Donte Greene
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| Donte Greene | |
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| College | Syracuse University |
| Conference | Big East |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Jersey # | 5 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Career | 2007 – present |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | February 21, 1988 Munich, Germany |
| High school | Towson Catholic High School, Baltimore, MD |
Donte Greene (born February 21, 1988) is 6'9", 221 lbs forward from Baltimore, MD who played for the Syracuse Orange. Greene declared for the NBA draft on April 9th 2008, where he is projected to be a lottery pick.[1]
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[edit] College career
In his freshman year, Greene started all 35 games he appeared in and led Syracuse in scoring with 17.7 points to go along with 7.2 rebounds per game. He became the first Syracuse freshmen since Carmelo Anthony to lead Syracuse in scoring, while setting a new SU freshmen record for 3-pointers in one season, notching 90, surpassing Gerry McNamara, who previously held the record with 85. Greene also led Syracuse with 57 blocks. He was named to the Big East All Rookie Team.[2]
However, Greene struggled in Big East play, where he shot just 28.6 percent (40-for-140) from downtown. While he led Syracuse in scoring, he also took more shots than anyone on the team, and had more turnovers (91) than assists (71). He has also been criticized for his poor shot selection and porous defense.[3]
[edit] Team USA
Greene was named as a 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team member on June 26, 2006. He averaged 3.5 ppg. and 1.0 rpg. as the USA captured a 4-0 mark and the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas.
Greene would once again play on Team USA in the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championships.[4] Although he was slowed by a shoulder injury, Greene played in eight-of-nine contests and averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. The team took home the silver medal after losing to Serbia in the championship game.[5]
[edit] High school career
- Averaged 18.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 3.0 apg., 2.1 spg. and 4.3 bpg. as a senior in 2006-07; helped Towson Catholic to a 32-6 record and to its second consecutive Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League titles.
- In the class of 2007, ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward by scout.com and as No. 10 overall and the No. 3 small forward by rivals.com.
- Named Maryland's 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year.
- A 2007 McDonald's All-American, also named to the Nike Brand All-America Team and selected to play in the 2007 Jordan Classic.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Donte Greene and the NBA draft - Orange Basketball Blog on syracuse.com
- ^ Syracuse freshman Donte Greene to enter NBA draft - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
- ^ Greenes Future Still In Air - The Quad - Sports - New York Times Blog
- ^ http://carrierdome.syr.edu/news/basketball/mbasket/2007/7/22/USA19U7.22.07.asp?path=mbasket?path=mbasket
- ^ SUathletics.com - The Official Website of Syracuse University Athletics
- ^ http://www.usabasketball.com/biosmen/donte_greene_bio.html
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