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Greg Magado Minor (born September 18, 1971) is an American
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coach and a former
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player who spent five seasons with the
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. Born in
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he played basketball for Washington County High School before enrolling at the
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to play for the
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. He has been an assistant coach with the
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's
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,
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, and
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.


College career

Minor lost his freshman season in
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due to academic reasons. In his time in Louisville the school snapped two
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titles and two trips to the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen. In three seasons he averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Cardinals.


Professional career

Minor was selected by the
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as the 25th overall pick in the
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. On June 30, 1994, the Clippers then traded Minor along with veteran
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to the
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for
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,
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, and the rights to fellow rookie
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. He was released from the Pacers' roster before start of the
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, but signed as a free agent with the
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on October 19. Minor remained with the Celtics for the entirety of his five-year career (1994–1999), averaging 6.9 points per game and maintaining a shooting percentage of .478. During his rookie season, he scored a career-high 31 points in a home game against the
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on January 27, 1995. In 1996, Minor competed in the
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during the All-Star Weekend in San Antonio, Texas, where he finished third overall. Minor suffered from a career ending hip injury on April 29, 1999, during a game against the
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. In 2001 Minor attempted a comeback and was rumoured to have been close to signing with the
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of the
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.


Coaching career

Minor became the assistant coach of the Continental Basketball Association's
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in 2008. He worked with
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legends Otis Birdsong, the general manager of the team, and
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, the head coach. The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry won the CBA Championship that year. On September 25, 2008, the
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added Minor as a member of the basketball operations staff for the
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Development League affiliate the
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. Minor was the assistant coach to Paul Woolpert. On October 6, 2009, the
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Development League's
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announced that Minor would serve as an assistant coach for the 2009–10 season. On August 11, 2010, the
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Development League's
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announced that Minor was hired as an assistant coach under head coach Randy Livingston. During the 2011-2012 basketball season, Minor became the head coach of Jiangsu Xiongshi Professional Basketball Club in the National Basketball League of China. In September 2012, the Cleveland Cavaliers added Minor as an assistant coach to G League affiliates Canton Charge. From 2014 to 2016 basketball seasons, Minor served as the head coach of the Jiangsu Xiongshi Professional Basketball Club in the National Basketball League of China.


Personal

In 2006, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Phoenix. In 2007, Minor traveled to Iraq with
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and
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to meet with the troops.https://www.nbrpa.com/news/editorial/Suiting_Up_With_the_Troops.aspx Minor also worked with the
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at the Haier Academy in China in 2007 and 2009.


References


External links


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