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In the two campaigns combined, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting better than. Led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles captured back-to-back titles in 19, Green's second and third years with the squad. Green led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years on the team. The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh from winning an NBA championship, selected Green in the first round as the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 NBA draft.
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Professional career Los Angeles Lakers (1985–1993) He was inducted into the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor during the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, March 10, 2012. As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at. Green attended Oregon State University, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He never missed a class in his educational career. Green, who had regularly attended church with his family until allowed the decision whether to do so during his high school freshman year, became a born again Christian during a Fellowship of Christian Athletes weekend retreat during his senior year of high school. The initials stand for his father's mother Amanda and his father's father Chester. He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.īorn in Portland, Oregon, Green was given the initials "A.C." like his father A.C.

Green was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, attending Benson Polytechnic High School and Oregon State University. He found most success with the Lakers, with whom he won three championships in 1987, 19, and was named an NBA All-Star in 1990. Green played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. Nicknamed " Iron Man", he holds a National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192. (born October 4, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. Third-team All-American – AP, UPI ( 1985)Ī.C.
