Taurean Green

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Taurean Green

| image = Taurean Green Hertzeliya.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| caption = Green playing for Bnei Herzliya in 2016

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 177

| league = SEC

| team = Florida Gators

| position = Assistant coach

| nationality = American / Georgian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|11|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| high_school = Cardinal Gibbons
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

| college = Florida (2004–2007)

| draft_year = 2007

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 52

| draft_team = Portland Trail Blazers

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2021

| career_number = 0

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = {{nbay|2007|full=y}}

| team1 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years2 = 2007

| team2 = → Idaho Stampede

| years3 = {{nbay|2008|start}}

| team3 = Denver Nuggets

| years4 = 2008

| team4 = → Colorado 14ers

| years5 = 2008–2009

| team5 = CAI Zaragoza

| years6 = 2009–2010

| team6 = AEK Athens

| years7 = 2010–2012

| team7 = Gran Canaria

| years8 = 2012

| team8 = Tofaş Bursa

| years9 = 2012–2013

| team9 = Sigma Barcellona

| years10 = 2013–2014

| team10 = Limoges CSP

| years11 = 2014–2015

| team11 = ASVEL Basket

| years12 = 2015–2016

| team12 = Sidigas Avellino

| years13 = 2016

| team13 = AEK Athens

| years14 = 2016–2018

| team14 = Bnei Herzliya

| years15 = 2018–2019

| team15 = Antibes Sharks

| years16 = 2019–2020

| team16 = Le Mans Sarthe

| years17 = 2020–2021

| team17 = Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski

| cyears1 = {{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2021|end}}

| cteam1 = Chicago Bulls (player development)

| cyears2 = 2022–2023

| cteam2 = Florida (dir. of player development)

| cyears3 = 2023–present

| cteam3 = Florida (assistant)

| highlights =

As a player:

Polish League champion (2021)
LNB Pro A champion (2014)
Greek League All-Star (2010)
2× NCAA champion (2006, 2007)
SEC tournament MVP (2006)
2× Second-team All-SEC (2006, 2007)

As a coach:

NCAA champion (2025)

| medaltemplates =

}}

Taurean James Green (born November 28, 1986) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Green played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators teams that won back-to-back NCAA national championships in 2006 and 2007. He also played internationally for Georgia after gaining citizenship in June 2010.[http://thehoop.blogspot.gr/2010/06/green-and-hosley-got-georgian-passports.html Green and Hosley got Georgian passports.] He is the son of former NBA journeyman Sidney Green.

Early years

Green was born in Boca Raton, Florida, in 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3208/taurean-green|title = Taurean Green Stats, News, Bio}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenta01.html|title = Taurean Green Stats}} He attended a different school for each of his four years of high school.(Freshman/Lake Howell HS, Sophomore/Westminster Academy, Junior/Bradenton Pendleton Academy, Senior/Cardinal Gibbons HS) Following his sophomore year, in which his Westminster Academy team won the Florida Class 2A State Championship, Green was named MVP of the State Playoff Tournament and Broward County 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year. His signature game came at home during the regular season against Dillard High School, the three-time defending Class 6A State Champions, where he scored 38 points and made nine 3-point shots in leading his team to a blow-out victory. Green completed his senior season and high school career at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

College career

Green accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2004 to 2007. He was a starting member of the Gators teams that won the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 3, 2006, and the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on April 2, 2007, as well as the 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournaments. Green also passed the 1,000-point benchmark in his career at Florida, racking up over 1,170 points in just three seasons, the first of which he did not play much. Four of his former teammates have also passed the 1,000 point mark: Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, Lee Humphrey and Al Horford.

Professional career

=NBA=

On June 28, 2007, he was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall, by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA draft. In his first year with the Blazers, Green was sent to the Blazers' development league affiliate Idaho Stampede on December 9, 2007,{{cite web | title=Green headed to D-League | work=OregonLive.com | date=December 9, 2007 | url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2007/12/green_headed_to_dleague.html}} and was recalled on the 22nd.{{cite web | title=Trail Blazers Recall Taurean Green From Idaho Stampede of NBA Development League | work=NBA.com | url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/idaho/green_071223.html | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226094805/http://www.nba.com/dleague/idaho/green_071223.html | archive-date=December 26, 2007 }} A need to get more playing time and practice time were noted by coach Nate McMillan as the reason behind the move. On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Von Wafer.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/f-258910-1218.html |title=Trail Blazers acquire Von Wafer from Denver in exchange for Taurean Green |access-date=February 21, 2008 |work=nba.com }}

On July 28, 2008, he was traded to the New York Knicks along with Bobby Jones and a 2010 second-round pick in exchange for Renaldo Balkman.{{cite web | title=Nuggets Acquire Balkman | work=NBA.com | url=http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nugs_acquire_balkman_072808.html | access-date=July 30, 2008}} However, one day later he was released by the Knicks.{{cite web | title=Knicks Waive Taurean Green, Bobby Jones | work=NBA.com | url=http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/greenjoneswaived080729.html?rss=true | access-date=July 30, 2008}}

