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Rickey Green

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Rickey Green (born August 18, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Green, a 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and 170 lb (77 kg) point guard, led Chicago's Hirsch High School to the 1973 IHSA Class AA State championship. He then played college basketball for the Vincennes Trailblazers and Michigan Wolverines; at the latter school, his team lost to the undefeated Big Ten Conference rival Indiana Hoosiers in the championship game of the 1976 NCAA tournament. He then led the 1976–77 Wolverines to the Big Ten regular season championship, earning 1977 All-American recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rickey Green is the 883rd most popular basketball player (down from 831st in 2024), the 17,507th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,668th in 2019) and the 481st most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Rickey Green ranks 883 out of 1,757. Before him are Raül López, Cheryl Miller, Nic Claxton, Laia Palau, Natalya Zasulskaya, and Daniel Hackett. After him are Sergei Monia, Cindy Brown, Petteri Koponen, Ticha Penicheiro, Kwame Brown, and Omri Casspi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Rickey Green ranks 740. Before him are Joshua Bolten, Namadi Sambo, Al Roker, John Gregory, Sulakshana Pandit, and David Wilkie. After him are Frank Gray, John Cygan, Ricky Skaggs, Thomas DiLorenzo, Kent Benson, and Gina McCarthy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rickey Green ranks 17,514 out of 20,380. Before him are Chord Overstreet (1989), Clifton Davis (1945), Theodore Ts'o (1968), Hornswoggle (1986), Evan Lysacek (1985), and Stephanie Kelton (1969). After him are Christian Taylor (1990), Laura Benanti (1979), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), Sam Mewis (1992), Maria Sanchez (1989), and Ralphie May (1972).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Rickey Green ranks 481. Before him are Xavier McDaniel (1963), Ricky Pierce (1959), Yogi Ferrell (1993), Alex Acker (1983), Cheryl Miller (1964), and Nic Claxton (1999). After him are Cindy Brown (1965), Kwame Brown (1982), Markieff Morris (1989), Jaylen Brown (1996), Tyrese Haliburton (2000), and Jeff Malone (1961).

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