Demond Greene

Demond Greene (born 15 June 1979) is a German–American professional basketball coach and former player. He played professionally for several seasons in, amongst others, the EuroLeague, the Greek Basket League and the German Basketball Bundesliga. Greene was a member of the Germany national team for several years and appeared with the team on both the FIBA World Championship and the Olympics.

Demond Greene
Greene, while with Bayern Munich, in 2012.
Bayern Munich
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979
Fort Hood, Texas
NationalityGerman / American
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2001 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–2014
PositionShooting guard
Number24
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2002DJK Würzburg
2002–2005Bayer Leverkusen
2005–2007Alba Berlin
2007–2009Brose Baskets
2009–2010Olympia Larissa
2010–2014Bayern Munich
As coach:
2018–2020Bayern Munich II
2020–presentBayern Munich (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Germany
EuroBasket
2005 Serbia and Montenegro National Team

Early life

Greene was born in Fort Hood, Texas, to an American father and German mother. The family later moved to Aschaffenburg in Germany where he grew up.[1]

Professional career

Greene played with the number 24 for Bayern Munich from 2010 to 2014. Before transferring to Munich he played one season for the Greek club GS Olympia Larissa of the Greek Basket League. Before that he played two years for Brose Baskets from Bamberg and one year for Alba Berlin. During his time at Bayer Giants Leverkusen (2002–2005), he became one of the best German shooters. From 1997 to 2002 Greene played with DJK Würzburg, where he was a teammate of 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.[2]

International career

Greene was a member of the senior German national basketball team.[1] He played at the EuroBaskets of 2005, 2007, and 2009; and also at the FIBA World Cups of 2006 and 2010. He also played at the Summer Olympic Games in 2008.[3]

In all competitions, he averaged 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game.

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Bamberg 111127.0.476.3931.0001.51.41.2.09.26.1
Career 111127.0.476.3931.0001.51.41.2.09.26.1

Coaching career

Until 2018, he served as coach in the Bayern Munich youth set-up, from 2018 to 2020 he was the head coach of Bayern's reserve team and was named an assistant coach of the Bayern Bundesliga squad in 2020.[4]

Personal

Greene's father is African American, and his mother is German.

References
  1. Andreas Burkert (19 May 2010). "Diesel Demond". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. Ingo Schmidt-Tychsen (23 October 2005). "Weitspringer unter dem Korb Albas Demond Greene kam spät zum Basketball". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "Demond Greene". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Greene, Vertemati und Lindner neu in Trinchieris Trainerteam". FC Bayern Basketball.
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