Ty Greene

Ty Greene (born June 6, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina Upstate, where in 2015 he was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year.

Ty Greene
Personal information
Born (1992-06-06) June 6, 1992
Knoxville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolBearden (Knoxville, Tennessee)
CollegeUSC Upstate (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–2016
Career history
2015–2016Delaware 87ers
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Greene attended Bearden High School where he was named the East Tennessee Player of the Year after leading Bearden to a 35-3 overall record and a spot in the Tennessee Class AAA State Championship Game. He earned All-State Honors as a Junior. As a senior, he averaged 16 points per game and picked up All-District and All-State Tournament honors.[1]

College career

Greene played college basketball for the University of South Carolina Upstate[2] where he was selected as the 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year after finishing the regular season ranked first in the conference in scoring with 23.4 points per game in league games and scoring more than 20 points at least once against every A-Sun opponent.[3] Greene also received national honors that season, as he was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press[4] and received the Lou Henson Award as the top mid-major college player in the country.[5] Greene won Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in 2011-2012.

Professional career

On October 31, 2015, Greene was selected by the Delaware 87ers in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.[6] Greene played the season for the 87ers, averaging 10.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 25.6 minutes per game. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions and saw his role increase as the year wore on.[7]

Following his lone professional season, Greene retired from basketball in favor of a position with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Memphis.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of David, who played basketball and baseball at UVA Wise, and Debbie Greene and has a younger brother, Sam. Greene majored in political science. He was married on June 17, 2016 to Knoxville native and fellow Division 1 basketball player Taylor Mills. Mills started her basketball career at Kennesaw State playing in the same conference as Greene. They both won Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year in 2011-2012. Mills transferred to Belmont winning OVC Newcomer of the Year in 2013-2014. [1]

References
  1. "Ty Greene named top player in Atlantic Sun". UpstateSpartans.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. "Ty Greene - South Carolina Upstate Spartans". CBS Sports. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  3. "Ty Greene named top player in Atlantic Sun". Knoxville News Sentinel. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  4. Dopher, Marc (May 6, 2015). "Ty Greene honored by South Carolina General Assembly". wyff4.com. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  5. "Ty Greene Wins Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award". USC Upstate Spartans. April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  7. Dzurita, Andrew (June 30, 2016). "87ers Season in Review: Ty Greene". Delaware 87ers. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  8. Strange, Mike (July 21, 2016). "Ty Greene trades hoops for FCA mission in Memphis". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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