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Mike Green
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Green in action with Varese in 2012
Personal information
Born (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985 (age 39)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
High school Franklin Learning Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College
  • Towson (2003–2005)
  • Butler (2006–2008)
NBA Draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro career 2008–2020
Career history
2008–2009 Antalya
2009–2010 Liège
2010–2011 Cantù
2011–2012 Barcellona
2012–2013 Varese
2013–2014 Khimki
2014–2015 Paris-Levallois
2015–2016 Reyer Venezia
2016 Best Balıkesir
2016–2017 Karşıyaka
2017–2018 AEK Athens
2018–2019 SIG Strasbourg
2019–2020 Igokea
Career highlights and awards
  • FIBA Champions League champion (2018)
  • FIBA Champions League Final Four MVP (2018)
  • Greek Cup winner (2018)
  • Leaders Cup winner (2019)
  • Belgian Supercup winner (2009)
  • French Pro A assists leader (2015)
  • Horizon League Player of the Year (2008)
  • Chip Hilton Player of the Year (2008)
  • Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2008)

Michael Edward Green (born June 23, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Towson and Butler.

High school career

Green played high school basketball at Franklin Learning Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

College career

Green played college basketball for Butler University from 2006 to 2008. He was the Horizon League men's basketball player of the year in 2007–2008 after leading Butler in points, rebounds and assists as a senior.

Professional career

He went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010, and later with the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League.

He played with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball League, Liege in Belgium and Cantù in Italy.

On July 31, 2011, he signed with Sigma Barcellona of the Italian Second Division for the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, he signed with Cimberio Varese.

In July 2013, Green signed a two-year deal with the Russian team BC Khimki. In June 2014, he parted ways with Khimki.

In July 2014, he signed with Paris-Levallois.

On June 29, 2015, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2015–16 season.

On July 28, 2016, Green signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir. On December 14, 2016, he left Balıkesir and signed with Pınar Karşıyaka. Green played in the Basketball Champions League with Karşıyaka, and was named the Round of 16 MVP.

On August 2, 2017, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek League for the 2017–18 season. With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018. On May 6, 2018, Green won the FIBA Champions League title with AEK. He was named the Final Four MVP after the final, after scoring 19 points in the final game.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

Legend
  GP Games played  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  Bold  Career high     Led the league

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 26 26.6 .391 .358 .856 2.9 4.5 0.9 0.1 10.4

FIBA Champions League

Denotes seasons in which Mike Green won the FIBA Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18† A.E.K. 20 27.3 .404 .364 .778 2.8 5.0 .8 .1 11.5

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