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CAREER NOTES
Has played in 107 games and been a part of 89 wins as a Tar Heel Averaging 8.1 points and 3.9 rebounds Is 10th in UNC history with 104 blocked shots Passed James Worthy for 10th place when he blocked seven in the win at Duke Is the only small forward among the top 10 on the UNC career list Has blocked 104 shots and made 107 three-pointers Only Tar Heel ever to block 100 or more shots and make 50 or more three-pointers Has scored 871 points An 84.3 percent free throw shooter Is third alltime at UNC in free throw accuracy behind Shammond Williams and Marvin Williams Scored in double figures 37 times (nine times as a freshman, four times as a sophomore and 24 times in 2007-08) Led Carolina in blocked shots as a freshman with 32 and was second the next two years UNC's defensive player of the game eight times (twice as a sophomore and six times as a junior).
Made himself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft but did not sign with an agent and chose to return to school on June 16, retaining his collegiate eligibility.
JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08)
Combined with Tyler Hansbrough and Wayne Ellingon to score the second-most points in a season by a Tar Heel trio (1,976, second to 2,051 points by Antawn Jamison, Shammond Williams and Vince Carter in 1997-98) Fourth on the team in scoring at 11.5 points a game Scored 63 points in the last four regular-season games (15 vs. Wake Forest, 18 at Boston College, 12 vs. FSU and 18 at Duke) The 63 points (15.8 ppg) are the most in any four-game stretch in his career.
Scored in double figures in the first five games and 24 overall Longest previous streak was four consecutive games as a freshman Made the second-most three-pointers (56) on the team behind Wayne Ellington Was 56 for 150 (.373) from three-point range Shot 87.3 percent from the free throw line, the best percentage on the team Made at least one three-pointer in 31 games and multiple threes 18 times Made multiple three-pointers in eight of the last 12 games Season-high four threes against Valparaiso and at Florida State and Boston College Earned UNC's defensive player of the game honors six times, third-most on the team behind Marcus Ginyard and Tyler Hansbrough Second on the team in rebounding with 4.9 per game and in blocked shots with 47 (four behind Deon Thompson) Blocked a career-high seven shots at Duke, the most by a Tar Heel since 2001 Was third on the team in steals with 48.
Game Highlights
Pre-ACC: Had 11 points and hit two key three-pointers in the win at Davidson Carolina's defensive player of the game against Old Dominion Had 11 points on 4 for 4 shooting from the floor against ODU Selected to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team, the first UNC non-starter to earn a regular-season all-tourney berth in 24 years Had 14 points, two blocks, three steals and two offensive rebounds in the win over BYU Career-high 20 points and was UNC's defensive player of the game in win at Kentucky Scored 12 first-half points, including 10 straight Tar Heel points to end the half Had a then-career-high eight field goals, three more than in any previous game at UNC Made a career-high nine field goals, grabbed a career-best four steals and had 19 points at Penn Scored 12 points, all in the second half, at Rutgers Missed several minutes of action in the first half after he was struck above the right eye by an elbow, an injury which caused him to receive five stitches Made his first collegiate start against Nevada and finished with seven points, five rebounds and three assists Played one of his finest all-around games at UNC as he scored 20 points and had five assists, four rebounds, four blocked shots and three steals against Valparaiso Tied at 37-37, Green scored 11 points in a 27-2 Tar Heel run to break the game open.
January: Three-pointer at Clemson with 1:37 to play in regulation pulled UNC within a point at 81-80 after trailing 81-74 Matched his career-high with seven assists and added 14 points, six rebounds and three steals against UNC Asheville Played one of his most active games as a Tar Heel in the 93-62 win over NC State as he scored 13 points, grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, handed out six assists and blocked four shots Career-high six offensive rebounds Was his second career double-double (first since freshman year) Numerous end-of-game heroics in the win at Georgia Tech, including the winning free throw, a game-saving blocked shot and two key defensive rebounds Finished with 10 points, two blocks and two steals Runner in the lane tied the game at 76-76, erasing UNC's last deficit of the game Grabbed a defensive rebound with 23 seconds to play and the game tied at 82 Was fouled, hit one free throw for the lead, then blocked Zack Peacock's shot in the lane that would have given Tech the lead with six seconds to play.
February: Scored 19 points and had five rebounds in overtime win at Florida State The 19 points marked the highest scoring output in an ACC game in his career Matched his career-high with four three-pointers Scored 16 of his 19 in the second half and overtime Made one of 10 shots from the floor in the loss to Duke Made numerous key plays in the double overtime, comeback win over Clemson Trailing by 11 with 3:00 to play in regulation, he played a key role on UNC's next 11 points that led to an 82-82 tie and overtime His offensive rebound and basket cut Clemson's lead to nine Back-to-back steals led to baskets that pulled UNC within five A three-pointer from the left wing made it 79-77 Clemson with 1:52 to play After a Tiger 3FG, he hit another three from the right wing to make it 82-80 Clemson with 1:10 to play Finally with one second to play, he stole Clemson's inbounds pass to preserve the tie Made two free throws in double overtime for a 96-93 lead Was Carolina's defensive player of the game Finished with 14 points, six rebounds, two blocks and three steals Scored all nine of his points in the second half in the win at Virginia, including seven points in a span of less than two minutes that gave the Tar Heels a nine-point lead Made a smart play to quickly inbounds the ball after a Virginia three-pointer made it 75-74 UNC with seconds left to play Tar Heels were able to advance the ball upcourt and kill most of the clock.
March: Scored 12 of his 18 points at Boston College in a 32-8 Tar Heel rally that keyed UNC's largest-ever road comeback victory Combined with Wayne Ellington to score as many points as BC, 26-26, in the second half With BC leading by 17, Green hit four three-pointers in a span of 10:12 - the first three cut BC's lead to 14, nine and three points and the fourth gave UNC a 76-69 lead with 6:38 to play Had 12 points and seven rebounds and was the defensive player of the game in home win over Florida State Hit a pair of threes 90 seconds apart that gave UNC its first double-digit lead A standout on both ends of the floor in the 76-68 win at Duke Led all players on both teams in scoring with 18 points and a career-high seven blocked shots, added eight rebounds and two steals and was Carolina's defensive player of the game Marked the first time in his career he scored in double figures in four consecutive ACC games Most blocks by a Tar Heel since Brendan Haywood had seven at Florida State on Jan. 20, 2001 Blocked six of Duke's 29 two-point attempts in the second half Helped UNC block 15 shots, second-most in UNC history Scored 10 of UNC's first 20 points as UNC built a 20-9 lead Scored the final two baskets of the game - an offensive rebound tipin with 48 seconds to play to give Carolina a 74-68 lead and a dunk with 29 seconds left to cap the scoring Helped UNC hold Duke to a season-low field goal percentage of .329.
ACC Tournament: Averaged 8.0 points and 2.0 rebounds Scored 12 points and was UNC's defensive player of the game in the championship game win over Clemson Helped limit the Tigers to 42.0 percent shooting from the floor Scored seven points, two on a nifty spin drive and bank shot and the final three from long range, in a 19-10 Tar Heel run that gave UNC a 72-59 lead Fouled out with 5:54 to play Had a key block of a Jeff Allen shot in the lane late in the semifinal win over Virginia Tech On the winning play against the Hokies, he tipped Ty Lawson's missed shot toward Tyler Hansbrough, who made a 15-footer with less than a second to play.
NCAA Tournament: Averaged 10.2 points and shot 41.9 percent from the floor in five games Was 9 for 26 from three-point range Had 15 points and a season-high tying five turnovers in Final Four loss to Kansas Hit 3 of 9 three-pointers against the Jayhawks Key contributor in Carolina's East Regional wins over Washington State and Louisville Had 15 points in the Sweet 16 vs. the Cougars, 12 of which came in the first half as UNC built a 35-21 lead Added three first-half steals Made three three-pointers Added 11 points and two steals in regional final vs. Louisville, going 6 for 6 from the free throw line Suffered a cut above his left eye in the first half that necessitated him getting four stitches, the second time this year he needed stitches during a game (Rutgers) Had eight points and four assists in second round win over Arkansas Had six rebounds and three assists vs. Mount St. Mary's.
SOPHOMORE SEASON
(2006-07)
Season Notes: Leading scorer
off the bench at 5.2 points per
game Shot 84.8 percent (39 of
46) from the free throw line Second
on the team with 25
blocked shots Made 18 consecutive
free throws from
1/24/07 to 2/17/07 Scored in
double figures four times as a
sophomore and 13 times in
two years Had a season-high
14 points vs. Saint
Louis, 12 at Wake Forest
and vs. Miami and 10 at
Clemson Was 4 for his last
32 from three-point range.
