Sidney Green (born January 4, 1961) is an American former professional

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player and former coach. He played

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for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and was drafted into the

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(NBA) by the

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in 1983. After a ten-year career in the NBA he went into college coaching. He now works as a Chicago Bulls team ambassador.

Life

Green was born in

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. A 6'9" forward/ center, Green attended the

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, where he played for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team. Green's final game for UNLV was the team's second round loss to eventual champion North Carolina State in 1983. He was an

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n selection, and was drafted by the

in the first round of the 1983 NBA draft. In his ten-year NBA career, he played for the Bulls,

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Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

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and

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. He retired in 1993 with 5,080 career points and 4,128 career rebounds. After retiring from the NBA, Green went into coaching. He coached at Southampton College from 1995 to 1997, and was head coach of the

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Ospreys from 1997 to 1999, and the

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from 1999 to 2005. On September 24, 2009, Green was named a player development assistant for the Chicago Bulls. He later became a Bulls community relations ambassador.2012-13 Chicago Bulls media guide
/ref> His son,

Taurean Green Taurean James Green (born November 28, 1986) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Green played college basketball for the University of Flori ...

, played for the

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team that won the 2006 and 2007

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s. Taurean Green has also played professionally in the NBA and in Europe.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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References

External links

Career stats
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https://www.basketball-reference.com
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Life

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

External links