Taurean James Green (born November 28, 1986) is a Georgian-American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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(PLK). He is the son of former NBA journeyman Sidney Green. Green played

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for the

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, where he was a member of the

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teams that won back-to-back NCAA national championships in

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. He also played internationally for

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after gaining citizenship in June 2010.

Early years

Green was born in

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, in 1986. He attended a different school for each of his four years of high school.(Freshman/Lake Howell HS, Sophomore/Westminster Academy, Junior/Bradenton Pendleton Academy, Senior/Cardinal Gibbons HS) Following his sophomore year, in which his Westminster Academy team won the Florida Class 2A State Championship, Green was named MVP of the State Playoff Tournament and Broward County 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year. His signature game came at home during the regular season against

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, the three-time defending Class 6A State Champions, where he scored 38 points and made nine 3-point shots in leading his team to a blow-out victory. Green completed his senior season and high school career at Cardinal Gibbons High School in

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College career

Green accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

, where he played for coach

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's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2004 to 2007. He was a starting member of the Gators teams that won the

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on April 3, 2006, and the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 2, 2007, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournaments. Green also passed the 1,000-point benchmark in his career at Florida, racking up over 1,170 points in just three seasons, the first of which he did not play much. Four of his former teammates have also passed the 1,000 point mark:

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, Lee Humphrey and

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Professional career

NBA

On June 28, 2007, he was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, by the

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in the 2007 NBA draft. In his first year with the Blazers, Green was sent to the Blazers' development league affiliate

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on December 9, 2007, and was recalled on the 22nd. A need to get more playing time and practice time were noted by coach

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as the reason behind the move. On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the

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for

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. On July 28, 2008, he was traded to the

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along with Bobby Jones and a 2010 second-round pick in exchange for

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. However, one day later he was released by the Knicks.

Europe

In 2008, Green signed with

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of the

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. He debuted in the 2008 Supercopa and scored 18 points in his first game, against

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

. On August 25, 2009, 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

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. In July 2010 he returned to Spain and signed a two-year contract with

CB Gran Canaria Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., is a professional basketball club based in Las Palmas, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the Gran Canaria Arena. From 2012 until 2021, they have been sponsored by Herbal ...

. In February 2012 he left CB Gran Canaria and signed a contract in

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with Tofas Bursa. In July 2013, Green signed with Limoges CSP. and won the French League title on his first season with them. On June 20, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

ASVEL Basket ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, ...

. After one season, he parted ways with ASVEL. On August 16, 2015, he signed 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 Italy. On February 13, 2016, he left Avelino and returned to his former club AEK Athens for the rest of the season. On August 15, 2016, Green signed with Israeli team

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for the 2016–17 season. On June 6, 2017, Green signed a two-year contract extension with Herzliya. On January 8, 2018, Green recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 8-for-13 from the field, along with 5 assists in an 86–82 win over

Ironi Nes Ziona Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Bas ...

. Three days later, he was named Israeli League Round 12 MVP. On November 8, 2018, Green returned to France for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with the

Antibes Sharks Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French secon ...

. On September 23, 2019, he has signed a try-out contract with Le Mans Sarthe of the

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. He will replace injured Brandon Taylor for 8–10 weeks. On November 13, 2019, Le Mans announced the signing of Taurean Green till the end of the season. On July 7, 2020, he has signed with

of the

(PLK).

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Green played in

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for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Pedro's Posse, he scored 15 points in their loss to Team 23 in the first round, by a score of 107–92.

Georgian national team

Green has citizenship with

, and he played with the senior men's

Georgian national basketball team The Georgia men's national basketball team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საკალათბურთო ნაკრები) represents the country of Georgia in international basketball matches, and is ...

at the qualification tournament for EuroBasket 2011, where he averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.4 steals per game.TAUREAN GREEN GEORGIA.
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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Europe

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CAI Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the ...

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Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...

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References

External links

FIBA Archive ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileRealGM.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Italian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile
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Early years

College career

Professional career

NBA

Europe

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

Georgian national team

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Europe

See also

References

External links