Sean Green (basketball)
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Sean Curtis Green is a retired American
United States
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 professional basketball
Basketball
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 player and USA Triathlon
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 certified triathlon
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 coach.

Green played basketball for #2 nationally ranked high school Oak Hill Academy
Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
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 in 1987. He then attended North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University
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 (one season) and Iona College
Iona College (New York)
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 (three seasons), and was selected 41st overall by the Indiana Pacers
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 in the 1991 NBA Draft
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.

After playing two years with Indiana, Green opted to be traded to the Philadelphia 76ers
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. At the midpoint of his third year Green was traded to the Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz
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 (with Jeff Hornacek
Jeff Hornacek
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), where he finished the 1994 season, and his NBA venture.

Green went on to play eight more years professionally in Europe/Asia/South America: Venezuela
Venezuela
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 (Puerto La Cruz 1994 and 1997 and Guanare 2002), Israel
Israel
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 (Maccabi Jerusalem 1995), Italy
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 (Milano 1996 and Napoli 1997), Philippines
Philippines
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 (Manila 1997 and 2000), Turkey
Turkey
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 (Istanbul 1998–2000) and France
France
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(Dijon 2001).

In 2004 Green created Green Storm Fitness LLC, a duathlon and triathlon racing team and personal and multisport training company based in New York City's metropolitan area.

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