Josh Green (basketball)

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Josh Green
Josh Green Arizona.jpg
Green with Arizona in 2020
No. 8 – Dallas Mavericks
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 (age 20)
Glenhaven, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona (2019–2020)
NBA draft2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentDallas Mavericks
2021→Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team

Joshua Benjamin Green (born 16 November 2000)[1] is an Australian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Early life[]

Green was born in Sydney to Australian mother Cahla and American-born father Delmas. His parents met while both were playing semi-professional basketball in Australia.[2] The couple decided to raise a family in the north-west Sydney suburb of Castle Hill where Josh began playing basketball at the age of five when his mother started coaching him. Along with playing local basketball for the Hills Hornets as a child, Green tried an array of sports as a junior and excelled in Australian rules football, athletics, basketball, rugby, soccer and swimming. By the age of 10, he had been selected to represent his home state of New South Wales in nine separate sports.[3] In fifth grade, Green traveled more than 12 hours by car to the outback town of Broken Hill in an attempt to gain selection for the under-12 state basketball team and was told he was good enough to be on the team but would have to wait a year or two so the older boys could play. 12 months later, he captained the under-12 NSW Metro state team to a national title.[3] Green switched to play club basketball for Penrith in 2013 and the decision paid off when he was selected to represent the under-14 and under-16 New South Wales state teams in successive years as a bottom-ager.[4]

Green was also a prodigious Australian rules footballer in his younger years[5][6][7] while playing locally for the Westbrook Bulldogs and would regularly attend Sydney Swans home games with his father. Green claims to have "loved" playing Australian Rules Football[8][9][10] and has "always been a big Swans fan", naming Adam Goodes and Lance Franklin as his favourite players growing up.[11] Such was his talent in Australian Rules Football, the Swans and fellow professional football club Greater Western Sydney Giants offered him a place in their junior developmental academies.[8] At the age of 13, Green accepted an offer to join the Giants' academy.[12][13] However, in November 2014 the family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona[14] for the father's work commitments and Green was subsequently forced to quit Australian Rules football.[15]

High school career[]

While in Australia, Green attended The King's School in Sydney and dominated the local basketball scene so much that he was selected to represent the New South Wales' under 16 state team at the age of 13.[16][17] Later that year, the Green family relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, and in 2015, Josh enrolled at Mountain Ridge High School, where he impressed.[18] In 2017, he transferred to the IMG Academy in Florida[17] and became a five-star draft prospect.[19] In the final game of his high school career, Green led IMG to a national championship victory with a 65–55 win over La Lumiere and was subsequently named MVP of the championship game.[20]

He was selected for the 2019 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, along with fellow UA recruit Nico Mannion.[21]

Recruiting[]

Green received an offer to join the Villanova Wildcats in April 2018.[22] In July 2018, he received an offer to join the North Carolina Tar Heels.[23]

Green was considered a top player in the 2019 recruiting class by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. On 4 October 2018, Green committed to play for the Arizona Wildcats over Kansas, North Carolina, Villanova, USC and UNLV. Green is a consensus five-star prospect out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. In October 2018, Green signed his NLI to the University of Arizona for basketball.[24]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Green
SG 		Sydney, New South Wales IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Oct 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 17  ESPN: 8
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  • "2019 Arizona Wildcats Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

College career[]

In his second college game, Green scored 20 points as Arizona beat Illinois 90–69.[25] Green missed a game against UCLA on 29 February due to a lower back sprain.[26] Green averaged 12.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Wildcats as a freshman while shooting 36.1% from three-point range. Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[27]

Professional career[]

Green was selected with the 18th pick in the 2020 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.[28] He was signed on 30 November 2020.[29] On 18 February 2021, Green received his first NBA G League assignment, to the Salt Lake City Stars.

National team career[]

Green was named in the 24-man squad selected to represent the Australian national team in FIBA World Cup Qualifiers against Qatar and Kazakhstan in September 2018.[30] However, a torn labrum in his right shoulder prevented him from making his international debut. In January 2019, Green revealed his ambitions to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2] On 6 February 2019, Green was named in the 23-man squad selected to represent Australia's Under-19 national team at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[31] In March 2019, Green signalled his aspiration to represent Australia at the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[32] Green made his senior debut for Australia in the first round of the 2020 Olympics against Nigeria.

