Lamar Green

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Lamar Green

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 210

| number = 16, 15

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|03|22}}

| birth_place = Birmingham, Alabama

| nationality = American

| high_school = Carver (Birmingham, Alabama)

| college = Morehead State (1966–1969)

| draft_year = 1969

| draft_round = 4

| draft_pick = 33

| draft_team = Phoenix Suns

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1975

| years1 ={{nbay|1969|start}}–{{nbay|1973|end}} | team1 = Phoenix Suns

| years2 ={{nbay|1974|start}} | team2 = New Orleans Jazz

| years3 =1974–1975 | team3 = Virginia Squires

| stat1label = Points

| stat1value = 2,133 (5.2 ppg)

| stat2label = Rebounds

| stat2value = 2,550 (6.2 rpg)

| stat3label = Assists

| stat3value = 310 (0.8 apg)

| bbr = greenla01

}}

Lamar Anthony Green (born March 22, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Career

A 6'7" power forward from Morehead State University, Green played six seasons (1969–1975) in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. He spent five years as a backup power forward for the Phoenix Suns, averaging 5.2 points, 6.3 rebounds in 17.9 minutes a game. His most productive season came in 1972–73, when he averaged 6.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in 25.6 minutes a game. His 2,186 rebounds are the 17th most in Suns franchise history, while his 345 games are the 18th most in franchise history.{{cite web|title=Phoenix Suns Players |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/players.html|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=December 31, 2011}} Left unprotected by the Suns, Green was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the 1974 NBA expansion draft, where he played 15 games before being waived. He then signed with the Virginia Squires of the ABA, where he appeared in 51 games in the 1974–75 season. Green was waived by the Squires on September 30, 1975.{{cite web|title=Basketball Transactions Search Results |url=http://www.prosportstransactions.com/basketball/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=lamar+green&Team=&BeginDate=&EndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search|work=prosportstransactions.com|accessdate=December 31, 2011}}

Career statistics

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style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" \| GP \| Games played \| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| MPG \| Minutes per game
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" \| FG% \| style="padding-right: 8px" \| Field-goal percentage \| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| FT% \| Free-throw percentage
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" \| RPG \| Rebounds per game \| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| APG \| Assists per game
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| SPG \| Steals per game \| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" \| BPG \| Blocks per game
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| PPG \| Points per game \| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" \| Bold \| Career high

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| Games played

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| Minutes per game

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| style="padding-right: 8px" | Field-goal percentage

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | FT%

| Free-throw percentage

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | RPG

| Rebounds per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | APG

| Assists per game

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| Steals per game

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| Blocks per game

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| Points per game

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| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! 3P% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! SPG ! BPG ! PPG
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1969}} \| align="left" \| Phoenix \| 58	12.1	.432		.586	4.8	0.3			4.2
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1970}} \| align="left" \| Phoenix \| 68	19.5	.453		.604	6.9	0.8			5.9
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1971}} \| align="left" \| Phoenix \| 67	14.8	.446		.733	5.2	0.7			5.0
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1972}} \| align="left" \| Phoenix \| 80	25.6	.431		.754	9.3	1.1			6.7
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1973}} \| align="left" \| Phoenix \| 72	15.3	.407		.559	4.9	0.6	.4	.5	4.1
align="left" \| {{nbay\|1974}} \| align="left" \| New Orleans \| 15	18.7	.343		.450	7.3	1.1	.3	.3	3.8
align="left" \| 1974–75 \| align="left" \| Virginia (ABA) \| 51	16.8	.426	–	.741	5.0	0.9	.3	.5	5.3
align="left" \| Career \| align="left" \| \| 411	17.8	.430	–	.660	6.2	0.8	.4	.5	5.2