Demond Greene

Demond Greene (born 15 June 1979) is a German–American professional basketball coach and former player. He played professionally for several seasons in, amongst others, the EuroLeague, the Greek Basket League and the German Basketball Bundesliga. Greene was a member of the Germany national team for several years and appeared with the team on both the FIBA World Championship and the Olympics.

Demond Greene

Greene, while with Bayern Munich, in 2022.
Bayern Munich
Position	Assistant coach
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 45) Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Nationality	German / American
Listed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	1997–2014
Position	Shooting guard
Number	24
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2002	DJK Würzburg
2002–2005	Bayer Leverkusen
2005–2007	Alba Berlin
2007–2009	Brose Baskets
2009–2010	Olympia Larissa
2010–2014	Bayern Munich
As coach:
2018–2020	Bayern Munich II
2020–present	Bayern Munich (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player German League champion (2014) German Cup winner (2006) 4× German League All-Star (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008) German League Newcomer of the Year (2004) No. 24 retired by Bayern Munich As Coach German Cup winner (2021)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Germany EuroBasket 2005 Serbia and Montenegro National Team

Early life

Greene was born in Fort Hood, Texas, to an American father and German mother. The family later moved to Aschaffenburg in Germany where he grew up.^[1]

Professional career

Greene played with the number 24 for Bayern Munich from 2010 to 2014. Before transferring to Munich he played one season for the Greek club GS Olympia Larissa of the Greek Basket League. Before that he played two years for Brose Baskets from Bamberg and one year for Alba Berlin. During his time at Bayer Giants Leverkusen (2002–2005), he became one of the best German shooters. From 1997 to 2002 Greene played with DJK Würzburg, where he was a teammate of 13-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki.^[2]

National team career

Greene was a member of the senior German national basketball team.^[1] He played at the EuroBaskets of 2005, 2007, and 2009; and also at the FIBA World Cups of 2006 and 2010. He also played at the Summer Olympic Games in 2008.^[3]

In all competitions, he averaged 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2007–08	Bamberg	11	11	27.0	.476	.393	1.000	1.5	1.4	1.2	.0	9.2	6.1
Career		11	11	27.0	.476	.393	1.000	1.5	1.4	1.2	.0	9.2	6.1

Coaching career

Until 2018, he served as coach in the Bayern Munich youth set-up, from 2018 to 2020 he was the head coach of Bayern's reserve team and was named an assistant coach of the Bayern Bundesliga squad in 2020.^[4]

Personal life

Greene's father is African American, and his mother is German.

References

1. Andreas Burkert (19 May 2010). "Diesel Demond". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. Ingo Schmidt-Tychsen (23 October 2005). "Weitspringer unter dem Korb Albas Demond Greene kam spät zum Basketball". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
3. "Demond Greene". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
4. "Greene, Vertemati und Lindner neu in Trinchieris Trainerteam". FC Bayern Basketball.

External links

• Demond Greene Archived 28 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine at beko-bbl.de (in German)
• Demond Greene at draftexpress.com
• Demond Greene at eurobasket.com
• Demond Greene at euroleague.net
• Demond Greene at fiba.com