Greg Monroe Explained

Greg Monroe
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:260
League:CBA
Number:10, 15, 14, 55
Birth Date:4 June 1990
Birth Place:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
High School:Helen Cox (Harvey, Louisiana)
College:Georgetown (2008–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:7
Draft Team:Detroit Pistons
Career Start:2010
Career End:2023
Years1:–
Team1:Detroit Pistons
Years2:–
Team2:Milwaukee Bucks
Team3:Phoenix Suns
Team4:Boston Celtics
Team5:Toronto Raptors
Team6:Boston Celtics
Team7:Philadelphia 76ers
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Bayern Munich
Years9:2020–2021
Team9:Khimki Moscow
Years10:2021
Team10:Capital City Go-Go
Team11:Minnesota Timberwolves
Team12:Washington Wizards
Years13:2022
Team13:Capital City Go-Go
Team14:Milwaukee Bucks
Team15:Utah Jazz
Team16:Minnesota Timberwolves
Years17:2022–2023
Team17:Shanxi Loongs
Team18:Osos de Manatí
Years18:2023
Team19:Sichuan Blue Whales
Years19:2023
Highlights:

Gregory Keith Monroe Jr. (born June 4, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2010 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick and became the last Pistons player to wear the number 10 jersey, as the Pistons retired the number for Dennis Rodman in 2011.[1] In his freshman season at Georgetown University, Monroe was named Big East Rookie of the Year.

High school career

Monroe attended Helen Cox High School in Harvey, Louisiana. As a senior in 2007–08, he was named a McDonald's All-American and earned Parade All-America first team honors after averaging 21.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game.[2]

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Monroe was listed as the No. 1 power forward and the No. 8 player in the nation in 2008.[3]

College career

Freshman season (2008–2009)

In his freshman season at Georgetown, Monroe was named the Big East Rookie of the Year and earned Big East All-Rookie team and CBSSports.com NCAA Freshman All-American first team honors. In 31 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks in 30.9 minutes per game.

Sophomore season (2009–2010)

In his sophomore season, Monroe was named to the All-Big East first team, Big East All-Tournament team, USBWA All-District II team, NABC Division I All-District 5 first team, AP NCAA All-America third team and NABC Division I All-America third team. In 34 games, he averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in 34.2 minutes per game.[4]

On April 17, 2010, Monroe declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final two years of college eligibility.[5]

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2010–2015)

Monroe was selected with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. On July 6, 2010, he signed with the Pistons.[6]

Monroe made his NBA regular season debut on October 30, 2010 against the Chicago Bulls. He came off the bench to score 2 points and 3 rebounds in 7 minutes. After coming off the bench for the first month of the season, Monroe made his first career start on December 10, 2010 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In this game, Monroe recorded eight points, fifteen rebounds, and a block in 35 minutes of action. Despite a slow start to the season, Monroe's production increased in 2011 as he became a solid scorer and rebounder for the rebuilding Pistons. On February 23, 2011, against the Indiana Pacers, Monroe had his best game of the season with 27 points and 12 rebounds on 11–17 shooting.

On May 4, 2011, Monroe placed sixth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting totals, finishing closely behind Gary Neal of San Antonio.[7]

During the 2011–12 season, Monroe played in and started all of Detroit's 66 games. On February 8, 2012, he was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge. Monroe and teammate Brandon Knight were both selected for Team Shaq, despite them being drafted in different years.

During the 2013–14 season, Monroe recorded his third consecutive season with 1,000-plus points and 600-plus rebounds, joining Grant Hill as the only Pistons to do so since 1994–95.[8]

On June 30, 2014, the Pistons tendered a one-year qualifying offer to make Monroe a restricted free agent.[9] On September 8, 2014, it was announced Monroe signed the Pistons' qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent in 2015.[10] The next day, the NBA suspended Monroe without pay for the first two games of the 2014–15 season for driving while visibly impaired in February 2014.[11] On December 3, 2014, he scored a season-high 29 points in a 102–109 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.[12] On April 8, 2015, he returned to action after missing 11 games with a knee injury to record 19 points and 10 rebounds in another loss to the Celtics.[13]

Milwaukee Bucks (2015–2017)

On July 9, 2015, Monroe signed a three-year, $50 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.[14] [15] He made his debut for the Bucks in their season opener on October 28, 2015, recording 22 points and 14 rebounds in a 122–97 loss to the New York Knicks.[16] Between February 9 and March 7, 2016, Monroe had a 12-game bench stint as head coach Jason Kidd tinkered with his line-up. In his first game coming off the bench, he recorded a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds in a 112–111 win over the Boston Celtics.[17] Monroe returned to the starting line-up on March 9 for the Bucks' game against the Miami Heat.[18]

