Ken Green (basketball, born 1959) explained

Ken Green
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:215
Birth Date:19 September 1959
Birth Place:Newnan, Georgia
Nationality:American
High School:West Fulton (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:
Draft Year:1981
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:34
Draft Team:Denver Nuggets
Career Number:3
Career Position:Power forward
Team1:New York Knicks
Highlights:

Kenneth "Apple" Green (born September 19, 1959) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the New York Knicks. Green played for Pan American University, where he led the Broncs to the 1981 NIT tournament, the school's only Division I post-season appearance.[1] During this season Green was an NCAA honorable mention All American.[2] Green was drafted with the eleventh pick in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets; however, the Nuggets waived Green before the start of the 1981-82 NBA season. He was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers before the 1985–86 NBA season, but was once again waived before the start of the season. On March 25, 1986, the New York Knicks signed Green to a 10-day contract and then signed him to a contract for the rest of the season on April 4, 1986. In seven games with the Knicks, Green averaged 4.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UTPA NIT Team Honored. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524205858/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/022206abz.html. dead. May 24, 2011.
  2. Web site: UTPA Media Guide page 29.
  3. Web site: Ken Green NBA statistics.