A.C. Green, Jr., (born October 4, 1963) is a former NBA basketball player. A solid rebounder and unselfish forward who has played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history (1192), A.C. Green has added a winning ingredient to both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns and brought valuable leadership and experience to the rebuilding Dallas Mavericks. He was also well-known for his deep religious values and for proclaiming he started and ended his NBA career as a virgin. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, who play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. ... In Roman times, Vestal Virgins were strictly celibate or they were punished by death. ...

Career

Oregon State

Green was a four-year star at Oregon State, where he finished second in school history in rebounding and fourth in scoring. He was an All-Pac-10 selection as a sophomore, and as a junior he ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage at .657. As a senior he averaged 19.1 points and 9.2 rebounds and was named to the All-America Third Team. Oregon State University (OSU) is a research and degree-granting four-year public university located in Corvallis, Oregon. ...

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh from winning an NBA championship, selected Green as the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Green fit well into the Los Angeles flow, as he did not need to have plays run for him in order to be effective. He led the Lakers in rebounding for six of his eight years on the team. In addition to providing the Lakers with constant work on the glass, his speed and willingness to run the break as a power forward helped make the team's "Showtime" offense one of the best ever. Led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles captured back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, Green's second and third years with the squad. In the two campaigns combined, he averaged 11.1 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting better than .500 from the field. Green also reached the NBA Finals with Los Angeles in 1989 and 1991. Green was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1988-89, was voted a starter on the 1990 Western Conference All-Star Team and finished fourth in the league in field goal percentage in 1992-93 at .537. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... James Ager Worthy (b. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Phoenix Suns

Green left the Lakers in 1993 to sign with the Phoenix Suns as a free agent. The Suns had just reached the NBA Finals, losing in six games to the Chicago Bulls, and they viewed Green as the missing piece to their championship puzzle. Green posted a career-high average of 14.7 points per game in 1993-94, but the Suns were eliminated in the conference semifinals. In 1994-95 he again contributed double-figure scoring and solid rebounding for the Suns, but his playing time and contributions dipped in 1995-96; though he remained the team's second-leading rebounder. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Dallas Mavericks

Green was traded two months into the 1996-97 season to the Dallas Mavericks in the deal that brought Jason Kidd to Phoenix. He brought experience and reliable rebounding to the rebuilding Mavs, leading the team off the boards in 30 of the 56 games he played in a Dallas uniform. Due to the trade he was able to move one game closer to the record of consecutive games played, since he appeared in 83 games in 1996-97 instead of the standard 82. He tied Shawn Bradley for the team lead in rebounding in 1997-98 with 8.1 rpg, but his season highlight came on November 20 against Golden State when he played in his 907th consecutive game, becoming the league's all-time iron man, surpassing Randy Smith's mark of 906 consecutive games played. Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972 in Landstuhl, West Germany (now Germany)) is a 7 ft. ... Randy Smith is a game designer who has worked extensively on the Thief series with both Looking Glass Studios and Ion Storm Austin. ...

Green played in his 1,000th consecutive game on March 13, 1999 against Vancouver, and finished the 1998-99 season at 1,028 in a row and counting. After 14 seasons in the league, Green had missed only three games, all during the 1986-87 season (his second in the league) and all because of the coach's Pat Riley decision. Pat Riley during a basketball game. ...

Twilight years

Green returned to the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1999-00 season where he won his last NBA Championship with the team. He played his final season with the Miami Heat where he was reunited with Pat Riley. The Heat managed to make the playoffs but were swept in the first round against the Charlotte Hornets. His last game, which ended his "Iron Man" streak was April 17, 2001. The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. ... Pat Riley during a basketball game. ... Charlotte Hornets may refer to several sports teams based in Charlotte, North Carolina: The NBAs New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets, formerly based in Charlotte (1988-2002). ...

Personal life

• Green is a deeply religious man and is well-known for proclaiming he began and ended his NBA career as a virgin. He runs youth camps through his A.C. Green Youth Foundation promoting abstinence until marriage.
• On his homepage, he states that the initials in his name do not stand for anything. His given name is simply "A.C.", comparable to the case of fellow basketball star K.C. Jones.
• Green was married to Veronique Green on April 20, 2002. On this date another of his endurance records ended with the blessing of friends, family, and God.

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External links

• NBA.com player profile
• A.C. Green's official website