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Greg Monroe
New Orleans Pelicans
Monroe with the Detroit Pistons in January 2014
Player development coach
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 35) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
High school	Helen Cox (Harvey, Louisiana)
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College	Georgetown (2008–2010)
NBA Draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	2010–2023
League	NBA
Career history
2010–2015	Detroit Pistons
2015–2017	Milwaukee Bucks
2017–2018	Phoenix Suns
2018	Boston Celtics
2018–2019	Toronto Raptors
2019	Boston Celtics
2019	Philadelphia 76ers
2019–2020	Bayern Munich
2020–2021	Khimki Moscow
2021	Capital City Go-Go
2021–2022	Minnesota Timberwolves
2022	Washington Wizards
2022	Capital City Go-Go
2022	Milwaukee Bucks
2022	Utah Jazz
2022	Minnesota Timberwolves
2022–2023	Shanxi Loongs
2023	Osos de Manatí
2023	Sichuan Blue Whales

Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2011) Pete Newell Big Man Award (2010) Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2010) First-team All-Big East (2010) Big East Rookie of the Year (2009) Big East All-Rookie Team (2009) McDonald's All-American (2008) First-team Parade All-American (2008) Third-team Parade All-American (2007) 2× Louisiana Mr. Basketball (2007, 2008)

Career NBA statistics
Points	8,402 (13.0 ppg)
Rebounds	5,293 (8.2 rpg)
Assists	1,376 (2.1 apg)

Gregory Keith Monroe Jr. (born June 4, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He is now a player development coach for the New Orleans Pelicans in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Greg was chosen by the Detroit Pistons as the seventh overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. He was the last Pistons player to wear the number 10 jersey. The Pistons retired that number for Dennis Rodman in 2011. During his first year at Georgetown University, Monroe was named Big East Rookie of the Year.

High School Basketball Journey

Monroe went to Helen Cox High School in Harvey, Louisiana. In his senior year (2007–08), he was named a McDonald's All-American. He also earned first-team Parade All-America honors. During that year, he averaged 21.0 points and 14.0 rebounds per game.

Experts at Rivals.com thought Monroe was a top player. They listed him as the number one power forward in the nation in 2008. He was also ranked as the eighth best player overall.

College Career Highlights

Freshman Year Success (2008–2009)

In his first year at Georgetown, Monroe quickly made a name for himself. He was named the Big East Rookie of the Year. He also made the Big East All-Rookie team. CBSSports.com even named him to their NCAA Freshman All-American first team. In 31 games, he averaged 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds. He also had 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game.

Sophomore Year Achievements (2009–2010)

Monroe continued to shine in his second year. He was chosen for the All-Big East first team. He also made the Big East All-Tournament team. Various sports groups, like USBWA and NABC, also recognized his talent. He was named to the AP NCAA All-America third team. In 34 games, he averaged 16.1 points and 9.6 rebounds. He also contributed 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.5 blocks per game.

On April 17, 2010, Monroe decided to enter the NBA draft. This meant he would not play his final two years of college basketball.

Professional Basketball Career

Detroit Pistons (2010–2015)

The Detroit Pistons picked Monroe seventh overall in the 2010 NBA draft. He officially signed with the Pistons on July 6, 2010.

Monroe played his first NBA game on October 30, 2010, against the Chicago Bulls. He scored 2 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 7 minutes. He started his first game on December 10, 2010, against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In that game, he had eight points and fifteen rebounds. Even though he started slowly, Monroe improved a lot in 2011. He became a strong scorer and rebounder for the Pistons. On February 23, 2011, he had his best game of the season. He scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers.

On May 4, 2011, Monroe finished sixth in the NBA Rookie of the Year voting.

During the 2011–12 season, Monroe played and started in all 66 games for Detroit. He was chosen to play in the NBA All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge. Monroe and his teammate Brandon Knight both played for Team Shaq.

In the 2013–14 season, Monroe had his third straight season with over 1,000 points and 600 rebounds. Only Grant Hill had done this for the Pistons since the 1994–95 season.

On September 8, 2014, Monroe signed a one-year offer with the Pistons. This made him a free agent in 2015. On December 3, 2014, he scored a season-high 29 points. This was in a 102–109 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. On April 8, 2015, he returned after missing 11 games due to a knee injury. He scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds in another loss to the Celtics.

Milwaukee Bucks (2015–2017)

Monroe with the Bucks in December 2016

On July 9, 2015, Monroe signed a three-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. He played his first game for the Bucks on October 28, 2015. He scored 22 points and had 14 rebounds in a game against the New York Knicks. From February 9 to March 7, 2016, Monroe played off the bench for 12 games. This was while coach Jason Kidd tried different team setups. In his first game coming off the bench, he scored a season-high 29 points. He also had 12 rebounds in a win against the Boston Celtics. Monroe returned to the starting lineup on March 9 for a game against the Miami Heat.

For the 2016–17 season, Coach Kidd assigned Monroe a permanent role coming off the bench. On January 25, 2017, he led the Bucks with a season-high 28 points. This was in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Phoenix Suns (2017–2018)

On November 7, 2017, Monroe was traded to the Phoenix Suns. He was traded along with some future draft picks. This trade was in exchange for Eric Bledsoe. Monroe was dealing with a calf injury when he arrived in Phoenix. He played his first game for the Suns on November 16, 2017. He scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds in a loss to the Houston Rockets. Monroe played even though there were rumors he might be traded again. Six days later, he had 22 points and 15 rebounds in a loss to his old team, the Milwaukee Bucks. On January 24, 2018, he had 16 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. On February 1, 2018, the Suns released him from his contract.

