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Guard ·Boston Celtics ·NBA ·#28

Si Green

Age93 BornAug 20, 1933 FromUSA Height188 cm (6'2") Weight84 kg CollegeDuquesne Draft1956 · #1
Career averages
8.5PPG
4.0RPG
3.0APG
403 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
403Games
3,432Career points
7.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 145 games · 1963-64 to 1964-65
Draft1956
1Round
1Overall pick
Selected by Sacramento Kings · from Duquesne
Career highsSingle season
12.5PPG · 1958-59 · SAC
7.0RPG · 1958-59 · SAC
5.8APG · 1962-63 · -
Position rank1964-65
#21PPG rank
#24PER rank
#23Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 26 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1965-66 - 1965-66 · 1 seasons
3.2 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.9 APG
10 games
Washington Wizards
1963-64 - 1964-65 · 2 seasons
8.1 PPG 3.1 RPG 2.5 APG
145 games
Atlanta Hawks
1958-59 - 1959-60 · 2 seasons
6.0 PPG 3.9 RPG 1.7 APG
96 games
Sacramento Kings
1956-57 - 1958-59 · 2 seasons
12.1 PPG 6.3 RPG 4.0 APG
33 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1956-57 SAC 13 0 32.5 11.5 5.2 3.6 0.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 71.0 - -
1958-59 NBA 46 0 24.1 8.6 5.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 35.2 0.0 65.0 - -
1958-59 ATL 26 0 17.0 5.6 4.3 1.1 0.0 0.0 31.3 0.0 62.1 - -
1958-59 SAC 20 0 33.3 12.5 7.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 37.3 0.0 68.5 - -
1959-60 ATL 70 0 19.3 6.1 3.7 1.9 0.0 0.0 37.2 0.0 63.4 - -
1962-63 NBA 73 0 36.3 11.7 4.6 5.8 0.0 0.0 41.1 0.0 68.3 - -
1963-64 WAS 75 0 27.5 10.3 3.8 2.9 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 68.3 - -
1964-65 WAS 70 0 15.5 5.8 2.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 62.7 - -
1965-66 BOS 10 0 9.2 3.2 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 38.7 0.0 50.0 7.5 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1965 Washington Wizards Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1963 Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards offseason From 1959-60 to 1963-64
Jul 1959 Sacramento Kings Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1958 Atlanta Hawks Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1958-59 to 1958-59

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About Si Green

Sihugo "Si" Green was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes, he was selected as the first pick of the 1956 NBA draft by the Rochester Royals.