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Luther Green

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Nationality
  
American

Number
  
27, 14, 25

Weight
  
86 kg

Pro career
  
1969–1979

Height
  
2.01 m


Listed weight
  
190 lb (86 kg)

Role
  
Basketball player

Listed height
  
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)

Name
  
Luther Green

Position
  
Small forward

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Born
  
November 13, 1946 New York City, New York (
1946-11-13
)

High school
  
DeWitt Clinton (The Bronx, New York)

Died
  
January 25, 2006, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

College
  
LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball (1966–1969)

NBA draft
  
1969, Sacramento Kings (Round: 3 / Pick: 41)

Luther Green (November 13, 1946 – January 25, 2006) was an American basketball player.

Born in New York City, Green played college basketball at Long Island University and was selected by the Cincinnati Royals in the third round of the 1969 NBA draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA Draft.

Green played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association for two seasons. From 1971 to 1972 he played for the Harlem Wizards, and he played briefly for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers during the 1972–73 NBA season.

Green died of lung cancer at the age of 59.

References

Luther Green Wikipedia