John Greig (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Sacramento, California | April 28, 1961
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Timberline (Lacey, Washington) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1982 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65th overall |
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
Position | Small forward |
Number | 22 |
Career history | |
1982–1983 | Seattle SuperSonics |
Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John W. Greig (born April 28, 1961 in Sacramento, California) is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'7" (2.01 m) and 210 lb (95 kg) small forward, Greig played competitively at Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington and played college basketball at Wenatchee Valley Community College and at the University of Oregon. He is also Tate Kuykendall's uncle.
Greig was selected in the third round of the 1982 NBA Draft (65th overall) by the Seattle SuperSonics but played only 9 games for them in the 1982–83 season, averaging 2.1 points and 0.7 rebounds per game. He also played professionally in Switzerland, France and Spain.[1]
Presently Greig resides in Sammamish in Seattle, Washington and is a sports agent.[1] In the past he has represented Ruben Douglas, the fifth-leading scorer in New Mexico Lobos men's basketball history,[2] former NBA player Pops Mensah-Bonsu,[3] and more recently he represents Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins.[4][5][6]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Where Are They Now: John Greig, by Dan Raley, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, published January 14, 2004
- ^ New Mexico's fifth-leading scorer takes shot overseas - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- ^ Andy Katz: It's a new world as agents battle college basketball coaches - ESPN
- ^ DeMarcus Cousins of Kentucky Wildcats says John Calipari advised him to enter NBA draft - ESPN
- ^ Sacramento Kings -- DeMarcus Cousins seeks trade, banished from team - ESPN
- ^ DeMarcus Cousins of Sacramento Kings to have suspension appealed by NBA players union in attempt to recoup lost pay - ESPN
External links[]
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
- American men's basketball players
- American sports agents
- Basketball players from Sacramento, California
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Oregon Ducks men's basketball players
- People from Sammamish, Washington
- Basketball players from Seattle
- Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Small forwards
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs