Kenny Green (basketball, born 1967) explained

Kenny Green
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Nationality:American
Birth Date:13 October 1967
High School:Holy Cross
(Waterbury, Connecticut)
College:Rhode Island (1986–1990)
Draft Year:1990
Career Start:1990
Career End:2002
Years1:1990–1991
Team1:Rapid City Thrillers
Years2:1991
Team2:Quad City Thunder
Years3:1991
Team3:Columbus Horizon
Years4:1991
Team4:Empire State Stallions
Years5:1991–1992
Team5:Efes Pilsen
Years6:1992
Team6:JDA Dijon
Years7:1992–1993
Team7:Cáceres
Years8:1993–1994
Team8:Zaragoza
Years9:1994–1997
Team9:Tau Ceramica
Years10:1997–1998
Team10:Ülkerspor
Years11:1998
Team11:Granada
Years12:1998–1999
Team12:Breogán
Years13:2001–2002
Team13:Inca
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Kenneth Anthony Green (born October 13, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. At a height of, he played at the power forward and center positions

College career

Green played collegiate basketball at the University of Rhode Island, between 1986 and 1990. He is the school's all-time leader in blocks, and on five different occasions, he blocked eight shots in a single game. Green was named the Atlantic 10 Conference's Freshman of the Year in 1986–87, and as a senior, his 124 blocks, topped the NCAA Division I. He was also honored as the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year that season. Green finished his career at URI with 1,724 points, 996 rebounds, and 328 blocks. In 2000, he was inducted into the University of Rhode Island Hall of Fame.

Professional career

After college, Green spent over a decade playing professionally, first in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), for the since defunct teams, the Rapid City Thrillers in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Columbus Horizon in Columbus, Ohio. He then played in Italy, Spain, and Turkey.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Kenny Green. Liga ACB. March 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911010551/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=ARU. September 11, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Records . 2010–11 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide . . 2010. PDF . March 27, 2011.
  3. Web site: Rhode Island University basketball team. USbasket.com. Euroleague. 2011. March 27, 2011.
  4. Web site: NCAA Men's Basketball: Annual Leaders. Hickoksports.com. July 29, 2010. March 27, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100506023816/http://hickoksports.com/history/ncbaskmleaders.shtml. May 6, 2010.
  5. News: Alfano. Peter. N.C.A.A. Basketball: Villanova Surprised Kentucky; Duke Squeaks By; Duke 73, Rhode Island 72. The New York Times. March 25, 1988. March 27, 2011.
  6. Web site: Kenneth Green ('90) . University of Rhode Island . 2010 . March 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723214319/http://www.gorhody.com/genrel/green90_kenneth00.html . July 23, 2011 .
  7. Web site: 10 To Be Enshrined in URI Athletic Hall of Fame. University of Rhode Island. September 7, 2000. March 27, 2011.

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