 Green with Fenerbahçe in 2018 | |
| No. 32 – Napoli Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard /point guard |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-05-09)May 9, 1991 (age 33) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Virginia Tech (2009–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013: 2nd round, 46th overall pick |
| Selected by theUtah Jazz | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2014–2015 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2015 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2015–2016 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2016 | Utah Jazz |
| 2016–2017 | Olympiacos |
| 2017–2018 | Valencia Basket |
| 2018–2019 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2019–2020 | Fujian Sturgeons |
| 2020 | Real Betis |
| 2020–2021 | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
| 2021–2022 | AEK Athens |
| 2022 | Zhejiang Golden Bulls |
| 2022 | Universo Treviso Basket |
| 2022 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2022–2023 | Budućnost VOLI |
| 2023–2024 | UNICS Kazan |
| 2024–present | Napoli Basket |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Erick O'Brien Green (born May 9, 1991) is an American professionalbasketball forNapoli Basket of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA). He finished the2012–13 NCAA Division I season as the top scorer in the nation at 25.0points per game. Green was selected by theUtah Jazz with the 46th overall pick in the2013 NBA draft, but was later traded to theDenver Nuggets.
Green was born inInglewood, California but grew up inWinchester, Virginia.[1] He spent the first three years of his prep career at his hometown'sMillbrook High School, before transferring for his senior year toFairfax'sPaul VI Catholic High School.[1] Between the two schools, Green earned four varsity letters.[1] In his lone year at Paul VI, he led the Panthers to a state championship (coincidentally, Green had led Millbrook to a state championship the previous season) and was named the 2009 Division I Independent League Player of the Year.[1] After Paul VI's championship he was named an EA Sports All-American.[1]The Washington Post also selected him to their All-Metro Team, theAssociated Press picked him as their Virginia Group AA Player of the Year, and Green was named the district and region player of the year.[1]
Green struggled hisfreshman season in2009–10 and averaged just 2.6 points per game and shot 29.3% from the field.[2][3] His lack of production, he later admitted, "turned [him] into a gym rat" and motivated him to work harder than everyone else to improve his game.[3] Each progressive season he increased his scoring, rebounding and assist averages.[2] By his senior season in 2012–13, and while leading NCAA Division I in scoring for most of the year, the media was discussing Green as adark horse candidate forAtlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year.[3][4] Despite his production, the Hokies finished the year with a 13–19 overall record, including a 4–14 conference record where they finished in last place. On March 12, 2013, Green was named the ACC Player of the Year by the ACC's media selectors (Miami'sShane Larkin was the coaches' pick).[5] He joinedMaryland'sLen Bias (1985–86) as the only two players of the year who competed for teams with losing ACC records.[6]
On June 27, 2013, Green was selected by theUtah Jazz with the 46th overall pick in the2013 NBA draft; his rights were immediately traded to theDenver Nuggets. He joined the Nuggets for the2013 NBA Summer League[7] where he averaged 9.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in six games.
On August 26, 2013, Green signed a one-year deal withMontepaschi Siena of theLBA.[8][9] In 45 Italian league games for Siena, in 2013–14, he averaged 10.8 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[10] He also averaged 11.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, in 10 games played in theEuroLeague that same season.[11]
In July 2014, Green re-joined the Denver Nuggets for the2014 NBA Summer League.[12][13] On August 1, 2014, he signed a three-year, $2.3 million contract with the Nuggets after averaging an impressive 16.6 points per game over five Summer League contests for the team.[14] On January 20, 2015, he was assigned to theFort Wayne Mad Ants of theNBA Development League.[15] Five days later, he was recalled by the Nuggets.[16] In the Nuggets' season finale on April 15, he had a season-best game with 17 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.[17]
In July 2015, Green re-joined the Nuggets for the2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 14.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals in five games.[18] On November 5, 2015, he was waived by the Nuggets.[19]
On November 21, 2015, Green was acquired by theReno Bighorns of theNBA Development League.[20] He made his debut for the Bighorns later that night, scoring 23 points in 35 minutes off the bench against theLos Angeles D-Fenders.[21] On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016NBA D-League All-Star Game.[22]
On January 26, 2016, Green signed a 10-day contract with theUtah Jazz.[23] The next day, he made his debut for the Jazz in a 102–73 win over theCharlotte Hornets, recording four points and one assist in four minutes of action.[24] On February 5, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Jazz.[25] On February 15, the Jazz did not renew his contract, making him a free agent. Four days later, he re-joined the Bighorns.[26] At the season's end, he was named to theAll-NBA D-League First Team.[27]
On July 15, 2016, Green signed a two-year deal withOlympiacos Piraeus.[28] On February 2, 2017, Green recorded a season-high 25 points, shooting 10-of-13 from the field, along with three rebounds and two assists in a 90–75 win overUNICS Kazan.[29] Green helped Olympiacos to reach the2017 EuroLeague Final, where they eventually lost toFenerbahçe.
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On July 21, 2017, Green signed with Spanish clubValencia Basket for the 2017–18 season.[30] Green helped Valencia to win the2017 Spanish Supercup and was named the Tournament MVP after averaging 15.5 points in two games.
On October 26, 2018, Green signed with the Turkish teamFenerbahçe as an injury cover forTyler Ennis.[31] On July 10, 2019, Green and Fenerbahçe officially parted ways.
In July 2019, Green signed a one-year deal with theFujian Sturgeons of theChinese Basketball Association (CBA).[32]
On January 28, 2020, he has signed withCoosur Real Betis of theLiga ACB[33]
On June 25, 2020, he has signed withBahçeşehir Koleji of the TurkishBasketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[34]
On September 28, 2022, he has signed withHapoel Holon of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League.[35]
On December 29, 2022, he signed withBudućnost VOLI in thePrva A Liga.[36]
On October 23, 2024, he signed withNapoli Basket of theLega Basket Serie A (LBA).[37]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point 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 | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Denver | 43 | 1 | 9.5 | .377 | .298 | .833 | .7 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 3.4 |
| 2015–16 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2015–16 | Utah | 6 | 0 | 5.8 | .417 | .250 | 1.000 | .8 | .3 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 52 | 1 | 8.7 | .377 | .288 | .857 | .7 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Montepaschi | 10 | 9 | 24.4 | .421 | .343 | .692 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .9 | .0 | 11.1 | 7.2 |
| 2016–17 | Olympiacos | 35 | 4 | 20.3 | .471 | .400 | .817 | 1.9 | .9 | .7 | .1 | 9.9 | 8.0 |
| 2017–18 | Valencia | 28 | 16 | 24.6 | .445 | .417 | .900 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .7 | .0 | 14.3 | 13.5 |
| Career | 74 | 29 | 22.2 | .440 | .393 | .860 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .7 | .1 | 11.8 | 9.8 | |
