade's All-American High School Basketball Team|date=31 March 1974|work=Parade|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47784734/1974-parade-all-american/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref> |
Green was born in [[New York City]]<ref name="nagy" /> and grew up in [[South Bronx]].<ref name=youtube>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxLhdPIt8MU|title=DARRYL PEARCE & AL GREEN GOLDEN ERA DOCO EXTRACTS|work=[[YouTube]]|date=12 November 2015|access-date=18 October 2016}}</ref> He attended [[Maine Central Institute]] in [[Pittsfield, Maine]], where he was a third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] selection in 1974.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Haskell|title=Parade's All-American High School Basketball Team|date=31 March 1974|work=Parade|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47784734/1974-parade-all-american/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=2 April 2020}}</ref> |
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Green began his [[college basketball]] career at [[Arizona Western College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/player/al-green/|title=#11 AL GREEN|work=lsusports.net|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> before playing two seasons for the [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State Wolfpack]] between 1975 and 1977.<ref name=sports-reference>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/al-green-3.html|title=Al Green|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> After redshirting the 1977–78 season, he played his final college season in 1978–79 for the [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU Tigers]].<ref name="sports-reference" /> |
Green began his [[college basketball]] career at [[Arizona Western College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/player/al-green/|title=#11 AL GREEN|work=lsusports.net|date=25 July 2019 |access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> before playing two seasons for the [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State Wolfpack]] between 1975 and 1977.<ref name=sports-reference>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/al-green-3.html|title=Al Green|work=sports-reference.com|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> After redshirting the 1977–78 season, he played his final college season in [[1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team|1978–79]] for the [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU Tigers]].<ref name="sports-reference" /> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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===NBL (1981–1993)=== |
===NBL (1981–1993)=== |
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In early 1981, Green moved to Australia to play for the [[West Adelaide Bearcats]] in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL). He earned [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] in his first season.<ref name=andthefoul>{{cite web|url=http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green|title=Al Green|work=andthefoul.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321180500/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> Following the NBL season, he moved to the Philippines where he helped the [[Crispa Redmanizers]] win the [[1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference |
In early 1981, Green moved to Australia to play for the [[West Adelaide Bearcats]] in the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]] (NBL). He earned [[All-NBL Team|All-NBL First Team]] in his first season.<ref name=andthefoul>{{cite web|url=http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green|title=Al Green|work=andthefoul.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321180500/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green|archive-date=21 March 2016}}</ref> Following the NBL season, he moved to the Philippines where he helped the [[Crispa Redmanizers]] win the [[1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals|1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Leongson|first=Randolph B.|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/aussie-players-who-played-as-imports-in-the-pba-a2437-20210504|title=Aussie players who played as imports in the PBA|work=spin.ph|date=4 May 2021|access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref> |
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Green returned to the Bearcats in [[1982 NBL season|1982]] and won the [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award]]. He helped the Bearcats reach the [[1982 NBL Finals|1982 NBL Grand Final]], where they defeated the [[Geelong Supercats]] to win the [[List of NBL champions|NBL championship]].<ref name="andthefoul" /> |
Green returned to the Bearcats in [[1982 NBL season|1982]] and won the [[NBL Most Valuable Player Award]]. He helped the Bearcats reach the [[1982 NBL Finals|1982 NBL Grand Final]], where they defeated the [[Geelong Supercats]] to win the [[List of NBL champions|NBL championship]].<ref name="andthefoul" /> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160321180500/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green andthefoul.net profile] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160321180500/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Al%20Green andthefoul.net profile] |
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*[https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/al-green-the-bronx-to-adelaide-south-australia/ "Al Green: From the tough streets of the Bronx to Adelaide, South Australia"] at theinnersanctum.com.au |
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[[Category:LSU Tigers basketball players]] |
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[[Category:Maine Central Institute alumni]] |
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1953-09-03) 3 September 1953 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American / Australian |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Maine Central Institute (Pittsfield, Maine) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1979: 3rd round, 64th overall pick |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Playing career | 1979–1993 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 15, 10 |
Coaching career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1979–1980 | Utica Olympics |
1980–1981 | Atlantic City Hi-Rollers |
1981 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
1981 | Crispa Redmanizers |
1982–1984 | West Adelaide Bearcats |
1985–1990 | Adelaide 36ers |
1991–1993 | Newcastle Falcons |
As coach: | |
2011–2014 | Woodville Warriors |
2014 | Forestville Eagles (assistant) |
2016–2017 | South Adelaide Panthers |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Al Green (born 3 September 1953)[1] is an American-Australian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for three different colleges and was drafted by the Phoenix Sunsin1979. He arrived in Australia in 1981 and had a successful career in the National Basketball League (NBL) until his retirement in 1993. He won two NBL championships in 1982 and 1986, and was the NBL Most Valuable Player in 1982.
