Mike Green (basketball, born 1985)

Michael Edward Green (born June 23, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for who last played for Igokea of the ABA League. He played college basketball for Towson and Butler.

Mike Green
Green in action with Varese in 2012
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolFranklin Learning Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2008 / Undrafted
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2009Antalya
2009–2010Liège
2010–2011Cantù
2011–2012Barcellona
2012–2013Varese
2013–2014Khimki
2014–2015Paris-Levallois
2015–2016Reyer Venezia
2016Best Balıkesir
2016–2017Karşıyaka
2017–2018AEK Athens
2018–2019SIG Strasbourg
2019–2020Igokea
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Green played high school basketball at Franklin Learning Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

College career

Green played college basketball for Butler University from 2006 to 2008.[1] He was the Horizon League men's basketball player of the year in 2007–2008 after leading Butler in points, rebounds and assists as a senior.[1]

Professional career

He went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010,[2] and later with the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League.[3]

He played with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball League, Liege in Belgium and Cantù in Italy.[4]


On July 31, 2011, he signed with Sigma Barcellona of the Italian Second Division for the 2011–12 season.[5] In July 2012, he signed with Cimberio Varese.[6]

In July 2013, Green signed a two-year deal with the Russian team BC Khimki.[7] In June 2014, he parted ways with Khimki.[8]

In July 2014, he signed with Paris-Levallois.[9]

On June 29, 2015, he signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2015–16 season.[10]

On July 28, 2016, Green signed with Turkish club Best Balıkesir.[11] On December 14, 2016, he left Balıkesir and signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[12][13] Green played in the Basketball Champions League with Karşıyaka, and was named the Round of 16 MVP.[14]

On August 2, 2017, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek League for the 2017–18 season.[15] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup title, in 2018. On May 6, 2018, Green won the FIBA Champions League title with AEK.[16] He was named the Final Four MVP after the final, after scoring 19 points in the final game.

Career statistics

Regular season
Legend
  GP Games played  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

Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 A.E.K. GBL 2626.6.391.358.8562.94.50.90.110.4

FIBA Champions League

[17]

† Denotes seasons in which Mike Green won the FIBA Champions League
Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18† A.E.K. 2027.3.404.364.7782.85.0.8.111.5

References
  1. ButlerSports profile
  2. 76ers' Summer League Roster Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 2010
  3. NBA Summer League Rosters - Vegas
  4. Former Butler Basketball Players Headed Overseas Butler Sports, August 8, 2008
  5. "Barcellona lands Mike Green". Sportando.com. July 31, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  6. "Varese officially signs Mike Green". Sportando.com. July 22, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  7. "Khimki signs point guard Green". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  8. "Mike Green and Khimki Moscow parting ways". Sportando.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  9. "Mike Green signs with Paris-Levallois". Sportando.com. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  10. "Reyer Venezia officially lands Mike Green". Sportando.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  11. Best Balikesir lands Michael Green
  12. Best Balikesir, Mike Green part ways. The point guard to sign with Pinar Karsiyaka
  13. TRANSFER | MIKE GREEN PINAR KARŞIYAKA’DA! (in Turkish)
  14. "Mike Green claims Round of 16 MVP honor". Basketballcl.com. 9 March 2017.
  15. "Mike Green inks with AEK B.C." Sportando.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  17. http://www.championsleague.basketball/17-18/team/AEK#%7Ctab=statistics
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