Michael Green (basketball, born 1985)

Mike Green
No. 10 Reyer Venezia Mestre
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Serie A
Personal information
Born (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Franklin Learning Center
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Antalya BB
2009–2010 Liège Basket
2010–2011 Bennet Cantù
2011–2012 Sigma Barcellona
2012–2013 Cimberio Varese
2013–2014 Khimki
2014–2015 Paris-Levallois
2015–present Umana Reyer Venezia
Career highlights and awards

Michael "Mike" Green (born June 23, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Umana Reyer Venezia of the Italian Serie A.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 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.

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