Taurean Green

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Taurean Green

Position	Point guard
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	177 lb (80 kg)
League	NBA
Team	Denver Nuggets
Jersey	#0
Born	November 28, 1986 (1986-11-28) (age 21) Boca Raton, Florida
Nationality	American
High school	Cardinal Gibbons Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
College	University of Florida
Draft	2nd round, 52nd overall, 2007 Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	2007–present
Former teams	Portland Trail Blazers (2007–2008) Idaho Stampede (2007)
Awards	MVP, Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. MVP, 2006 SEC Tournament
Official profile	Info Page

Taurean Green (born November 28, 1986 in Boca Raton, Florida) is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

He is the son of former NBA player Sidney Green.

[edit] High School Career

Green played basketball for a different school each of his four years in high school. Following his sophomore year, in which his Westminster Academy team won the Florida Class 2A State Championship, Green was named MVP of the State Playoff Tournament and Broward County 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year. His signature game came at home during the regular season against Dillard High School, the three-time defending Class 6A State Champions, where he scored 38 points and made nine 3-point shots in leading his team to a blow-out victory. Green completed his senior season and high school career at Cardinal Gibbons High School.

[edit] College career

Green played on the University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball team, which won the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 3, 2006 and the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 2, 2007, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournaments. Green also passed the 1,000-point benchmark in his career at Florida, racking up over 1,170 points in just 3 seasons, the first of which he did not play much. Four of his former teammates have also passed the 1,000 point mark: (Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, Lee Humphrey, and Al Horford).

[edit] NBA career

On June 28, 2007, he was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft.

In his first year with the Blazers, Green was sent to to the Blazers' development league affiliate Idaho Stampede on December 9, 2007^[1], and was recalled on the 22nd^[2]. A need to get more playing time and practice time were noted by coach Nate McMillan as the reason behind the move. On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Von Wafer.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Taurean Green Info Page at NBA.com

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