Javonte Green
| No. 43 – Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 23, 1993 |
| Nationality | American / Montenegrin |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Brunswick (Lawrenceville, Virginia) |
| College | Radford (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Peixegalego |
| 2016–2018 | Trieste |
| 2018–2019 | ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2019–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Javonte Green is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders.
College career
Green played for four seasons as a member of the Radford Highlanders. Green entered the starting lineup as a freshman, averaging 10.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game and was named to the Big South Conference's All-Newcomer team.[1] As a sophomore, his first full season as a starter, Green led the Highlanders with 14.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game and was named Second Team All-Big South.[2]
Professional career
Peixegalego
After garnering little NBA interest, Green signed with CB Marín Peixegalego of the Spanish third division, LEB Plata on September 11, 2015.[3] In his first professional season, Green averaged 18 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game and was named the LEB Plata's Most Valuable Player.[4]
Trieste
Green signed with Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian second division, Serie A2 Basket, on July 11, 2016.[5] He averaged 15.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.4 steals in 45 games with Trieste during the 2016-17 season.[6] He returned to Trieste for a second season, averaging 18.1 points, , 7.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and a league-leading 2.3 steals per game. Following the season, Green was named to the Phoenix Suns NBA Summer League roster.[7]
ratiopharm Ulm
Green signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga on July 25, 2018.[8] Green averaged 13.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game in 51 games between league and EuroCup play.[9] He was selected as a reserve to play in the 2019 BBL All-Star Game as a member of the "International" team.[10]
Boston Celtics
Green was invited to play in the 2019 NBA Summer League as a member of the Boston Celtics roster. He played in all five of the Celtics' games and averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.8 steals.[11] The Celtics signed Green to a two year contract with a partially guaranteed salary for the first season.[12]
References
- ^ Carter, Thomas (November 6, 2012). "Head Men's Basketball Coach and the squad look to move in the right direction". The Tartan. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Hurd, Sean (November 6, 2013). "Previewing the men's basketball season opener against Radford". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Javonte Green Signs Pro Contract with Marin Peixegalego". RadfordAthletics.com. September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Javonte Green leaves Marín to Italy by signing for Trieste". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). July 12, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Javonte Damar Green inks with Pallacanestro Trieste". Sportando. NanoPress. July 11, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (March 7, 2017). "Javonte Green ready to stay in Trieste". Sportando. NanoPress. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Suns' Javonte Green: Headed to summer league with Suns". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. July 1, 2018.
- ^ https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/717486/ulm-acquires-javonte-green/
- ^ Anderson, Ty (July 25, 2019). "Celtics sign Tacko Fall, three others". 985TheSportsHub.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Reservists of the ALLSTAR Games: Aito relies on newcomers, Menz on veterans and 348 internationals". EasyCredit-BBL.de (in German). February 12, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Celtics Sign Four Players". NBA.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ McMahon, Michael (July 18, 2019). "Celtics Rumors: Boston Signing Javonte Green To Two-Year Contract". NESN.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.