Donte Greene

About Donte Greene

Donte' Dominic Greene (born February 21, 1988) is 6'10", 220 lbs forward from Baltimore, Maryland who played for the Syracuse Orange in his freshman year. Greene was selected as the 28th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2008 NBA Draft.

In the pick that they received from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of the Pau Gasol trade, the Memphis Grizzlies selected Greene as the 28th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. He was later traded by Memphis to the Houston Rockets.

In his freshman year, Greene started all 35 games he appeared in and led Syracuse in scoring with 17.7 points to go along with 7.2 rebounds per game. He became the first Syracuse freshmen since Carmelo Anthony to lead Syracuse in scoring, while setting a new SU freshmen record for 3-pointers in one season, notching 90, surpassing Gerry McNamara, who previously held the record with 85. Greene also led Syracuse with 57 blocks. He was named to the Big East All Rookie Team.