Litterial Maurice Green (born March 7, 1970) is an American former professional

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player who played at the

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position. He was listed at 6'1" or 6'2"."Georgia". ''USA Today''. May 12, 1988. 10C.

Biography

Green played high school basketball at

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in Mississippi, where he averaged 39.7 points per game as a senior to lead the nation in scoring. He also tallied 9.5 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. He was a

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and a ''Parade'' Magazine All-American.UGA All-Time Leading Scorer Joins CAU Coaching Staff
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''s list of Mississippi's 50 Greatest Sports Figures. Green played

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at the

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, where he became UGA's all-time leading scorer (2,111). He also became the school's all-time leader in assists. He led the Bulldogs to their only Southeastern Conference Championship in 1990, and was an All Southeastern Conference selection in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Green is the only basketball player in UGA history to score 2,000 points, and is one of three players in the history of the Southeastern Conference to record over 2000 points and 400 assists, joining

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and

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. Chosen in the second round of the

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by the

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, Green played from 1992 to '94 for the

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, as a backup to both

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and

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. After a full season with the

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( 1996–97), he signed with the

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in 1997–98 and the

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in 1999, punctuated by spells with the

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in the

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. From 1999 to 2002, Green played overseas in

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and

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. In 2003, Green was hired to coach the Southern Crescent Lightning of the

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. He won the league's Coach of the Year Award when his team won the league championship.Litterial Green
Street Basketball Association. He later served as the head coach of the Chattanooga Steamers of the

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. Green has also worked for ESPN College Basketball as an analyst and has been a consultant to NBA teams.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

NBA stats at Basketball-ReferenceBasketpedya career dataProfile
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