Artie Green

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Artie Green
Personal information
Born The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Taft (The Bronx, New York)
College
NBA draft 1981: 10th round, 221st overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Position Point guard

Artie Green is an American former basketball player. A native of The Bronx, New York, [1] [2] he played at Taft High School and earned a reputation for playing at Rucker Park. [3] Green was known for his dunking ability, [4] earning him the nicknames "Jumping", "High Jumping" and "Grasshopper". [3] [5]

Green played as a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) point guard. [6] He started his college basketball career at Saddleback College during the 1977–78 season and spent the following three seasons with the Marquette Warriors. [7] Green was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 221st overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft. [7]

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