Monroe was assigned a permanent bench role for the Bucks in 2016–17 by Kidd. On January 25, 2017, he led the Bucks with a season-high 28 points in a 114–109 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.[19]

Phoenix Suns (2017–2018)

On November 7, 2017, Monroe was traded, along with the rights to a protected future first-round pick and a 2018 protected second-round pick, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Eric Bledsoe.[20] He was dealing with a left calf strain upon arriving in Phoenix.[21] He made his debut for the Suns on November 16, 2017, recording 20 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes as a starter in a 142–116 loss to the Houston Rockets. Monroe played amid speculation that he could be traded or have his contract bought out. Six days later, he had 22 points and 15 rebounds in a 113–107 overtime loss to his former team, the Milwaukee Bucks.[22] On January 24, 2018, he had 16 points and a season-high 17 rebounds in a 116–101 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[23] On February 1, 2018, he was waived by the Suns.[24]

Boston Celtics (2018)

On February 8, 2018, Monroe signed with the Boston Celtics.[25] [26] On April 6, 2018, he recorded his second career triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists off the bench in a 111–104 win over the Chicago Bulls. He became the first Celtics center to record a triple-double since Robert Parish did it on March 29, 1987.[27]

Toronto Raptors (2018–2019)

On August 10, 2018, Monroe signed with the Toronto Raptors.[28] On February 7, 2019, Monroe was traded to the Brooklyn Nets with a 2021 second-round pick in exchange for cash considerations. He was immediately waived by the Nets.[29]

Boston Celtics (2019)

On March 24, 2019, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.[30] He was not re-signed by the Celtics upon the expiration of his 10-day contract.[31]

Philadelphia 76ers (2019)

On April 4, 2019, Monroe signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[32]

Bayern Munich (2019–2020)

On July 25, 2019, Monroe signed with Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and EuroLeague for the 2019–20 season.[33]

Khimki (2020–2021)

On July 30, 2020, Monroe signed with Russian club Khimki of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague for the 2020–21 season.[34] He was named league player of the week on November 11, after contributing 28 points and ten rebounds in an 86–78 win against PBC CSKA Moscow.[35] On January 23, 2021, Khimki terminated Monroe's contract.[36]

2021–22 season

On November 5, 2021, Monroe signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[37] [38] He averaged 10.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

On December 27, 2021, Monroe signed a 10-day deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played his first game against the Boston Celtics and contributed 11 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in the Wolves' 108-103 victory.[39]

On January 6, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards.[40] Monroe appeared in two games for the Wizards before his contract expired and he returned to Capital City.[41]

On February 5, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.[42] The same day, he scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in 15 minutes of playing time in his debut, during a 137–108 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.[43] Ten days later, he was reacquired by the Capital City Go-Go.

On March 28, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day deal with the Utah Jazz.[44]

On April 7, 2022, Monroe signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the 2021-22 season.[45]

Shanxi Loongs (2022–2023)

On December 10, 2022, Monroe signed with the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.[46] He and the team parted ways on January 21, 2023.[47]

Osos de Manatí (2023)

On March 18, 2023, Monroe signed with Osos de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).[48]

Career statistics

NBA

Led the league

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit| 80 || 48 || 27.8 || .551 || .000 || .622 || 7.5 || 1.3 || 1.2 || .6 || 9.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit| style="background:#cfecec;"|66* || style="background:#cfecec;"|66* || 31.5 || .521 || .000 || .739 || 9.7 || 2.3 || 1.3 || .7 || 15.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit| 81 || 81 || 33.2 || .486 || .000 || .689 || 9.6 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .7 || 16.0 |-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit| 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 82* || 32.8 || .497 || .000 || .657 || 9.3 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .6 || 15.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Detroit| 69 || 57 || 31.0 || .496 || || .750 || 10.2 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .5 || 15.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| 79 || 67 || 29.3 || .522 || .000 || .740 || 8.8 || 2.3 || .9 || .8 || 15.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| 81 || 0 || 22.5 || .534 || .000 || .741 || 6.6 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .5 || 11.7|-| style="text-align:left;"rowspan=3|| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| 5 || 0 || 15.8 || .485 || || .500 || 5.0 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix| 20 || 14 || 23.3 || .626 || || .674 || 8.0 || 2.5 || .8 || .3 || 11.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| 26 || 0 || 19.1 || .530 || || .797 || 6.3 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .7 || 10.2|-| style="text-align:left;"rowspan=3|| style="text-align:left;"|Toronto| 38 || 2 || 11.1 || .460 || .000 || .574 || 4.1 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 4.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .600 || || || 1.5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 3.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 3 || 0 || 17.3 || .653 || 1.000 || .909 || 4.3 || 2.3 || .3 || .0 || 13.7|-| style="text-align:left;"rowspan=4|| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota| 4 || 0 || 20.3 || .591 || || .429 || 6.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.5 || 7.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|Washington| 2 || 0 || 9.0 || .500 || || || 5.0 || .5 || .5 || .5 || 4.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| 5 || 0 || 17.3 || .500 || || .556 || 4.2 || .4 || .6 || .4 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:left;"|Utah| 3 || 0 || 8.3 || .800 || || .571 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 646 || 417 || 27.4 || .514 || .059 || .703 || 8.2 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .6 || 13.0

