A.C. Green (born October 4, 1963) is a Portland native who lived in the basketball headlines from high school through his “Iron man” professional career. He starred at Benson Tech, leading the Techmen to the 1981 state basketball championship and was honored as state Player of the Year. A.C. averaged 26 points per game as a senior..
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. His Beaver career stats included 35 minutes played per game 14.7 points average and 7.7 rebounds per game. OSU had a record of 89-32 during those years including three NCAA tournament appearances.
Iin 1985, Green was the 1st round NBA draft selection of the Los Angeles Lakers, the 23rd pick overall. He would break the NBA’s Iron Man record of consecutive games played (906) in 1997 and went on to establish a new standard of 1,192 straight games.
Green led the Lakers in rebounding six of his first eight seasons in LA and collected two championship rings in 1987 and ’88. His professional stats were even more impressive than in college, close to 50% shooting from the field and 7.4 rebounds and 28.6 minutes per game.
A.C. also played four seasons with Phoenix and two plus with Dallas. During that time, he experienced the oddity of playing in 83 regular season games due to the trade from the Suns to Mavs.
A.C. returned to the Lakers and took home one more championship ring in the 2000 season. His final season was with the Miami Heat in 2000-01. NBA coaches selected him for the All Defensive second team in 1988-89 and he was voted a starter for the 1990 All-Star game.
A devout Christian, Green established the A.C. Green Foundation in 1989 with focus on sexual abstinence education. He was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame for excellence both on and off the court. He is also a member of the Oregon State Hall of Fame and the Pac-12 Basketball Hall of Honor. A.C. and his wife Veronique were married in April 2002. A.C. is a youth mentor, author, speaker and successful businessman.