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Dallas 39 5 11.4 .452 .160 .565 2.0 .7 .4 .1 2.6
Career 39 5 11.4 .452 .160 .565 2.0 .7 .4 .1 2.6

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Dallas 1 0 4.0 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 1 0 4.0 — — — .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Arizona 30 30 30.9 .424 .361 .780 4.6 2.6 1.5 .4 12.0

Personal life[]

Josh is the son of Cahla and Delmas Green. He has three siblings: Jay, Ky, and Maya. His father played at Oregon Tech, while both of his parents played professionally in Australia. Josh’s brother Jay currently plays for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.[33]

References[]

  1. ^ "GREEN Joshua Benjamin". The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Josh Green is an Australian first, basketball player second". ESPN. 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preps star Josh Green ready to commit". Bleacher Report. 5 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Josh Green on verge of NBA dream becoming reality". The Western Weekender. 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Ben Simmons has already taken high school basketball star Josh Green under his wing". News.com.au. 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Arizona Wildcats' Josh Green – Australia's Next Basketball Star". Trans World Sport. 26 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Josh Green Nike Hoop Summit Interview". Draft Express. 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "A weekend with Josh Green, Australia's next sporting superstar". Fox Sports Australia. 8 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Josh Green pumped to represent Australia on the hardwood in Hoop Summit game". Arizona Daily Star. 11 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Josh Green: Australia's latest basketball star headed for Arizona". ESPN Australia. 24 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Rising Australian basketball star and 'freak athlete' Josh Green on track for bright NBA future". Wide World of Sports. 8 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Josh Green becomes first Australian since Ben Simmons to be McDonald's All-American". The Daily Telegraph. 25 January 2019.(Subscription required.)
  13. ^ Preps star Josh Green is ready to commit
  14. ^ "Green brothers lift Mountain Ridge with title hopes". AZ Central. 28 December 2015.
  15. ^ "5 Star Arizona Commit Josh Green Q+A". BallerVisions. 23 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Four youngsters from Penrith Basketball selected into NSW under-16 State teams". The Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2014.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet Josh Green, the Australian taking over the American high school basketball scene". Fox Sports Australia. 29 September 2017.
  18. ^ Green brothers lift Mountain Ridge with title hopes
  19. ^ "Josh Green has been rated a five-star recruit, as US colleges continue to fight for him". Courier Mail. 11 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Australia's Josh Green leads IMG Academy to GEICO Nationals Championship". Fox Sports Australia. 7 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Arizona Wildcats signees Nico Mannion, Josh Green named to McDonald's All-American Game". Arizona Daily Star. 24 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Villanova offers 2019 guard Josh Green". VU Hoops. 23 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Tar Heels Offer Scholarship to Josh Green". 247 Sports – North Carolina. 31 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Josh Green joins Nico Mannion in committing to Arizona Wildcats basketball". AZ Central. 4 October 2018.
  25. ^ "No. 21 Arizona routs Illinois 90–69 behind freshman trio". ESPN. Associated Press. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  26. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (1 March 2020). "On Sean Miller's 'conversations' with officials at UCLA, Josh Green's absence and silver linings". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  27. ^ Givony, Jonathan (10 April 2020). "Josh Green entering draft after first year at Arizona". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  28. ^ "Mavericks select Josh Green with No. 18 pick in NBA draft". Dallas Morning News. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  29. ^ "With training camp around the corner, Mavs sign Green and Bey". mavs.com. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  30. ^ "Josh Green talks Aussie Boomers squad nod, looking up to Ben Simmons and Dante Exum, and getting an offer from North Carolina". Fox Sports Australia. 3 August 2018.
  31. ^ "Potential NBA draftee Josh Green named in Emus squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 February 2019.
  32. ^ "Exclusive: Josh Green wants to make his Australian Boomers debut in the 2019 FIBA World Cup". Fox Sports Australia. 9 March 2019.
  33. ^ Hartzler, Lance (20 April 2020). "NAU men's basketball adds second graduate transfer, signs UNLV guard Jay Green". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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