Rickey Green is a retired American professional basketball

Basketball

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 player in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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. The 6'0" (1.83 m) and 170 lb (77 kg) point guard

Point guard

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 from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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 and Vincennes University

Vincennes University

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 was selected with the 16th pick in the 1977 NBA Draft

1977 NBA Draft

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, and competed in 14 seasons, playing for the Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

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, Detroit Pistons

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, Utah Jazz

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, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks

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, Indiana Pacers

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, Philadelphia 76ers

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, and Boston Celtics

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. His highlight season was in 1982-83

1982-83 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone, Philadelphia 76ers*Rookie of the Year: Terry Cummings, San Diego Clippers*Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks...

 with the Utah Jazz, when he averaged 14.3 points, 8.9 assist

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s and 2.82 steals per game, and represented them the following year in the 1984 NBA All-Star Game. He retired in 1992 with NBA career totals of 8,870 points and 5,221 assists in 946 games. In 1982, as a member of the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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, Green scored the five millionth point scored in NBA history since 1946.

See also

• List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders
• List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
• List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game
• University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
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External links

• Career NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com