Lynn Greer
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 Lynn Greer making a layup for Carpisa Napoli.
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| Position | Guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| League | A1 Ethniki/Euroleague |
| Team | Olympiacos BC |
| Number | 11 |
| Born | October 23, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| College | Temple |
| Draft | Undrafted, 2002 |
| Pro career | 2002–present |
| Former teams | Near East BC, Greenville Groove (2002-2003) Slask Wroclaw (2003-2004) Dynamo Moscow (2004-2005) Carpisa Napoli (2005-2006) Milwaukee Bucks (2006-2007) |
| Awards | Euroleague Scoring Champion 2004 |
Lynn Greer Jr. (born October 23, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Championship and the Euroleague.
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[edit] Personal
Greer is the son of Lynn Greer Sr. who was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the the 11th round (170th overall) of the 1973 NBA Draft[1], and Alma Greer. His sister is Kelli Greer. Greer grew up in Southwest Philadelphia and played against many current NBA players, including Jameer Nelson, Ronald "Flip" Murray, Rasheed Wallace, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, Malik Rose, Malik Allen and Cuttino Mobley.
[edit] College career
He attended Temple University where he played for John Chaney's Owls. In his senior year he averaged 39.7 minutes per game and also led the Owls with 23.2 points per game, including a career high 47 points in a 70-67 OT victory against Wisconsin. He led the Owls to the Elite Eight, where they lost a tightly contested game to #1 seed Michigan State.
[edit] Professional career
Prior to his NBA career he played professionally in the Italian League, the Russian League, the Polish League, and the Greek League, and also with the then-named National Basketball Development League's Greenville Groove. In July 2006, he was signed to a multi-year contract by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, a team he played with in the pre-season of 2003.[2] Due to his limited role with the Bucks, he decided to sign a two-year deal with Olympiacos on September 24, 2007.[3] In regular season he averaged 12.4ppg in 24.1 minutes. In 2007-08 postseason he played in 12 games where he averaged 14.9 ppg in 30.3 minutes per game while dishing 2.7 assists.[4] Finally in 19 games in Euroleague he averaged 16.3 ppg[5] and 3.6 assists.[6]
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- NBA.com player Profile
- Lynn Greer Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- USA Basketball bio
- HoopsHype.com Player Profile
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