Lynn Greer

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Lynn Greer
Azovmash
2013–2015Darüşşafaka Doğuş
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing the  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing
Lynn Greer shooting, during the 2006 Italian Cup

Lynn Terence Greer Jr. (born October 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.

High school

Lynn attended

Carver High School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, where he played basketball.

College career

Greer attended

John Chaney's Owls. In his senior year, he averaged 39.7 minutes per game, and also led the Owls with 23.2 points per game, including a career high 47 points, in a 70–67 OT victory against Wisconsin. He led the Owls to the Elite Eight in 2001, where they lost a tightly contested game to #1 seed Michigan State
. Greer is Temple's second-all-time-leading scorer.

Professional career

Prior to his NBA career, Greer played professionally in the

NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, a team he played with in the pre-season of 2003.[1]

Greer's only time in the NBA was during the 2006 - 2007 season with the Bucks. He played a total of 41 games in his career, averaging 4.1 points and 1.3 assists. His final NBA game was played on April 18, 2007 in a 96 - 109 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers where he recorded 5 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound.

On September 24, 2007, Greer signed a two-year deal with

BC Azovmash in Ukraine.[10] In August 2013, he signed with Darüşşafaka.[11]

On June 25, 2015, Greer announced his retirement from professional basketball.[12]

Personal life

Greer is the son of Lynn Greer Sr., who was drafted by the

NBA players, including Kobe Bryant, Jameer Nelson, Ronald "Flip" Murray, Rasheed Wallace, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, Malik Rose, Malik Allen, and Cuttino Mobley
.

Greer's son, Lynn Greer III, was a four-star recruit at IMG Academy in Florida. He committed to play basketball for the Dayton Flyers on February 15, 2021. However he transferred to Saint Joseph's in January 2022.[14]

References and notes

  1. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ^ Greer signs lucrative European deal.
  3. ^ Teams stats. Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Euroleague stats.
  5. ^ Euroleague stats.
  6. ^ HTSpor.com Fenerbahçe signs Greer (Turkish) Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Accordo con Lynn Greer (in Italian)
  8. ^ Greer signed for Milano
  9. ^ UNICS lands Lynn Greer
  10. ^ BC AZOVMASH lands Lynn Greer, Akin Akingbala Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Darussafaka adds Greer to their roster, ex Azovmash
  12. ^ "Lynn Greer retires at 35". Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  13. NBA.com. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  14. ^ "Lynn Greer IIII - 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Joseph’s Hawks. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

External links

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