Michael Edward Green (born June 23, 1985) is an American professional
basketball
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player for who last played for
Igokea of the
ABA League
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. He played college basketball for
Towson
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and
Butler.
High school career
Green played high school basketball at
Franklin Learning Center
Franklin Learning Center, formerly known as William Penn High School for Girls, is a historic high school located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building wa ...
, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
.
College career
Green played college basketball for
Butler University
Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study in six colleges: the Lacy School of Business, College of Communic ...
from 2006 to 2008.
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The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
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
The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...
in the NBA Summer League.
He played with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (''English: Antalya Greater Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club''), commonly abbreviated as Antalya BB is a basketball team based in the city of Antalya in Turkey. Their home arena is the Dilek Saba ...
of the Turkish Basketball League
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* of or about Turkey
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*** Turkish alphabet
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, Liege in Belgium and Cantù
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History
The name could stem from that of the Canturigi, a population o ...
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
BC Khimki (russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC ...
. In June 2014, he parted ways with Khimki.
In July 2014, he signed with Paris-Levallois
Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball.
The club was established in 2007 ...
.
On June 29, 2015, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre
S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...
of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A
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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
Pınar is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Pınar" means "Spring" (of water), and/or "Fountain". Notable people called Pınar include:
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* Pinar Heggernes (born 1969), Turkish-born Norwegian computer scientist
* Pına ...
. Green played in the Basketball Champions League
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with Karşıyaka, and was named the Round of 16 MVP.
On August 2, 2017, he signed with AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
of the Greek League for the 2017–18 season. With AEK, he won the Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most ...
title, in 2018. On May 6, 2018, Green won the FIBA Champions League
The Basketball Champions League (BCL) is an annual professional basketball competition for European clubs, organised by FIBA. It is the top-level competition organised by FIBA Europe, therefore the champion participates in the FIBA Intercontin ...
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
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FIBA Champions League
References
External links
Eurocupbasketball.com profileLegabasket.it profile
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1985 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
African-American basketball players
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Russia
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players
Basketball players from Philadelphia
BC Khimki players
Best Balıkesir B.K. players
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball players
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Karşıyaka basketball players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liège Basket players
KK Igokea players
Metropolitans 92 players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Pallacanestro Varese players
Point guards
Reyer Venezia players
Shooting guards
SIG Basket players
Towson Tigers men's basketball players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American people