Personal information | |
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Born | Cape May Court House, New Jersey | May 16, 1976
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Middle Township (Cape May Court House, New Jersey) |
College | Florida State (1994–1998) |
NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
Playing career | 1998–2013 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 8 |
Career history | |
1998, 1999 | Atlantic City Seagulls |
1999–2000 | Trenton Shooting Stars |
2000 | Baltimore Bayrunners |
2000 | Trenton Shooting Stars |
2001 | Napoli |
2001–2002 | Messina |
2002–2003 | Napoli |
2003–2004 | UNICS |
2004–2007 | Kyiv |
2007–2008 | Olympia Larissa |
2008–2009 | Keravnos |
2009 | ASU Sports Club |
2009–2010 | Ironi Nahariya |
2010–2012 | Phantoms Braunschweig |
2012–2013 | Kouvot |
Career highlights and awards | |
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LaMarr Vernon Greer (born May 16, 1976) is a high school McDonald's All American and retired American basketball player. After short stints in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League, he embarked on a professional career in Europe. Greer retired in 2013.
Greer grew up in Middle Township, New Jersey. He attended Overbrook High School and transferred to Middle Township High School during his junior year, leading the school's basketball team to win the NJSIAA Group II state championships in both 1993 and 1994. In the 1994 season Greer was recognized as a McDonald's All American and New Jersey High School Player of the Year. [1] He also participated in the Roundball Classic, ending the game with a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists. [1] He has the most points in Middle Township High School history. [2]
Greer has a son, Corey Greer, who plays Varsity basketball for well-known high school basketball team, Camden Panthers. Greer also is well known around the area for his commitment for youth. He does daily workouts with the youth during the high school basketball team off-season. In 2021, Greer became a teacher and the head basketball coach at his alma mater. [3]
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which it borders directly on the Delaware River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,074, an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 35,885, which in turn increased by 148 (+0.4%) from the 35,737 counted in the 2000 census.
Cape May Court House is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 5,573, reflecting a 4.4% increase from the 5,338 enumerated at the 2010 U.S. census, in turn an increase of 13.5% from the 4,704 counted in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cape May County and serves as the principal administrative hub for the township. It constitutes part of the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, or the Delaware Valley.
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The photographs on the wall of LaMarr Greer's Middle Township home tell the story of his basketball travels.... Basketball has taken Greer around the world but each summer the Middle Township High School graduate returns to Cape May County.... Greer led Middle to the 1993 and 1994 state Group II titles. The Panthers reached the 1993 Tournament of Champions final, where they lost to St. Anthony of Jersey City.... Greer spent his first two high school seasons at Overbrook in Camden County.