Boston Celtics (2018)

On February 8, 2018, Monroe signed with the Boston Celtics. On April 6, 2018, he achieved his second career triple-double. He had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists coming off the bench. This was in a win against the Chicago Bulls. He was the first Celtics center to get a triple-double since Robert Parish did it in 1987.

Toronto Raptors (2018–2019)

On August 10, 2018, Monroe signed with the Toronto Raptors. On February 7, 2019, Monroe was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. He was immediately released by the Nets.

Return to Boston Celtics (2019)

On March 24, 2019, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics. He was not re-signed after this contract ended.

Philadelphia 76ers (2019)

On April 4, 2019, Monroe signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Playing in Europe (2019–2021)

On July 25, 2019, Monroe signed with Bayern Munich in Germany. He played for them during the 2019–20 season.

On July 30, 2020, Monroe signed with the Russian club Khimki. He played for them in the 2020–21 season. He was named league player of the week on November 11. This was after he scored 28 points and had ten rebounds in a win. On January 23, 2021, Khimki ended Monroe's contract.

NBA G League and Short Stints (2021–2022)

On November 5, 2021, Monroe signed with the Capital City Go-Go in the NBA G League. He averaged 10.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

On December 27, 2021, Monroe signed a 10-day deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played his first game against the Boston Celtics. He scored 11 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and had 6 assists in a win.

On January 6, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards. Monroe played in two games for the Wizards before his contract ended. He then went back to Capital City.

On February 5, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. The same day, he scored six points and grabbed six rebounds in his debut. This was in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. Ten days later, he was back with the Capital City Go-Go.

On March 28, 2022, Monroe signed a 10-day deal with the Utah Jazz.

On April 7, 2022, Monroe signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the rest of the 2021–22 season.

Playing in Asia and Puerto Rico (2022–2023)

On December 10, 2022, Monroe signed with the Shanxi Loongs in China. He and the team went their separate ways on January 21, 2023.

On March 18, 2023, Monroe signed with Osos de Manatí in Puerto Rico.

Coaching Career

On September 26, 2024, Greg Monroe retired from playing professional basketball. He was then hired by the New Orleans Pelicans as a player development coach.

Career Statistics

Legend
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

NBA

*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Detroit	80	48	27.8	.551	.000	.622	7.5	1.3	1.2	.6	9.4
2011–12	Detroit	66*	66*	31.5	.521	.000	.739	9.7	2.3	1.3	.7	15.4
2012–13	Detroit	81	81	33.2	.486	.000	.689	9.6	3.5	1.3	.7	16.0
2013–14	Detroit	82	82*	32.8	.497	.000	.657	9.3	2.1	1.1	.6	15.2
2014–15	Detroit	69	57	31.0	.496	—	.750	10.2	2.1	1.1	.5	15.9
2015–16	Milwaukee	79	67	29.3	.522	.000	.740	8.8	2.3	.9	.8	15.3
2016–17	Milwaukee	81	0	22.5	.534	.000	.741	6.6	2.3	1.1	.5	11.7
2017–18	Milwaukee	5	0	15.8	.485	—	.500	5.0	1.0	0	0	6.8
Phoenix	20	14	23.3	.626	—	.674	8.0	2.5	.8	.3	11.3
Boston	26	0	19.1	.530	—	.797	6.3	2.3	1.1	.7	10.2
2018–19	Toronto	38	2	11.1	.460	.000	.574	4.1	.4	.3	.2	4.8
Boston	2	0	2.5	.600	—	—	1.5	.5	.0	.0	3.0
Philadelphia	3	0	17.3	.653	1.000	.909	4.3	2.3	.3	.0	13.7
2021–22	Minnesota	4	0	20.3	.591	—	.429	6.0	4.0	1.0	1.5	7.3
Washington	2	0	9.0	.500	—	—	5.0	.5	.5	.5	4.0
Milwaukee	5	0	17.3	.500	—	.556	4.2	.4	.6	.4	5.4
Utah	3	0	8.3	.800	—	.571	3.0	1.0	.0	.3	4.0
Career		646	417	27.4	.514	.059	.703	8.2	2.1	1.1	.6	13.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017	Milwaukee	6	0	23.5	.529	—	.833	7.3	1.7	1.3	.5	13.2
2018	Boston	11	0	9.5	.500	—	.682	3.2	.5	.2	.2	4.8
2019	Philadelphia	10	1	9.0	.400	.250	.788	3.1	.4	.5	.4	4.0
2022	Minnesota	2	0	3.6	.400	—	—	1.0	.5	1.0	.0	2.0
Career		29	1	11.8	.478	.250	.770	3.9	.7	.6	.3	6.1

EuroLeague

*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Bayern Munich	28*	24	24.1	.523	—	.747	6.8	2.5	1.3	.6	12.9	16.8
2020–21	Khimki	9	5	20.1	.500	.000	.711	6.0	1.4	.6	.7	10.3	12.8
Career		37	29	23.2	.519	.000	.737	6.6	2.3	1.1	.6	12.3	15.8

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008–09	Georgetown	31	31	30.9	.570	.333	.700	6.6	2.6	1.8	1.4	12.7
2009–10	Georgetown	34	33	34.2	.525	.259	.660	9.7	3.7	1.2	1.5	16.2
Career		65	64	32.6	.542	.273	.677	8.2	3.2	1.5	1.5	14.5

More Information

2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans