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Donté Dominic Greene (born February 21, 1988) is an American professional
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player. He played
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for the
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for one year before being selected with the 28th overall pick by the
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in the 2008 NBA draft.


Early life and high school

Greene was born on the United States Air Force Base in Munich, Germany. His mother worked for the
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. In the mid-1990s, Greene's parents divorced. Greene then attended school in
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before returning to
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and eventually
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. In October 2001, Greene's mother died of a
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, and Greene moved to
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with his father and brother. Greene was named as a 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team member on June 26, 2006. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per game as the USA captured a 4–0 mark and the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in
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. He was a 2007
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, Maryland's 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year, was named to the Nike Brand All-America Team and selected to play in the 2007 Jordan Classic. In the class of 2007, he ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward by Scout.com and as No. 10 overall and the No. 3 small forward by Rivals.com. Greene graduated in 2007 from
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, where he averaged 18.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game as a senior in 2006–07, and helped Towson Catholic to a 32–6 record and to its second consecutive Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League titles. Greene again played on Team USA in the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championships. Although he was slowed by a shoulder injury, Greene played in eight-of-nine contests and averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. The team took home the silver medal after losing to
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in the championship game.


College career and statistics

In his freshman year of college, Greene started all 35 games he appeared in and led Syracuse in scoring with 17.7 points to go along with 7.2 rebounds per game. He became the first Syracuse freshmen since
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to lead Syracuse in scoring, while setting a new SU freshmen record for 3-pointers in one season, notching 90, surpassing
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, who previously held the record with 85. Greene also led Syracuse with 57 blocks. He was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team. Greene had 19 points and 13 rebounds in an 85–73 Syracuse victory over
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on March 5, 2008. Greene also scored a season-high 27 points in an 87–81 NIT win over Robert Morris on March 18, 2008. Greene struggled in Big East play, where he shot just 28.6 percent (40-for-140) from downtown. While he led Syracuse in scoring, he also took more shots than anyone on the team, and had more turnovers (91) than assists (71). He was also criticized for his poor shot selection and porous defense. Greene and
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Professional career

In the pick that they received from the
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as part of the
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trade, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Greene with the 28th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. He was later traded by Memphis to the
Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...
. Greene signed with the Rockets on July 15, 2008 and proceeded to score 40 points in his summer league debut at the
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in
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. He hit 12–20 field goals, including 5-of-10 threes, to go along with 11-of-12
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s. On August 14, 2008, Greene was traded to the
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. On January 10, 2009, Greene was assigned to the
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of the
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. He was the first player the Kings had ever sent to the D-League. In his first game with Reno, he scored 26 points in a 93–91 Bighorns win over the
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. After performances of 14, 18, and 16 points in his next three games, he scored 28 points, with 14 scored in the final quarter, in a 117–103 win over the
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on January 17. Greene was recalled by the Kings that same day. On March 11, 2013, Greene signed with the
Atléticos de San Germán Atléticos de San Germán is a basketball club of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) based in San Germán, Puerto Rico. Founded in the 1930s after the amalgamation of the old San Germán team and the Farmacia Martín team, the team is one of ...
of Puerto Rico for the 2013 BSN season. On April 5, 2013, he left Atléticos after just one game. On April 17, 2013, Greene signed with the
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for the remainder of the season. In July 2013, he joined the Grizzlies for the
2013 NBA Summer League The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft. It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball. All 30 NBA ...
. On August 15, 2013, he was traded to the
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in exchange for
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. He was waived by the Celtics on September 17, 2013. Later that month, he signed with the
Dongguan Leopards The Shenzhen New Century Liebao Club, also known as Shenzhen Marco Polo or Shenzhen Leopards (previously Shenzhen Aviators) are a Chinese professional basketball team which plays in the Southern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CB ...
of China for the 2013–14 season, and joined the Leopards for their tour of New Zealand. He scored 41 points in their first of three games against the
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. In July 2014, Greene joined the Brooklyn Nets for the
2014 NBA Summer League The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...
. In December 2014, he joined Dubai's club Al-Nasr for the 2014–15 season. The next season, he also played in the
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of the
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. In August 2016, Greene signed with the
Leones de Santo Domingo Leones de Santo Domingo is a professional basketball team based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Championships Liga Nacional de Baloncesto The Liga Nacional de B ...
. He led his team to the LNB Championship in the Dominican Republic. On January 10, 2017, he signed with the
Capitanes de Arecibo The Capitanes de Arecibo are a Puerto Rican professional basketball team based in Arecibo that competes in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) league. In 2010, the team also had the distinction to play in the Premier Basketball League (PBL) u ...
of Puerto Rico. On September 3, 2017, he signed with
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut ( ar, نادي الرياضي بيروت, lit=Sporting Club Beirut) is a multi-sports club based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the basketball team competes in the Lebanese Basketball League. T ...
of the
Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB). Currently, the leagu ...
. On January 4, 2020, Greene signed with
Al-Ahli Jeddah Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club ( ar, النادي الأهلي السعودي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the second division of Saudi Arabian football, following their relegation from the Saud ...
of
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of
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. On March 23, 2022, Greene was not registered in the 2021–22 T1 League season final rosters.


The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Greene competed in
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on
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for Boeheim's Army; a team composed of
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basketball alum. In four games, he averaged 14.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game to help lead Boeheim's Army to the Semifinal Round where they fell 81–77 to the eventual champions Overseas Elite. Greene also played one game for Boeheim's Army in 2016.


NBA career


Career statistics


Regular season

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