Lamar Green

Personal information
Born (1947-03-22) March 22, 1947
Birmingham, Alabama
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Carver (Birmingham, Alabama)
College Morehead State (1966–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 4 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career 1969–1975
Position Power forward / Center
Number 16, 15
Career history
1969–1974 Phoenix Suns
1974 New Orleans Jazz
1974–1975 Virginia Squires (ABA)
Career statistics
Points 2,133 (5.2 ppg)
Rebounds 2,550 (6.2 rpg)
Assists 310 (0.8 apg)

Lamar Anthony Green (born March 22, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" power forward from Morehead State University, Green played six seasons (1969–1975) in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. He spent five years as a backup power forward for the Phoenix Suns, averaging 5.2 points, 6.3 rebounds in 17.9 minutes a game. His most productive season came in 1972–73, when he averaged 6.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in 25.6 minutes a game. His 2,186 rebounds are the 17th most in Suns franchise history, while his 345 games are the 18th most in franchise history.[1] Left unprotected by the Suns, Green was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the 1974 NBA Expansion Draft, where he played 15 games before being waived. He then signed with the Virginia Squires of the ABA, where he appeared in 51 games in the 1974–75 season. Green was waived by the Squires on September 30, 1975.[2]

Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Phoenix 58 12.1 .432 .586 4.8 0.3 4.2
1970–71 Phoenix 68 19.5 .453 .604 6.9 0.8 5.9
1971–72 Phoenix 67 14.8 .446 .733 5.2 0.7 5.0
1972–73 Phoenix 80 25.6 .431 .754 9.3 1.1 6.7
1973–74 Phoenix 72 15.3 .407 .559 4.9 0.6 .4 .5 4.1
1974–75 New Orleans 15 18.7 .343 .450 7.3 1.1 .3 .3 3.8
1974–75 Virginia 51 16.8 .426 .741 5.0 0.9 .3 .5 5.3
Career 411 17.8 .430 .660 6.2 0.8 .4 .5 5.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1969–70 Phoenix 6 11.5 .286 .400 3.8 0.8 3.0
Career 6 11.5 .286 .400 3.8 0.8 3.0

References

  1. ↑ "Phoenix Suns Players". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Basketball Transactions Search Results". prosportstransactions.com. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
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