=Europe=

File:Taurean Green.jpg in 2010]]

In 2008, Green signed with Basket Zaragoza 2002 of the Spanish ACB league.{{cite web | title=Taurean Green for Zaragoza | date=July 29, 2008| url=http://thehoop.blogspot.com/2008/07/taurean-green-for-zaragoza.html}}{{cite web | title=El CAI ata a Taurean Green | url=http://www.heraldo.es/index.php/mod.noticias/mem.detalle/idnoticia.19768/relcategoria.307|language=es}} He debuted in the 2008 Supercopa and scored 18 points in his first game, against Joventut Badalona. On August 25, 2009, he signed with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League. In July 2010 he returned to Spain and signed a two-year contract with CB Gran Canaria.[http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/07/gran-canaria-2014-signs-taurean-green.html Gran Canaria 2014 signs Taurean Green to a two-year contract] In February 2012 he left CB Gran Canaria and signed a contract in Turkey with Tofas Bursa.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/35100/taurean_green_leaves_gran_canaria_and_signs_with_tofas_bursa.html Taurean Green leaves Gran Canaria and signs with Tofas Bursa] In July 2013, Green signed with Limoges CSP.{{cite web|title=Limoges CSP sign Taurean Green|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/60287/limoges-csp-sign-taurean-green.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=July 26, 2013}} and won the French League title on his first season with them.

On June 20, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with ASVEL Basket.{{cite news|title=Un Champion de France à la mène !!|url=http://www.asvelbasket.com/actualites.asp?id=1758|language=fr|access-date=June 20, 2014|work=asvelbasket.com|date=June 20, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623173505/http://www.asvelbasket.com/actualites.asp?id=1758|archive-date=June 23, 2014}} After one season, he parted ways with ASVEL. On August 16, 2015, he signed with Sidigas Avellino of Italy.{{cite news|title=Taurean Green signs with Sidigas Avellino|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/172902/taurean-green-signs-with-sidigas-avellino.html|access-date=August 17, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=August 16, 2015}} On February 13, 2016, he left Avelino and returned to his former club AEK Athens for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=AEK Athens lands Taurean Green|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/190803/aek-athens-lands-taurean-green.html|access-date=February 13, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=February 13, 2016}}

On August 15, 2016, Green signed with Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Bnei Herzliya inks Taurean Green|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/209519/bnei-herzliya-inks-taurean-green.html|access-date=August 15, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=August 15, 2016}} On June 6, 2017, Green signed a two-year contract extension with Herzliya.{{cite news|title=Taurean Green re-signs with Bnei Herzliya for two years|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/236265/taurean-green-re-signs-with-bnei-herzliya-for-two-years.html|access-date=June 6, 2017|work=Sportando.com|date=June 6, 2017}} On January 8, 2018, Green recorded a career-high 28 points, shooting 8-for-13 from the field, along with 5 assists in an 86–82 win over Ironi Nes Ziona.{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 12: Nes Ziona Vs Herzliya|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23218&lang=en|work=basket.co.il|date=January 8, 2018}} Three days later, he was named Israeli League Round 12 MVP.{{cite news|script-title=he:מצטיין המחזור ה-12: טוריאן גרין|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17453|work=basket.co.il|date=January 11, 2018|language=he}}

On November 8, 2018, Green returned to France for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with the Antibes Sharks.{{cite news|title=Taurean Green joins Antibes Sharks|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/taurean-green-joins-antibes-sharks/|access-date=November 9, 2018|work=Sportando.basketball|date=November 8, 2018}}

On September 23, 2019, he has signed a try-out contract with Le Mans Sarthe of the LNB Pro A. He will replace injured Brandon Taylor for 8–10 weeks.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/le-mans-signs-taurean-green-to-tryout-contract/|title=Le Mans signs Taurean Green to tryout contract|date=September 23, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 20, 2019}} On November 13, 2019, Le Mans announced the signing of Taurean Green till the end of the season.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/le-mans-keeps-taurean-green-for-the-season/|title=Le Mans keeps Taurean Green for the season|date=November 13, 2019|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=November 13, 2019}}

On July 7, 2020, he has signed with Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BMSLAMStal/status/1280509148841553921|title=Official Twitter announcement|date=July 7, 2020|publisher=Twitter|language=En|access-date=July 29, 2020}}

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Green played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Pedro's Posse. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for Pedro's Posse, he scored 15 points in their loss to Team 23 in the first round, by a score of 107–92.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetournament.com/bracket|title=Bracket {{!}} The Basketball Tournament|website=www.thetournament.com|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2018}}

In the summer of 2023, Green played for Gataverse (Florida Alumni). He had 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal.{{cite web |title=Florida Alumni Team Gataverse Set to Compete in TBT |url=https://floridagators.com/news/2023/6/21/mens-basketball-florida-alumni-team-gataverse-set-to-compete-in-tbt.aspx |website=Florida Gators |access-date=16 September 2024 |language=en}}

National team career

Green has citizenship with Georgia,[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2012.roundID_8593.playerID_72607.teamID_5830.html TAUREAN GREEN Nationality GEO.][http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Taurean-Green/Greece/AEK-Athens/60709 TAUREAN GREEN basketball profile Nationality: USA-Georgian.] and he played with the senior men's Georgian national basketball team at the qualification tournament for EuroBasket 2011, where he averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.4 steals per game.[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2011.roundID_7524.playerID_72607.teamID_2187.html TAUREAN GREEN GEORGIA.]

