{{short description|American basketball player (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Devin Green | image = DGreen.jpg | width = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 7 | weight_lb = 215 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|10|25}} | birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S. | highschool = Beechcroft (Columbus, Ohio) | college = Hampton (2001–2005) | draft_year = 2005 | career_start = 2005 | career_end = 2019 | career_position = Shooting guard / small forward | years1 = {{nbay|2005|full=y}} | team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | years2 = 2006 | team2 = Los Angeles D-Fenders | years3 = 2006–2007 | team3 = RheinEnergie Köln | years4 = 2007–2008 | team4 = Los Angeles D-Fenders | years5 = 2008 | team5 = Teramo Basket | years6 = 2008 | team6 = Base Oostende | years7 = 2009 | team7 = Dnipro | years8 = 2009–2010 | team8 = Olympia Larissa | years9 = 2010 | team9 = Gallitos de Isabela | years10 = 2010 | team10 = Changan Guangdong | years11 = 2010–2011 | team11 = Shanghai Sharks | years12 = 2011 | team12 = Lukoil Academic | years13 = 2011–2012 | team13 = Erie BayHawks | years14 = 2012 | team14 = Idaho Stampede | years15 = 2012–2013 | team15 = Lukoil Academic | years16 = 2013–2014 | team16 = Spirou Charleroi | years17 = 2014–2015 | team17 = Guaros de Lara | years18 = 2016 | team18 = Ostioneros de Guaymas | years19 = 2016 | team19 = Barreteros de Zacatecas | years20 = 2017 | team20 = Atlético Echagüe | years21 = 2017 | team21 = Champville SC | years22 = 2018 | team22 = Wuhan Dangdai | years23 = 2019 | team23 = Al Sadd | years24 = 2019 | team24 = Wuhan Dangdai | years25 = 2019 | team25 = GS Pétroliers | highlights = *Road to BAL West Division champion (2020) *Venezuelan League Champion (2014) *Bulgarian League Champion (2011) * Bulgarian Cup winner (2011) *German Cup winner (2007) * 2× First-team All-MEAC (2004, 2005) * MEAC Champion (2002) * Rookie of the Year MEAC (2002) }} '''Devin Green''' (born October 25, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates, finishing in 2005. After his tenure at Hampton University, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2005–2006 season.
==Professional career== He was undrafted out of Hampton University, and was signed by the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, appearing in 27 games in the 2005–2006 season. On October 30, 2006, he was waived by the Lakers.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/transactions/oct2006_trans.html NBA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Green played for the NBDL team the Los Angeles D-Fenders halfway through the season of 2006–07, but then left for the German Basketball League team RheinEnergie Köln. As a member of RheinEnergie Köln, he won the 2006–07 German National Cup and helped reach the German national championship semi-finals.
He signed a contract with the Miami Heat on August 11, 2007, but was waived on October 29, 2007, from the team. In February 2008, he signed for the Italian First Division team of Siviglia Wear Teramo.
Green made another attempt to enter the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs in 2008 but was cut a week before the start of the regular season.<ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/articles/20081023/1065290-p.html Associated Press/SportingNews.com: Spurs waive 3 to put roster at 16, October 23, 2008]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2008-09 San Antonio Spurs Transactions |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/2009_transactions.html |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He signed with Base Oostende, a top Belgian League club on October 31, 2008.
Green reported to Las Vegas on July 9, 2009, to participate in the 2009 NBA Summer League as a member of the [http://www.nba.com/summerleague2009/team/index.jsp?team=timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves.] Green's summer was the subject of a documentary titled "Devin Green: The Journey." The first four episodes are currently available on YouTube and at [http://www.DevinGreen.tumblr.com Green's Website].
In January 2011 he signed with PBC Lukoil Academic in Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.lukoilacademic.net/page.php?n=137824&SiteID=450 ЛУКОЙЛ Академик се подсили с още две нови попълнения] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124247/http://www.lukoilacademic.net/page.php?n=137824&SiteID=450 |date=2011-07-21 }} {{in lang|bg}}</ref>
During the 2011–12 season, Green played with the Erie BayHawks and Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.
In the summer of 2012, Green re-signed with PBC Lukoil Academic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/other-leagues/40762/lukoil-academic-sofia-announced-devin-green.html |title=Lukoil Academic Sofia announced Devin Green |publisher=Sportando.net |date=2012-07-09 |accessdate=2013-04-03}}</ref> In January 2013, he was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/other-leagues/49980/lukoil-academic-released-devin-green.html |title=Lukoil Academic released Devin Green |publisher=Sportando.net |date=2013-01-25 |accessdate=2013-04-03}}</ref> Later that month he signed with Spirou Charleroi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/belgium/50317/spirou-charleroi-signs-devin-green.html |title=Spirou Charleroi signs Devin Green |publisher=Sportando.net |date=2013-01-31 |accessdate=2013-04-03}}</ref> He parted ways with Spirou Charleroi in March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spirou Charleroi, Devin Green part ways|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/115061/spirou-charleroi-devin-green-part-ways.html|accessdate=27 March 2014|newspaper=Sportando.com}}</ref> He then signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guaros de Lara replace Smush Parker with Devin Green|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/115236/guaros-de-lara-replace-smush-parker-with-devin-green.html|accessdate=27 March 2014|newspaper=Sportando.com}}</ref> In April 2015, he left Guaros de Lara.<ref>[http://www.sportando.com/en/world/america/159473/dewarick-spencer-moves-to-guaros-de-lara.html Dewarick Spencer moves to Guaros de Lara]</ref>
In June, 2019, Green comeback to the Wuhan Dangdai of the National Basketball League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devin Green is back at Wuhan |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Qatar/news/580667/Devin-Green-is-back-at-Wuhan |publisher=Eurobasket.com |access-date=25 September 2024 |date=5 June 2019}}</ref>
In the end of 2019, Green played for GS Pétroliers in the Road to BAL and helped the team win the West Division and qualify for the 2021 BAL season.
==Notes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.devingreen.tumblr.com The Journey] * {{Basketballstats|bbr=g/greende01}} * [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=BUL&PlayerID=46963 Eurobasket.com profile]
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