For the basketball player born in 1985, see Michael Green (basketball, born 1985)

Michael Green (basketball, born 1985)

Michael Green is an American basketball player. He played with Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Turkish Basketball League, Liege in Belgium and now Cantù in Italy. Green formerly played with the Butler University Bulldogs. Green was the Horizon League men's basketball player of the year in...

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Michael Kenneth Green (born August 6, 1951 in McComb, Mississippi

McComb, Mississippi

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) is a retired American

United States

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 professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player.

A 6'10" center

Center (basketball)

The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 from Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...

, Green played three seasons (1973-1976) in the American Basketball Association

American Basketball Association

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 as a member of the Denver Rockets, Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets

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, and Virginia Squires

Virginia Squires

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. He averaged 15.1 points and 8.7 rebounds

Rebound (basketball)

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 during his ABA career, was named to the 1974 ABA All-Rookie team, and appeared in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game

1975 ABA All-Star Game

GAME 8: at HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, January 28, 1975MVP: Freddie Lewis, Spirits of St. LouisCoaches:* East: Kevin Loughery, New York Nets* West: Larry Brown, Denver Nuggets-Western Conference: -Eastern Conference: -Score by Periods:...

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From 1976 to 1980, Green played in the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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 as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics

Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...

, San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs

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, and Kansas City Kings

Sacramento Kings

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. He averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in his NBA career.

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