Garlon Green

Garlon Green (born January 11, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională. After completing his collegiate eligibility, Green started his professional career with Australian second division team Canberra Gunners, before signing for the Japanese team Kumamoto Volters. In 2015 Garlon signed a contract for the 2015–16 season with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the younger brother of NBA player Gerald Green. Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and was the winner of the slam dunk contest.

Garlon Green
CSM Oradea
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueLiga Națională
FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born (1991-01-11) January 11, 1991
Houston, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolHightower (Missouri City, Texas)
CollegeTCU (2009–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2014Canberra Gunners
2014–2015Kumamoto Volters
2015–2016Walter Tigers Tübingen
2017–2018Belfius Mons-Hainaut
2018–2019Khimki
2019Hapoel Tel Aviv
2019–2020BC Enisey
2020Anwil Włocławek
2020–presentCSM Oradea
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

After graduating from high school in his hometown, Green studied at Texas Christian University and played for the TCU Horned Frogs team. He participated in the 2013 NCAA Slam Dunk Contest.[1][2]

Professional career

After completing his studies, Green played for the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League. Green, however, did not enter the season squad and at the end of the year he signed a contract with the Canberra Gunners of the South East Australian Basketball League. After averaging 24 points and seven rebounds per game for the Gunners, he signed with the Kumamoto Volters of the Japan's National Basketball League.

For the 2015–16 season, he signed with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), where he played with Houston native Jesse Sanders.[3] Green attracted attention a game against Basketball Löwen Braunschweig, where he scored a missed free throw of an opponent in the final second, according to his own statement without any intention, in his own basket and created the "drunken self-spark".[4] This erratic action was observed even in his homeland and commented in the weekly segment Shaqtin' a Fool of the Inside the NBA show.[5] Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and won its slam dunk contest.[6] He also played in the All-Star Game where he replaced the injured Augustine Rubit.

In December 2016, Green and the Walter Tigers Tübingen parted ways, and in February 2017, he signed with Belfius Mons-Hainaut of Belgium's Pro Basketball League.

Green played for the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2018 NBA Summer League,[7] and on July 24, signed a contract with the Pelicans.[8] The Pelicans waived him on October 13.[9] On November 8, Green signed a one-year deal with Khimki of the VTB United League and EuroLeague.[10] On February 14, 2019, Green parted ways with Khimki after appearing in 15 games.[11]

February 20, 2019, Green signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League for the rest of the season.[12] On March 31, 2019, Green recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 6-of-13 from the field, along with four rebounds in a 102–96 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[13] Green helped Hapoel reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On August 5, 2019, he has signed with BC Enisey of the VTB United League.[14]

On July 25, 2020, he has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[15]

On December 21, 2020, he has signed with CSM Oradea of the Liga Națională.[16]

Personal life

Green's older brother, Gerald, plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA, and has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2007.[1]

References
  1. "Green Headed to College Slam Dunk Contest". TCU Athletics. March 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. Littmann, Chris (April 5, 2013). "Doug Anderson wins college dunk contest at 2013 Final Four (VIDEO)". Sporting News. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  3. "Kraftpaket Garlon Green komplettiert den Kader der Raubkatzen". www.schoenen-dunk.de (in German). July 24, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. Jonas Beckenkamp (2015-12-14). "Tübingen: Slam Dunk in den eigenen Korb" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  5. "Garlon Green bei Shaqtin' a Fool (+VIDEO)" (in German). Telekom Basketball. December 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  6. Walter, Simon; Hornung, Christian (January 10, 2016). "Per Günther dominiert ALLSTAR Day". basketball.de (in German). Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  7. "TCU hoops lands three players in NBA summer league". www.star-telegram.com.
  8. "Pelicans sign Garlon Green and Kenrich Williams". NBA.com. July 24, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  9. "Pelicans waive Green and Jack". NBA.com. October 13, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  10. "BC Khimki add Garlon Green to the roster". en.bckhimki.ru. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  11. "Khimki Moscow, Garlon Green part ways". Eurohoops.com. February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  12. "גרלון גרין חתם בהפועל "SP מצר" ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  13. "Winner League, Game 24: Hapoel TA Vs Be'er Sheva". basket.co.il. March 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  14. "BC Enisey add Garlon Green". Sportando. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  15. "Anwil Wloclawek announces Garlon Green". Sportando. July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  16. "Garlon Green joins CSM Oradea". Sportando. December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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