Artie Green | |
Birth Place: | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 180 |
High School: | Taft (The Bronx, New York) |
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Draft Year: | 1981 |
Draft Round: | 10 |
Draft Pick: | 221 |
Draft Team: | Milwaukee Bucks |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Artie Green is an American former basketball player. A native of The Bronx, New York,[1] [2] he played at Taft High School and earned a reputation for playing at Rucker Park. Green was known for his dunking ability,[3] earning him the nicknames "Jumping", "High Jumping" and "Grasshopper".[4] [5]
Green played as a point guard.[6] He started his college basketball career at Saddleback College during the 1977–78 season and spent the following three seasons with the Marquette Warriors.[7] Green was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 221st overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft.