A McDonald’s and Parade Magazine High School All-American in basketball, Green averaged 39.7 points per game as a senior to lead the nation in scoring.
In college, he led the University of Georgia to an SEC championship and was All-SEC. Green is the University of Georgia’s leading all-time scorer with 2,111 points and is also the all-time leader in assists. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the 39th pick of the 1992 NBA draft and played for four different NBA teams. He has also coached in the World Basketball Association, where he earned Coach of the Year honors, and in the American Basketball Association.