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017| style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee| 6 || 0 || 23.5 || .529 || || .833 || 7.3 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .5 || 13.2|-| style="text-align:left;"|2018| style="text-align:left;"|Boston| 11 || 0 || 9.5 || .500 || || .682 || 3.2 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 4.8|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia| 10 || 1 || 9.0 || .400 || .250 || .788 || 3.1 || .4 || .5 || .4 || 4.0|-| style="text-align:left;"|2022| style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota| 2 || 0 || 3.6 || .400 || || || 1.0 || .5 || 1.0 || .0 || 2.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 29 || 1 || 11.8 || .478 || .250 || .770 || 3.9 || .7 || .6 || .3 || 6.1

EuroLeague

Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich| style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || 24 || 24.1 || .523 || || .747 || 6.8 || 2.5 || 1.3 || .6 || 12.9 || 16.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Khimki| 9 || 5 || 20.1 || .500 || .000 || .711 || 6.0 || 1.4 || .6 || .7 || 10.3 || 12.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 37 || 29 || 23.2 || .519 || .000 || .737 || 6.6 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .6 || 12.3 || 15.8

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2008–09| style="text-align:left;"|Georgetown| 31 || 31 || 30.9 || .570 || .333 || .700 || 6.6 || 2.6 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 12.7|-| style="text-align:left;"|2009–10| style="text-align:left;"|Georgetown| 34 || 33 || 34.2 || .525 || .259 || .660 || 9.7 || 3.7 || 1.2 || 1.5 || 16.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 65 || 64 || 32.6 || .542 || .273 || .677 || 8.2 || 3.2 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 14.5

