League NBA Weight 95 kg Nationality American Name Greg Buckner Career start 1999 | Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Role Basketball player Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg) Height 1.93 m | |
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Education University Heights Academy, Clemson University Similar People Devean George, J B Bickerstaff, Brad Brownell, Tree Rollins | ||
Nba star greg buckner back to dallas
Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who used to be as assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. Selected in the second round (53rd overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies with a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.
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- College career
- Professional career
- Coaching career
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Clemson s greg buckner game winning dunk vs unc in 1996 acc tournament acc hidden gems
College career
During his time with the Clemson Tigers, he started all 122 games of his career while guiding the team to 3 NCAA Tournament bids. Not only did he lead the team in scoring his freshman year, but also he led the team in scoring all four years becoming the first Clemson Tiger to do so. The ACC Rookie of the Year went to Greg Buckner in 1995. He was entered into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.
Professional career
After playing with the Mavericks from 1999 to 2002, Buckner signed with the 76ers as a free agent. Then he signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but after one season, he was traded to the Timberwolves for Trenton Hassell on September 28, 2007. In June 2008, the Timberwolves traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies with Marko Jaric and Antoine Walker for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.
On July 9, 2009, Buckner was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the four-team deal among Grizzlies, Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.
Coaching career
On July 29, 2011, he joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach, serving for five seasons. Buckner reached the playoffs three times with the team as part of the coaching staff.