Si Green
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Points | 4,636 (9.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 2,152 (4.3 rpg) |
Assists | 1,655 (3.2 apg) |
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Sihugo "Si" Green (August 20, 1933 – October 4, 1980) was an American professional
Early life
Green was born in Brooklyn and raised in its Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood.[1] He received his name, Sihugo, because of his Native American grandmother.[1] Green did not know its meaning and when often asked would joke: "when they gave me the name, I was too young to remember why."[1] He was nicknamed "Si" while growing up.[1]
College career
Green attended
Green then attended
In 1954–1955, Green averaged 22.0 points and 13.6 rebounds and the Dukes were 22–4, winning the 1955 National Invitation Tournament.[3] In the Final, on March 20, 1955, Duquesne beat the Dayton Flyers 70–58 before a sellout crowd of 18,496 at Madison Square Garden, as Green scored 33 points and Dick Ricketts had 23.[4]
As senior in 1955–1956, Green averaged 24.5 points and 13.2 rebounds as Duquesne was 17–10 following Dick Ricketts's graduation the year prior. The Dukes won 7 of their last 8 after a slow start to advance to the quarterfinals of the 1956 National Invitation Tournament, losing to eventual champion Louisville.[5]
Professional career
A 6'2"
As a rookie in 1956–1957, Green averaged 11.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 14 games for the Royals, he also played some games that season for the Easton Madisons of the
On January 14, 1959, while averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists, Green was traded by the
Green was traded by the St. Louis Hawks to the
On October 10, 1965, Green was traded by the
Green last played for the
Overall, Green played nine seasons in the league NBA with four teams, scoring 5,039 career points and averaging 9.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.3. assists in 504 career games.[12][13]
Playing style
"Si never said a word. He always wore his jumping socks, those thick gray ones with a green trim. The kind hunters wear. That was his superstition. Si's touch outside with a line-drive jumper was pretty good, but he could tell you he was going around you and he'd still get around you. He would give you a fake and a real big first stride," former Duquesne assistant coach Red Manning said in describing Green years later.[4]
Personal life
Green lived in the Philadelphia suburb of Point Breeze with his wife and son.[14] He worked for Associated Textile Systems Inc., a rental laundry, from 1967 until 1980.[14] Green operated as its personnel manager and later vice president of operations.[14] The business was owned by Hal Black, a former Duquesne Dukes basketball player from the 1940s who sponsored Green when he joined the team.[14]
In April 1980, Green had a chest
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
* | Led the league |
NBA
Source[7]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956–57 | Rochester | 13 | 32.5 | .350 | .710 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 11.5 |
1958–59 | Cincinnati | 20 | 33.3 | .373 | .685 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 12.5 |
1958–59 | St. Louis | 26 | 17.0 | .313 | .621 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
1959–60 | St. Louis | 70 | 19.3 | .372 | .634 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
1960–61 | St. Louis | 76 | 25.9 | .366 | .704 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 9.2 |
1961–62 | St. Louis | 14 | 19.4 | .388 | .800 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
1961–62 | Chicago | 57 | 37.1 | .375 | .686 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 13.8 |
1962–63 | Chicago | 73 | 36.3 | .411 | .683 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 11.7 |
1963–64 | Baltimore | 75 | 27.5 | .415 | .683 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 10.3 |
1964–65 | Baltimore | 70 | 15.5 | .413 | .627 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
1965–66 | Boston | 10 | 9.2 | .387 | .500 | 1.1 | .9 | 3.2 |
Career | 504 | 26.1 | .387 | .676 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 9.2 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 | St. Louis | 6 | 21.8 | .480 | .500 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 |
1960 | St. Louis | 14* | 40.4 | .473 | .603 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 14.1 |
1961 | St. Louis | 12* | 29.2 | .378 | .676 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 11.4 |
1965 | Baltimore | 9 | 7.2 | .438 | .800 | .8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Career | 41 | 27.1 | .433 | .613 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 9.5 |
Honors
- No. 11 retired by Duquesne University
- Green was named to the Duquesne All-Century Team in 2016.[17]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1953–54 Duquesne Dukes Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1954–55 Duquesne Dukes Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "50 years ago, Sihugo Green and Dick Ricketts led Duquesne to the title in basketball's No. 1 tournament – the NIT". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "1955–56 Duquesne Dukes Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "EBA-Si Green". www.nasljerseys.com.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ISBN 9781614238478– via Google Books.
- ^ "1961–62 Chicago Packers (Per Game) – NBA team profile page from WhatifSports". www.whatifsports.com.
- ^ "1965–66 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Si Green 1965–66 Game Log | Basketball-Reference.com".
- ^ "Sihugo Green – NBA player profile page from WhatifSports". www.whatifsports.com.
- ^ "NBA & ABA Players Who Attended Duquesne University". Basketball-Reference.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne reveals All-Century Team – TribLIVE". triblive.com.
External links
- Sihugo Green Info Page at NBA.com
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Si Green at IMDb
- Sihugo Green Personal Contract Collection