Juan'ya Green
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Archbishop John Carroll (Radnor, Pennsylvania) |
| College | |
undrafted | |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | Kymis |
| 2017–2018 | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| 2018–2019 | KTE-Duna Aszfalt |
| 2020 | Al Sadd |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Juan'ya Green (born February 8, 1992)[1] is an American basketball player, most recently as a member of Al Sadd in the Qatari Basketball League. He completed his college career in 2016 after having split his career playing for Niagara University and Hofstra University. Green went unselected in the ensuing 2016 NBA draft.
High school career
A native of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Green's played his prep years at Archbishop John Carroll High School.[2] He had a successful career and garnered a number of awards and records, including: leaving as the school's all-time leading scorer (1,492 points); being named to the first-team All-Catholic League, all-city, and all-state honors as a senior; being named the Delco Times and Mainline Player of the Year as a senior; he was also named the Catholic League Co-Player of the Year in 2011; Green led Patriots to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class AAA state championship in 2009; and he also earned All-American honorable mention honors from Max Preps as a junior.[2]
College career
Green began his college career playing for Niagara University. He and close childhood friend Ameen Tanksley had grown up talking about playing college basketball together, and they both fulfilled that promise by deciding to play for head coach
NCAA regulations, he and Tanksley had to redshirt the 2013–14 season at Hofstra due to being transfer players.[3]
Green became eligible to play for the
Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and received 35 out of 40 possible votes.[8] Among other national honors, the Associated Press named Green to the honorable mention All-America team. Green left Hofstra with 1,186 points (22nd in school history as of his graduation), 463 assists (sixth in program history), and the single-season assists record holder after he accumulated 243 in 2015–16.[2] Overall, Green finished his college career with 2,317 points, 773 assists, 531 rebounds, and 230 steals.[4]
Professional career
Green went undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft despite his college success.[9] He started his pro career with the newly promoted to the Greek Basket League club Kymis.[10]
Footnotes
- a Others include Joe Manning (Oklahoma City / North Texas), Kenny Battle (Northern Illinois / Illinois), and Gary Neal (La Salle / Towson). At the time Manning played for Oklahoma City it was still classified as a Division I school by the NCAA.
References
- ^ "Juan'ya Green". Draft Express LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Juan'ya Green biography". GoHofstra.com. Hofstra University. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Rutherford, Mike (January 2, 2015). "Childhood friends Juan'ya Green and Ameen Tanksley breathe life into Hofstra basketball". SB Nation. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Juan'ya Green college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "MAAC Men's Basketball Awards". MAACsports.com. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "2015–16 CAA season". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Simone, Vincent (February 7, 2016). "Juan'ya Green Becomes Fourth To Score 1,000 At Two Schools". NYC Buckets. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Logan, Greg (March 3, 2016). "Juan'ya Green of Hofstra voted CAA player of the year". Newsday. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "2016 NBA draft results". si.com. Sports Illustrated. June 26, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Kymi signed Juan'ya Green". 3 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.