Ken Green (basketball, born 1959)

Ken Green
Personal information
Born	September 19, 1959; Newnan, Georgia
Died	December 4, 2019
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	West Fulton (Atlanta, Georgia)
College	Ranger College (1977–1979); Texas–Pan American (1979–1981);
NBA draft	1981: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
	Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Position	Power forward
Number	3
Career history
1986	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
	CBA rebounding leader (1986);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kenneth "Apple" Green (born September 19, 1959) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the New York Knicks. Green played for Pan American University, where he led the Broncs to the 1981 NIT tournament, the school's only Division I post-season appearance.^[1] During this season Green was an NCAA honorable mention All American.^[2] Green was drafted with the eleventh pick in the second round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets; however, the Nuggets waived Green before the start of the 1981-82 NBA season. He was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers before the 1985–86 NBA season, but was once again waived before the start of the season. On March 25, 1986, the New York Knicks signed Green to a 10-day contract and then signed him to a contract for the rest of the season on April 4, 1986. In seven games with the Knicks, Green averaged 4.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game.^[3]

References

^ "UTPA NIT Team Honored". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
^ "UTPA Media Guide page 29" (PDF).
^ "Ken Green NBA statistics".

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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