Garlon Green (born January 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. After completing his collegiate eligibility, Green started his professional career with Australian second division team Canberra Gunners, before signing for the Japanese team Kumamoto Volters. In 2015 Garlon signed a contract for the 2015–16 season with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the younger brother of NBA player Gerald Green. Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and was the winner of the slam dunk contest.
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Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born | Houston, Texas | January 11, 1991
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hightower (Missouri City, Texas) |
College | TCU (2009–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2014 | Canberra Gunners |
2014–2015 | Kumamoto Volters |
2015–2016 | Walter Tigers Tübingen |
2017–2018 | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
2018–2019 | Khimki |
2019 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
2019–2020 | BC Enisey |
2020 | Anwil Włocławek |
2020–2022 | CSM Oradea |
2022–2023 | Fos Provence Basket |
2023–present | Antibes Sharks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
College career
editAfter graduating from high school in his hometown, Green studied at Texas Christian University and played for the TCU Horned Frogs team. He participated in the 2013 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest.[1][2]
Professional career
editCanberra Gunners (2014)
editAfter completing his studies, Green played for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Green, however, did not enter the season squad and at the end of the year he signed a contract with the Canberra Gunners of the South East Australian Basketball League.
Kumamoto Volters (2014–2015)
editAfter averaging 24 points and seven rebounds per game for the Gunners, Green signed with the Kumamoto Volters of the Japan's National Basketball League.
Tübingen (2015–2016)
editFor the 2015–16 season, Green signed with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), where he played with Houston native Jesse Sanders.[3] Green attracted attention a game against Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, where he scored a missed free throw of an opponent in the final second, according to his own statement without any intention, in his own basket and created the "drunken self-spark".[4] This erratic action was observed even in his homeland and commented in the weekly segment Shaqtin' a Fool of the Inside the NBA show.[5] Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and won its slam dunk contest.[6] He also played in the All-Star Game where he replaced the injured Augustine Rubit. In December 2016, Green and the Walter Tigers Tübingen parted ways
Belfius Mons-Hainaut (2017–2018)
editIn February 2017, Green signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of Belgium's Pro Basketball League.
Khimki (2018–2019)
editGreen played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2018 NBA Summer League,[7] and on July 24, signed a contract with the Pelicans.[8] The Pelicans waived him on October 13.[9] On November 8, Green signed a one-year deal with Khimki of the VTB United League and EuroLeague.[10] On February 14, 2019, Green parted ways with Khimki after appearing in 15 games.[11]
Hapoel Tel Aviv (2019)
editOn February 20, 2019, Green signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season.[12] On March 31, 2019, Green recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the field, along with four rebounds in a 102–96 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[13] Green helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.
Enisey (2019–2020)
editOn August 5, 2019, Green signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[14]
Wloclawek (2020)
editOn July 25, 2020, Green signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[15]
Oradea (2020–2022)
editOn December 21, 2020, Green signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.[16] He averaged 10.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. He won bronze medals on FIBA Europe Cup,[17] and was runner up in the domestic competition. On July 23, 2021, Green re-signed with the team.[18]
Fos Provence Basket (2022–present)
editOn July 6, 2022, he has signed with Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A.[19]
Tri-State (2022–present)
editOn May 25, 2022, Green was drafted by Tri-State with the sixteenth overall pick of the 2022 BIG3 draft.[20]
Personal life
editGreen's older brother, Gerald, is a former professional basketball player. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Green Headed to College Slam Dunk Contest". TCU Athletics. March 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Littmann, Chris (April 5, 2013). "Doug Anderson wins college dunk contest at 2013 Final Four (VIDEO)". Sporting News. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Kraftpaket Garlon Green komplettiert den Kader der Raubkatzen". www.schoenen-dunk.de (in German). July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ Jonas Beckenkamp (2015-12-14). "Tübingen: Slam Dunk in den eigenen Korb" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ "Garlon Green bei Shaqtin' a Fool (+VIDEO)" (in German). Telekom Basketball. December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
- ^ Walter, Simon; Hornung, Christian (January 10, 2016). "Per Günther dominiert ALLSTAR Day". basketball.de (in German). Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "TCU hoops lands three players in NBA summer league". www.star-telegram.com.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Garlon Green and Kenrich Williams". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ "Pelicans waive Green and Jack". NBA.com. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ "BC Khimki add Garlon Green to the roster". en.bckhimki.ru. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Khimki Moscow, Garlon Green part ways". Eurohoops.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "גרלון גרין חתם בהפועל "SP מצר" ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Winner League, Game 24: Hapoel TA Vs Be'er Sheva". basket.co.il. March 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 30, 2019). "BC Enisey add Garlon Green". Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 25, 2020). "Anwil Wloclawek announces Garlon Green". Sportando. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (December 21, 2020). "Garlon Green joins CSM Oradea". Sportando. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ "CSM CSU Oradea repel BC Parma's fightback to sign off with third place". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Beres, Arnold (July 23, 2021). "Green re-signs at Oradea". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Bienvenue Garlon Green". fosprovencebasket (in French). July 6, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 BIG3 Draft Recap". BIG3. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
External links
edit- TCU Horned Frogs bio Archived 2018-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- RealGM profile