Donté Greene

Donté Greene

No. 20 – Sacramento Kings
Position	Small forward / Power forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1988-02-21) February 21, 1988 Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Towson Catholic, Baltimore, Maryland
College	Syracuse
NBA draft	2008: 28th overall
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career	2008–present
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Donté Dominic Greene (born February 21 1988) is a 6-foot-9, 222 pound forward from Baltimore, Maryland who played for the Syracuse Orange in his freshman year. Greene was selected as the 28th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2008 NBA Draft. Greene was born in Munich, West Germany.

Professional career

In the pick that they received from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the Pau Gasol trade, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Greene as the 28th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was later traded by Memphis to the Houston Rockets. Greene signed with the Rockets on July 15, 2008 and proceeded to score 40 points in his summer league debut. On July 30, 2008, according to NBA front-office sources confirmed to ESPN.com, it was agreed that Greene, along with Bobby Jackson, a 2009 first-round draft pick and an excess of 1 million dollars, were to be traded by the Rockets to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Ron Artest. The deal was made official on August 14, when Greene (per NBA rules) was eligible to be traded after signing a contract with Houston on July 14.

College career

In his freshman year of college, Greene started all 35 games he appeared in and led Syracuse in scoring with 17.7 points to go along with 7.2 rebounds per game. He became the first Syracuse freshmen since Carmelo Anthony to lead Syracuse in scoring, while setting a new SU freshmen record for 3-pointers in one season, notching 90, surpassing Gerry McNamara, who previously held the record with 85. Greene also led Syracuse with 57 blocks. He was named to the Big East All Rookie Team.

However, Greene struggled in Big East play, where he shot just 28.6 percent (40-for-140) from downtown. While he led Syracuse in scoring, he also took more shots than anyone on the team, and had more turnovers (91) than assists (71). He was also criticized for his poor shot selection and porous defense.

Team USA

Greene was named as a 2006 USA Men's U18 National Team member on June 26, 2006. He averaged 3.5 ppg. and 1.0 rpg. as the USA captured a 4-0 mark and the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in San Antonio, Texas.

Greene would once again play on Team USA in the 2007 USA Basketball U19 World Championships. Although he was slowed by a shoulder injury, Greene played in eight-of-nine contests and averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. The team took home the silver medal after losing to Serbia in the championship game.

High school career

• Averaged 18.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 3.0 apg., 2.1 spg. and 4.3 bpg. as a senior in 2006-07; helped Towson Catholic to a 32-6 record and to its second consecutive Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference and Baltimore Catholic League titles.
• In the class of 2007, ranked as the No. 7 overall recruit and No. 2 power forward by scout.com and as No. 10 overall and the No. 3 small forward by rivals.com.
• Named Maryland's 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year.
• A 2007 McDonald's All-American, also named to the Nike Brand All-America Team and selected to play in the 2007 Jordan Classic.

External links

• NBADraft.net - Donte Greene Draft Profile
• SUAthletics.com