Taurean Green went from national championship point guard to coaching staff member for the Gators.
Taurean Green Selected as SEC Legend
Monday, February 5, 2024 | Men's Basketball
GAINESVILLE, Fla. β Taurean Green has been selected as Florida's 2024 SEC Legends honoree, to be recognized at the 2024 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament in Nashville.
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Green, the starting point guard on Florida's 2006 and 2007 national championship teams, led the 2007 team with 13.3 points per game and earned AP All-American honors. He was named to the 2006 All-Final Four Team and earned Regional All-Tournament team recognition in 2006 and 2007. His 52 assists and 476 minutes played in the NCAA Tournament are both the most by a Gator, and his 164 points are fourth in UF history.
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During Green's three seasons at Florida, he helped the Gators to the 2007 SEC Championship and the 2005, 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournament titles. Green earned All-SEC honors in 2006 and 2007 and was the 2006 SEC Tournament MVP and earned 2007 All-SEC Tournament Team. He was the SEC's free throw percentage leader in 2006-07, hitting at an .849 clip from the line.
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Green scored 1,174 points as a Gator and dished 397 assists, while shooting .389 from the 3-point line. He owns the two highest minutes-played seasons in school history, logging 1,328 in 2006-07 and 1,302 in 2005-06. He also owns UF top-10 single seasons in assists (184, 6th, 2005-06), free throws made (171, 4th, 2005-06), free throw percentage (.886, 6th, 2005-06) and 3-pointers made (88, 9th, 2005-06; 82, 10th, 2006-07), while his 37 consecutive free throws made in 2005-06 were a school record at the time and are still the second-longest streak by a Gator on record.
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Green was a 2007 NBA Draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers and played with Portland and the Denver Nuggets before embarking on a decorated overseas career that included league championships in France and Poland and an All-Star honor in Greece. He coached on Billy Donovan's Chicago Bulls staff in 2021-22 before returning to Gainesville as director of player development on Todd Golden's staff in 2022-23. Green was promoted to assistant coach, player development ahead of the 2023-24 season.
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Green, the starting point guard on Florida's 2006 and 2007 national championship teams, led the 2007 team with 13.3 points per game and earned AP All-American honors. He was named to the 2006 All-Final Four Team and earned Regional All-Tournament team recognition in 2006 and 2007. His 52 assists and 476 minutes played in the NCAA Tournament are both the most by a Gator, and his 164 points are fourth in UF history.
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During Green's three seasons at Florida, he helped the Gators to the 2007 SEC Championship and the 2005, 2006 and 2007 SEC Tournament titles. Green earned All-SEC honors in 2006 and 2007 and was the 2006 SEC Tournament MVP and earned 2007 All-SEC Tournament Team. He was the SEC's free throw percentage leader in 2006-07, hitting at an .849 clip from the line.
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Green scored 1,174 points as a Gator and dished 397 assists, while shooting .389 from the 3-point line. He owns the two highest minutes-played seasons in school history, logging 1,328 in 2006-07 and 1,302 in 2005-06. He also owns UF top-10 single seasons in assists (184, 6th, 2005-06), free throws made (171, 4th, 2005-06), free throw percentage (.886, 6th, 2005-06) and 3-pointers made (88, 9th, 2005-06; 82, 10th, 2006-07), while his 37 consecutive free throws made in 2005-06 were a school record at the time and are still the second-longest streak by a Gator on record.
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Green was a 2007 NBA Draft pick by the Portland Trail Blazers and played with Portland and the Denver Nuggets before embarking on a decorated overseas career that included league championships in France and Poland and an All-Star honor in Greece. He coached on Billy Donovan's Chicago Bulls staff in 2021-22 before returning to Gainesville as director of player development on Todd Golden's staff in 2022-23. Green was promoted to assistant coach, player development ahead of the 2023-24 season.
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