Sidney Green (basketball)

Sidney Green

Personal information
Born	(1961-01-04) January 4, 1961 (age 64) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Thomas Jefferson (Brooklyn, New York)
College	UNLV (1979–1983)
NBA draft	1983: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1983–1993
Position	Power forward / center
Number	21, 12, 44
Coaching career	1995–2005
Career history
As player:
1983–1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1987	Detroit Pistons
1987–1989	New York Knicks
1989–1990	Orlando Magic
1990–1992	San Antonio Spurs
1992–1993	Charlotte Hornets
As coach:
1995–1997	Southampton College
1997–1999	North Florida
1999–2005	Florida Atlantic
Career highlights and awards
As player: Consensus second-team All-American (1983) Big West Player of the Year (1983) No. 21 retired by UNLV Runnin' Rebels Third-team Parade All-American (1979) As coach: Atlantic Sun tournament champion (2002)
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,080 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds	4,128 (6.1 rpg)
Assists	635 (0.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Sidney Green (born January 4, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player and former coach. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Chicago Bulls in 1983. After a ten-year career in the NBA he went into college coaching. He now works as a Chicago Bulls team ambassador.

Life

Green was born in Brooklyn, New York. A 6'9" forward/center, Green attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he played for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team. Green's final game for UNLV was the team's second round loss to eventual champion North Carolina State in 1983. He was an All-American selection, and was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1983 NBA draft. In his ten-year NBA career, he played for the Bulls, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Charlotte Hornets. He retired in 1993 with 5,080 career points and 4,128 career rebounds.

After retiring from the NBA, Green went into coaching. He coached at Southampton College from 1995 to 1997, and was head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys from 1997 to 1999, and the Florida Atlantic University Owls from 1999 to 2005. On September 24, 2009, Green was named a player development assistant for the Chicago Bulls. ^[1] He later became a Bulls community relations ambassador. ^[2]

His son, Taurean Green, played for the University of Florida team that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships. Taurean Green has also played professionally in the NBA and in Europe.

NBA career statistics

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Chicago	49	0	13.6	.437	—	.714	3.6	.5	.4	.3	5.2
1984–85	Chicago	48	1	15.4	.432	.000	.806	5.1	.6	.2	.3	6.1
1985–86	Chicago	80	68	28.8	.465	.000	.782	8.2	1.7	.9	.5	13.5
1986–87	Detroit	80	69	22.4	.472	.000	.672	8.2	.8	.5	.6	7.9
1987–88	New York	82	65	25.0	.441	.000	.663	7.8	1.1	.8	.4	7.8
1988–89	New York	82	0	15.6	.460	.000	.759	4.8	.9	.6	.2	6.3
1989–90	Orlando	73	31	25.5	.468	.333	.651	8.1	3.2	.6	.1	10.4
1990–91	San Antonio	66	7	16.7	.461	.000	.848	4.7	.8	.5	.2	6.7
1991–92	San Antonio	80	1	14.1	.427	—	.820	4.3	.5	.4	.1	4.6
1992–93	San Antonio	15	0	13.5	.408	—	.867	4.7	1.3	.3	.2	3.5
	Charlotte	24	0	5.3	.350	.000	.750	2.0	.2	.0	.1	1.7
Career		679	242	19.5	.454	.037	.738	6.1	.9	.5	.3	7.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1985	Chicago	3	0	18.0	.500	—	.636	5.0	.7	.0	.3	10.3
1986	Chicago	3	0	17.7	.300	—	.500	4.0	.0	.3	.3	6.0
1987	Detroit	9	0	4.7	.600	—	.833	1.0	.1	.1	.2	1.9
1988	New York	4	4	23.3	.471	—	—	8.3	1.8	.0	.3	4.0
1989	New York	9	0	14.2	.413	—	.714	4.0	.6	.2	.1	4.0
1991	San Antonio	3	0	3.7	.500	—	1.000	1.3	.0	.0	.0	2.7
1992	San Antonio	3	0	15.7	.300	—	.750	3.7	.7	.0	.0	3.0
1993	Charlotte	9	0	8.7	.389	—	.333	3.2	.1	.1	.1	1.7
Career		43	4	11.8	.430	—	.654	3.5	.4	.1	.2	3.5

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

References

1. BULLS: Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions
2. 2012-13 Chicago Bulls media guide

External links

• Career stats at https://www.basketball-reference.com