LaMarr Greer explained

LaMarr Greer
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:225
Number:8
Nationality:American
Birth Date:16 May 1976
Birth Place:Cape May Court House, New Jersey
High School:Middle Township
(Cape May Court House, New Jersey)
College:Florida State (1994–1998)
Draft Year:1998
Career Start:1998
Career End:2013
Years1:1998, 1999
Team1:Atlantic City Seagulls
Years2:1999–2000
Team2:Trenton Shooting Stars
Years3:2000
Team3:Baltimore Bayrunners
Years4:2000
Team4:Trenton Shooting Stars
Years5:2001
Team5:Napoli
Years6:2001–2002
Team6:Messina
Years7:2002–2003
Team7:Napoli
Years8:2003–2004
Team8:UNICS
Years9:2004–2007
Team9:Kyiv
Years10:2007–2008
Team10:Olympia Larissa
Years11:2008–2009
Team11:Keravnos
Years12:2009
Team12:ASU Sports Club
Years13:2009–2010
Team13:Ironi Nahariya
Years14:2010–2012
Years15:2012–2013
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LaMarr Vernon Greer (born May 16, 1976) is a high school McDonald's All American and retired American basketball player. After short stints in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League, he embarked on a professional career in Europe. Greer retired in 2013.

Greer grew up in Middle Township, New Jersey. He attended Overbrook High School and transferred to Middle Township High School during his junior year, leading the school's basketball team to win the NJSIAA Group II state championships in both 1993 and 1994. In the 1994 season Greer was recognized as a McDonald's All American and New Jersey High School Player of the Year.[1] He also participated in the Roundball Classic, ending the game with a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists. He has the most points in Middle Township High School history.[2]

Greer has a son, Corey Greer, who plays Varsity basketball for well-known high school basketball team, Camden Panthers. Greer also is well known around the area for his commitment for youth. He does daily workouts with the youth during the high school basketball team off-season. In 2021, Greer became a teacher and the head basketball coach at his alma mater.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20001208233800/http://www.iblhoops.com/teams/bayrunners/players/lamarr_greer. LaMarr Greer. iblhoops.com. December 8, 2000. July 26, 2020.
  2. News: McGarry. Michael. European basketball star LaMarr Greer remembers his roots in Middle Township. The Press of Atlantic City. July 2, 2010. August 15, 2016. The photographs on the wall of LaMarr Greer's Middle Township home tell the story of his basketball travels.... Basketball has taken Greer around the world but each summer the Middle Township High School graduate returns to Cape May County.... Greer led Middle to the 1993 and 1994 state Group II titles. The Panthers reached the 1993 Tournament of Champions final, where they lost to St. Anthony of Jersey City.... Greer spent his first two high school seasons at Overbrook in Camden County..
  3. News: McGarry. Michael . September 16, 2021. One of the top basketball players in Cape-Atlantic League history returns to take over Middle Township . 2022-07-21 . The Press of Atlantic City . en.