Green was born in New York City[1] and grew up in South Bronx.[2] He attended Maine Central InstituteinPittsfield, Maine, where he was a third-team Parade All-American selection in 1974.[3]
Green began his college basketball career at Arizona Western College[4] before playing two seasons for the NC State Wolfpack between 1975 and 1977.[5] After redshirting the 1977–78 season, he played his final college season in 1978–79 for the LSU Tigers.[5]
Coming out of college, Green was selected by the San Diego Chargers in May 1979 in the NFL draft as pick #269 as a defensive back despite never having played organised football. The choice was made primarily on Green's size, speed and jumping ability. Green and his agent spoke to the Chargers but despite the money he was being offered to change sports, he decided that he wanted to continue playing basketball.[2]
The following month, Green was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft with the 64th overall pick. He spent the 1979 preseason with the Suns but never debuted in the NBA.[6]
Green's first professional stint came during the 1979–80 season with the Utica Olympics of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). He continued in the CBA with the Atlantic City Hi-Rollers for the 1980–81 season.[7]
In early 1981, Green moved to Australia to play for the West Adelaide Bearcats in the National Basketball League (NBL). He earned All-NBL First Team in his first season.[8] Following the NBL season, he moved to the Philippines where he helped the Crispa Redmanizers win the 1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference.[9]
Green returned to the Bearcats in 1982 and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. He helped the Bearcats reach the 1982 NBL Grand Final, where they defeated the Geelong Supercats to win the NBL championship.[8]
Green continued on with the Bearcats in 1983 and 1984. In 1984, he scored 50 or more points four times, including a 71-point game.[10] He subsequently earned the 1984 scoring title.[11]
In1985, Green joined the Adelaide 36ers. He helped the 36ers reach the NBL Grand Final, where they lost to the Brisbane Bullets. He earned All-NBL First Team honours. In 1986, he helped the 36ers return to the grand final and won his second NBL championship, with the 36ers this time defeating the Bullets. He parted ways with the 36ers after the 1990 NBL season.[8]
Between 1991 and 1993, Green played for the Newcastle Falcons. He retired from the NBL in 1993 having played 340 games. He finished with career averages of 22.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[8][10]
In 2011, Green was appointed head coach of the Woodville Warriors men's team in the Central ABL.[12] He served in that role until being sacked early in the 2014 season.[13] He immediately joined the Forestville Eagles as an assistant coach.[14]
In 2016 and 2017, Green served as coach of the South Adelaide Panthers.[15][16]
Green was also a professional runner who won Adelaide's famous Bay Sheffield sprint race held over 120 metres in both 1983 and 1984. During 1985, after he became a naturalised Australian, Green announced his retirement from professional running with the intention of running for Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games although he did not end up making the team.[8]
As of 2016, Green lives in Adelaide and works as a U.S. basketball tour guide.[17]
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 |
† | Denotes season(s) in which Green won an NBL championship |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1981 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 23 | 23 | NA | .500 | NA | .733 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 26.0 |
1982† | West Adelaide Bearcats | 28 | 28 | NA | .587 | NA | .743 | 4.7 | 2.4 | NA | 0.0 | 26.5 |
1983 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 26 | 26 | NA | .567 | NA | .763 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 29.6 |
1984 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 21 | 21 | NA | .523 | .349 | .760 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 39.5 |
1985 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 28 | NA | .541 | .366 | .793 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 31.0 |
1986† | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 30 | NA | .505 | .389 | .689 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 19.4 |
1987 | Adelaide 36ers | 29 | 29 | 41.0 | .537 | .368 | .720 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 23.1 |
1988 | Adelaide 36ers | 26 | 26 | 36.3 | .542 | .325 | .728 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 20.0 |
1989 | Adelaide 36ers | 25 | 25 | 37.7 | .528 | .366 | .783 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
1990 | Adelaide 36ers | 26 | NA | 22.5 | .505 | .400 | .750 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
1991 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 26 | 41.1 | .533 | .383 | .702 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 22.2 |
1992 | Newcastle Falcons | 24 | 24 | 34.4 | .548 | .414 | .805 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 18.9 |
1993 | Newcastle Falcons | 28 | 28 | 32.0 | .413 | .310 | .683 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10.3 |
Career | 340 | NA | NA | .531 | .364 | .748 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 22.1 |
AL "Mean Machine" GREEN. Al Green in action against Canberra in 1989. Born: September 3, 1953, New York. Height: 188cm. NBL Career (1981-93).