Caleb Eugene Green (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the Korean

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(KBL). Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. He played college basketball for

Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts. Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...

in Tulsa., Doudiz Basket, Accessed September 8, 2009

College career

A Tulsa native who played for

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, Green was not recruited by the major in-state programs like the University of Oklahoma or the

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, where he had hoped to play. Instead, Green attended

, also in Tulsa, and played for four years. As a junior, he averaged 20.8 points per game and 8.8 rebounds per game, while as a senior, he averaged 20.5 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game. Even as a freshman, Green averaged more than thirty minutes a game, as he did for his entire college career. Green also led Oral Roberts to the NCAA tournament in his junior and senior seasons. For these accomplishments, he was named the

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(now Summit League) player of the year in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Associated Press
Oral Roberts wins Mid-Con tourney, earns NCAA berth
ESPN, March 6, 2007. As a senior, he was also a

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finalist. In his senior season at Oral Roberts, Green led the nation in both free throws made and attempted. He finished his senior season as the NCAA's active scoring leader. Additionally, Green set the Mid-Con Conference career scoring and rebounding records. His conference scoring record was later broken by

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Mike Daum Mike Daum (born October 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Derthona Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for South Dakota State University. A power forward, Daum was named the Sum ...

on December 7, 2018.

Professional career

Green was not drafted by any NBA team and elected to play professionally overseas. He played one season for German club Trier averaging 17.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Subsequently, Green signed with Dexia in the Belgian League. In his first season with Dexia, Green averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 64.2 percent from the field. In 2009, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, including a club-option for the 2010–2011 season. From 2009 to 2011 he played for BC Oostende. In July 2011 he signed a one-year contract with

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. In August 2012, he signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the French

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for the 2012–13 season. In July 2013, he signed with Dinamo Basket Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in 2014. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with the Spanish team

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. On July 23, 2015, Green signed a one-year deal with the Turkish club Galatasaray. He signed a deal with

Sidigas Avellino S.S. Felice Scandone was an Italian professional basketball club based in Avellino, Campania. Founded in 1948, the team has been a regular in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the first tier of basketball in Italy, for 19 years (2000/01 to 2018/19). ...

of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A on August 8, 2018.

College career

Professional career

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