Lynn Terence Greer Jr. (born October 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.
 Lynn Greer making a layup for Carpisa Napoli, in 2005 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 23, 1979 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Carver (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Temple (1997–2002) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Near East | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Greenville Groove | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Carpisa Napoli | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Olympiacos Piraeus | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Olimpia Milano | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Azovmash | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Darüşşafaka Doğuş | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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High school
editLynn attended Carver High School, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he played basketball.
College career
editGreer attended Temple University, where he played college basketball for John Chaney's Owls. In his senior year, he averaged 39.7 minutes per game, and also led the Owls with 23.2 points per game, including a career high 47 points, in a 70–67 OT victory against Wisconsin. He led the Owls to the Elite Eight in 2001, where they lost a tightly contested game to #1 seed Michigan State. Greer is Temple's second-all-time-leading scorer.
Professional career
editPrior to his NBA career, Greer played professionally in the Italian League, the Russian Super League, the Polish League, and the Greek League, and also with the then-named NBA D-League's Greenville Groove. In July 2006, he was signed to a multi-year contract by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, a team he played with in the pre-season of 2003.[1]
Greer's only time in the NBA was during the 2006 - 2007 season with the Bucks. He played a total of 41 games in his career, averaging 4.1 points and 1.3 assists. His final NBA game was played on April 18, 2007, in a 96 - 109 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers where he recorded 5 points, 2 assists and 1 rebound.
On September 24, 2007, Greer signed a two-year deal with Olympiacos Piraeus.[2] In the Greek League 2007–08 regular season, he averaged 12.4 points per game, in 24.1 minutes per game. In the 2007–08 Greek League post season, he played in 12 games, where he averaged 14.9 points per game, in 30.3 minutes per game, while also dishing out 2.7 assists per game.[3] Finally, in 19 games in the Euroleague 2007–08 season, he averaged 16.3 points per game[4] and 3.6 assists per game.[5] In 2009, he transferred to Fenerbahçe Ülker.[6] In January 2011, he joined Armani Jeans Milano.[7][8] On October 4, 2011, he signed with UNICS Kazan.[9] On August 16, 2012, he joined BC Azovmash in Ukraine.[10] In August 2013, he signed with Darüşşafaka.[11]
On June 25, 2015, Greer announced his retirement from professional basketball.[12]
Personal life
editGreer is the son of Lynn Greer Sr., who was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 11th round (170th overall) of the 1973 NBA draft,[13] and Alma Greer. Greer grew up in Southwest Philadelphia, and played against many NBA players, including Kobe Bryant, Jameer Nelson, Ronald "Flip" Murray, Rasheed Wallace, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, Malik Rose, Malik Allen, and Cuttino Mobley.
Greer's son, Lynn Greer III, was a four-star recruit at IMG Academy in Florida. He committed to play basketball for the Dayton Flyers on February 15, 2021. However he transferred to Saint Joseph's in January 2022.[14]
References and notes
edit- ^ "Bucks Sign Lynn Greer". NBA.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ Greer signs lucrative European deal.
- ^ Teams stats. Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Euroleague stats.
- ^ Euroleague stats.
- ^ HTSpor.com Fenerbahçe signs Greer (Turkish) Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Accordo con Lynn Greer (in Italian)
- ^ Greer signed for Milano
- ^ UNICS lands Lynn Greer
- ^ BC AZOVMASH lands Lynn Greer, Akin Akingbala Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Darussafaka adds Greer to their roster, ex Azovmash
- ^ "Lynn Greer retires at 35". Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Phoenix Suns Draft Notes 2007" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- ^ "Lynn Greer IIII - 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Joseph’s Hawks. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
External links
edit- Lynn Greer NBA.com Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (in Italian)
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- TBLStat.net Profile