Coaching career

=Chicago Bulls=

In 2020–2021, Green announced his retirement from playing professional basketball and joined the Chicago Bulls as a Player Development Coordinator.{{cite web |title=Former Gator great retires from basketball, reunites with Billy Donovan on Bulls |url=https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/2021/10/07/taurean-green-chicago-bulls-billy-donovan/ |website=Gators Wire |access-date=16 September 2024 |date=7 October 2021}}

=University of Florida=

Green returned to Florida's men's basketball program as Director of Player Development in 2022 and served in that role in the 2022–2023 season. He helped the Gators back to the NCAA tournament in 2024 as Florida posted 24 wins in 2023–2024.

In 2023, he was promoted to Assistant Coach, Player Development for UF's men's basketball program.{{cite web |title=Taurean Green - Men's Basketball Coach |url=https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/taurean-green/1897 |website=Florida Gators |access-date=16 September 2024 |language=en}}

==Misconduct allegations==

On January 16, 2025, The Independent Florida Alligator reported that a former Florida athletics employee had filed a sexual assault complaint against Green, based on an encounter in March 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2025/01/florida-basketball-assistant-coach-taurean-green-has-been-accused-of-sexual-assault|title=Florida basketball assistant coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault|last=White|first=Noah|website=The Independent Florida Alligator|date=January 16, 2025|access-date=January 27, 2025|language=en-US}} The complaint follows in the wake of a Title IX investigation into Gators head coach Todd Golden beginning November 2024, over discredited accusations of sexual harassment and stalking.{{Cite web |title=UF basketball coach accused of sexual harassment and stalking |url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/11/uf-basketball-coach-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-stalking |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=The Independent Florida Alligator |language=en-US}} Green is continuing to coach Florida while he is being investigated.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/43455339/florida-assistant-taurean-green-coach-allegations|title=Florida assistant Taurean Green to coach despite allegations|author=Associated Press|website=ESPN.com|date=January 17, 2025|access-date=January 27, 2025|language=en-US}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}

| align="left" | Portland

| 8 || 0 || 5.5 || .250 || .125 || 1.000 || 0.5 || 1.0 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 2.1

| align="left" | {{nbay|2007}}

| align="left" | Denver

| 9 || 0 || 3.3 || .333 || .333 || .750 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 17 || 0 || 4.4 || .280 || .182 || .917 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 1.6

=Europe=

| align="left" | 2008–2009

| align="left" | CAI Zaragoza

| 25 || 25 || 25.0 || .432 || .418 || .770 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 10.7

| align="left" | 2009–2010

| align="left" | AEK Athens

| 24 || 24 || 33.5 || .391 || .373 || .836 || 2.8 || 3.5 || 1.5 || 0.0 || 15.2

| align="left" | 2010–2011

| align="left" | Gran Canaria

| 29 || 29 || 24.6 || .339 || .296 || .797 || 2.3 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 8.8

| align="left" | 2011–2012

| align="left" | Gran Canaria

| 14 || 14 || 15.2 || .237 || .154 || .750 || 0.8 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 3.5

| align="left" | 2012

| align="left" | Tofaş Bursa

| 6 || 6 || 29.5 || .261 || .225 || .773 || 2.0 || 4.3 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 10.4

| align="left" | 2012–2013

| align="left" | Basket Barcellona

| 56 || 56 || 31.2 || .433 || .368 || .907 || 3.4 || 4.8 || 1.7 || 0.0 || 12.6

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 201192 |bbr= g/greenta01 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325111958/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/taurean%20green/pid//_//players.html FIBA Archive Profile]
[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_BYg5Rb55Jw-G5I3MZ6JB01.season_2012.roundID_8593.playerID_72607.teamID_5830.html FIBA Europe Profile]
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?gamecode=3&pcode=002905 Euroleague.net Profile]
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Taurean-Green-1023/stats/ Draftexpress.com Profile]
[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Taurean-Green/Summary/21 RealGM.com Profile]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Taurean-Green/Greece/AEK-Athens/60709 Eurobasket.com Profile]
[http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/taurean_green.htm infopage @ AEK.com]
[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BG6 Spanish League Profile] {{in lang|es}}
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=GRE-TAU-86 Italian League Profile] {{in lang|it}}
[http://esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=000000FD&mode=4&idteam=00000010&idchampionship= Greek Basket League Profile] {{in lang|el}}