A.C. Green - Basketball

A.C. Green is a Portland, Oregon native. He starred at Benson Tech, leading the Techmen to a state basketball championship and earning the state player of the year, averaging 26 points per game. He was a starter for Oregon State from 1982 to 1985 and was selected to the freshman All Pac-10 team; a three-time All Pac-10 selection and the 1984 Pac-10 Player of the Year. In 1984, A.C. was the Region 8 Player of the Year and a third team All-America selection. A year later, in 1985, Green was a 1st round NBA selection by the Los Angeles Lakers, the 23rd pick overall. He broke the NBA's Iron Man record for consecutive games played (906) in 1997, and went on to establish the new standard of 1,192 straight games. A.C. earned a championship ring with the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1999-2000 season. He played 2 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks, 4 seasons with the Phoenix Suns and 8 seasons with the Lakers. His final season was with the Miami Heat in 2000-01. The NBA coaches selected him for the All Defensive second team in 1988-89 and he recorded a career high of 35 points in 1994. He was voted a starter for the NBA All-Star game in 1990. A.C. established the A.C. Green Foundation in 1989 with focus on sexual abstinence education. He was recently inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame for excellence both on and off the court. A.C. and his wife Veronique were married in April 2002. A.C. is a youth mentor, author, speaker and successful businessman.