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detroit Pistons To Retire Dennis Rodman's #10 Jersey. NBA.com. February 11, 2011. August 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: Greg Monroe Bio . guhoyas.com . August 13, 2014 . May 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527223101/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/monroe_greg00.html . dead .
  3. https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-Greg-Monroe-40233 Greg Monroe – Yahoo! Sports
  4. Web site: Greg Monroe Stats . Sports-Reference.com . August 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813225438/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/greg-monroe-1.html . August 13, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Clarke . Liz . Greg Monroe declares for NBA draft, leaves Georgetown after two seasons . WashingtonPost.com . April 17, 2010 . August 13, 2014.
  6. Web site: Pistons sign rookie Greg Monroe . InsideHoops.com . July 6, 2010 . August 13, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222225721/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=6144 . December 22, 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Blake Griffin named 2010-11 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year . NBA.com . May 4, 2011 . August 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429161346/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/05/04/rookie-of-the-year/index.html . April 29, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Greg Monroe Signs Qualifying Offer. CBS.com . September 8, 2014 . September 8, 2014.
  9. Web site: Goodwill . Vincent . Stuckey's stay with Pistons appears over; team declines option on Billups . DetroitNews.com . June 30, 2014 . August 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813231037/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140630/SPORTS0102/306300124 . August 13, 2014 .
  10. Web site: Greg Monroe Signs Qualifying Offer . NBA.com . September 8, 2014 . September 8, 2014.
  11. Web site: Detroit Pistons' Greg Monroe suspended two games for February DUI. Freep.com. Anthony . Fenech . September 9, 2014 . September 9, 2014.
  12. Web site: Celtics recover in OT, beat Pistons 109-102 . . April 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150207180614/http://www.nba.com/games/20141203/DETBOS/gameinfo.html . February 7, 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: Celtics eliminate Pistons from race, 113-103 . . April 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161228073756/http://www.nba.com/games/20150408/BOSDET/gameinfo.html . December 28, 2016 . dead .
  14. Web site: BUCKS SIGN GREG MONROE. NBA.com. July 9, 2015. July 11, 2015.
  15. Web site: Yougmisuk. Ohm. Greg Monroe chooses maximum deal with Bucks. ESPN.com. July 2, 2015. January 26, 2017.
  16. Web site: Williams scores 24, Knicks beat Bucks 122-97 in opener. NBA.com. October 28, 2015. October 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151026223709/http://www.nba.com/games/20151028/NYKMIL/gameinfo.html. October 26, 2015. dead.
  17. Web site: Middleton's free throw lifts Bucks over Celtics 112-111. NBA.com. February 9, 2016. March 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314223152/http://www.nba.com/games/20160209/BOSMIL/gameinfo.html. March 14, 2016. dead.
  18. Web site: Antetokounmpo scores 24 points, Bucks beat Heat 114-108. NBA.com. March 9, 2016. March 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110726/http://www.nba.com/games/20160309/MIAMIL/gameinfo.html. March 10, 2016. dead.
  19. Web site: Without Embiid again, 76ers hold off Bucks 114-109. ESPN.com. January 25, 2017. January 26, 2017.
  20. Web site: Suns Acquire Greg Monroe and Two Draft Picks from Milwaukee. NBA.com. November 7, 2017. November 7, 2017.
  21. Web site: Harden, Rockets get 90 in first half, beat Suns 142-116. ESPN.com. November 16, 2017. November 16, 2017.
  22. Web site: Middleton scores 40 points, Bucks beat Suns in OT. ESPN.com. November 22, 2017. November 22, 2017.
  23. Web site: Pacers take easy path to get past fatigued Phoenix 116-101. ESPN.com. January 24, 2018. January 24, 2018.
  24. Web site: Phoenix Suns Waive Greg Monroe. NBA.com. February 1, 2018. February 1, 2018.
  25. Web site: Boston Celtics sign center Greg Monroe. NBA.com. February 8, 2018. April 7, 2018.
  26. Web site: Snow. Taylor. Celtics Sign Veteran Big Man Greg Monroe. NBA.com. February 8, 2018. February 8, 2018.
  27. Web site: Greg Monroe's triple-double lifts Celtics over Bulls 111-104. ESPN.com. April 6, 2018. April 7, 2018.
  28. Web site: Raptors Sign Greg Monroe. NBA.com. August 10, 2018. August 14, 2018.
  29. Web site: BROOKLYN NETS COMPLETE TRADE WITH TORONTO RAPTORS. NBA.com. February 8, 2018. February 7, 2018.
  30. Web site: Celtics Sign Greg Monroe To 10-Day Contract. NBA.com. March 24, 2019. March 25, 2019.
  31. Web site: Friar. Nick. Report: Celtics elect to not re-sign Greg Monroe. celticswire.usatoday.com. April 3, 2019. April 3, 2019.
  32. Web site: Team Signs Greg Monroe. January 6, 2022. Philadelphia 76ers.
  33. Web site: Die Bayern freuen sich auf NBA-Center Greg Monroe. 25 July 2019. FCB Basketball. 25 July 2019.
  34. Web site: Khimki Moscow Region adds Greg Monroe. 30 July 2020. BC Khimki. 30 July 2020.
  35. Web site: Greg Monroe gets MVP of the Week award for VTB United League (by Interperformances) . Eurobasket . November 11, 2020 . November 11, 2020.
  36. Web site: 2021-01-23. Khimki parts ways with Greg Monroe and Jonas Jerebko. 2021-01-29. Eurohoops. en.
  37. Web site: Go-Go add NBA veteran Greg Monroe. November 7, 2021. NBA.com. November 7, 2021.
  38. Web site: Georgetown alum Greg Monroe signs with Capital City Go-Go. November 7, 2021. NBC Sports.
  39. Web site: TIMBERWOLVES SIGN CENTER GREG MONROE TO 10-DAY CONTRACT. NBA.com. December 27, 2021. December 27, 2021.
  40. Web site: Wizards sign Greg Monroe to 10-day contract. NBA.com. January 6, 2022. January 6, 2022.
  41. Web site: 2021-22 NBA G League Transactions. gleague.nba.com. February 15, 2022.
  42. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Greg Monroe To A 10-day Contract. NBA.com. February 5, 2022. February 5, 2022.
  43. Web site: Jim. Owczarski. Bucks 137, Trail Blazers 108: Bobby Portis lights up Portland from deep in big victory. Stevens Point Journal. February 5, 2022. February 7, 2022.
  44. Web site: Jazz Sign Greg Monroe to 10-Day Contract. NBA.com. March 28, 2022. March 28, 2022.
  45. Web site: Timberwolves Sign Center Greg Monroe. NBA.com. April 7, 2022. April 7, 2022.
  46. Web site: Dario. Skerletic. Greg Monroe joins Shanxi Loongs. Sportando.basketball. December 10, 2022. December 11, 2022.
  47. Web site: Greg Monroe leaves Shanxi Loongs . January 22, 2023 . Sportando.
  48. Web site: Greg Monroe joins Osos de Manati . March 18, 2023 . Sportando.

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