Personal information | |
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Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Taft (The Bronx, New York) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1981: 10th round, 221st overall pick |
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
Position | Point guard |
Artie Green is an American former basketball player. A native of The Bronx, New York, [1] [2] he played at Taft High School and earned a reputation for playing at Rucker Park. [3] Green was known for his dunking ability, [4] earning him the nicknames "Jumping", "High Jumping" and "Grasshopper". [3] [5]
Green played as a 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) point guard. [6] He started his college basketball career at Saddleback College during the 1977–78 season and spent the following three seasons with the Marquette Warriors. [7] Green was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 221st overall pick of the 1981 NBA draft. [7]