Game Highlights
December: Made 4 of 8 shots
from the floor and had a career-high
three steals against FAU
Had a career-high seven assists and
added two blocked shots and eight
rebounds against Dayton That
was the first game in his career he
led the Tar Heels in assists (also
led UNC that game in rebounds)
Was one of the stars of the game
in the win at Saint Louis as he
scored 14 points and grabbed six
rebounds Was his first double-digit
scoring effort since he had
15 against Murray State in the
first round of the 2006 NCAA
Tournament Made a career-high
four three-pointers against the Billikens
(made five three-pointers in the first 10 games) Scored eight
points in a season-high 23 minutes
against Florida Atlantic.
January: Scored all seven of
his points as part of a 22-6 second
half run by the Tar Heels that sent
UNC from down 5 to ahead by 11
in the win over Virginia Hit a runner
in the lane, two free throws and
then capped the run with a three-pointer
that gave Carolina a 63-52
lead One of four Tar Heels in
double figures with 10 points at
Clemson Scored six of his 10
points in the first half as UNC built
a 13-point lead Carolina's defensive
player of the game (first time
as a Tar Heel) and one of five to
score in double figures in win at
Wake Forest Had 12 points and
was 3 of 5 shooting threes Scored
in double figures for the fourth
time this year and third time in the
last five games with 12 points
against Miami Had three assists, a
block and two steals and did not
turn the ball over Went 5 for 5
from the free throw line (season
highs).
February: Led all players on
both teams with eight rebounds
and added eight points, a season-high
three blocks and two steals in
the win over NC State Made two
three-pointers, his first game with
multiple threes since he hit three at
Wake Forest on Jan. 24 Broke a 1
for 14 stretch with a first-half three
Tied his season high with eight
rebounds.
NCAA Tournament: Played 18
minutes (most since 20 at Wake
Forest on Jan. 24) and had eight
points, eight rebounds and four assists
in the comeback win over
Southern California Most assists
since he had seven vs. Dayton on
Dec. 31 First time he scored three
baskets in a game since NC State
on Feb. 21 First made free throws
since Boston College on Feb. 17
Eight rebounds matched his season
high (Dayton and NC State on Feb.
21) Gave Carolina its first lead of
the game (which it would not relinquish)
as he tipped in a missed
lay-up by Wayne Ellington for a
60-59 lead with 7:03 to play Had
a steal, offensive rebound, basket
and assist in a two-possession span
that gave Carolina a three-point
lead Was 0 for 6 from the floor (0
for 4 3FG) against Georgetown.
FRESHMAN SEASON
(2005-06)
Season Notes: Leading scorer
off the Tar Heel bench (and fourth
overall) with 7.5 points per game
Shot 35.5 percent from three-point
range and 79.2 percent from the
free throw line, the second-best
free throw percentage on the team
Scored in double figures nine
times Led UNC with 32 blocked
shots Had multiple blocked shots
in 12 games with a high of three on
four occasions (twice vs. Maryland)
The first Tar Heel freshman
and first non-starter to lead the
team in blocks since Rasheed Wallace
had 63 in 1993-94 Also became
the first perimeter player ever
to lead Carolina in blocks Made
20 of his last 45 (44 percent) from
three-point range Hit at least one three in 14 different games Had
one double-double Averaged 3.7
rebounds per game, but had at least
six in eight different games.
Game Highlights
November: Scored 17 in the
season-opener against Gardner-
Webb, connecting on 3 of 5 from
three-point range and 6 of 6 from
the free throw line Grabbed nine
rebounds in win over Cleveland
State Blocked three shots against
Illinois.
December: Posted his first double-
double with 15 points and 11
rebounds against UNC Asheville.
January: Led all players on
both teams with seven rebounds in
win over NC State Added two assists
and two steals and did not
have a turnover in 17 minutes
Scored seven points at Virginia
Tech, including a buzzer-beating
three-pointer at the end of the first
half Key in Carolina's 81-80 win
at Florida State Scored 11 points
with two assists and no turnovers
in 14 minutes Went 4 for 7 from
the floor, including 3 for 3 from
three-point range, the best single-game
three-point performance by a
Tar Heel Scored the last five
points of the first half after FSU
had a 50-37 lead Then hit back-to-
back three-pointers to give Carolina
a 61-59 lead, its first of the
second half Had 16 points, two
rebounds, two assists and two
steals against Boston College
Made 5 of 9 from the floor, including
3 for 5 from three-point range
Scored in double figures in consecutive
games for first time Hit
back-to-back threes in the first half
that helped UNC build a 24-15 advantage
Had 13 points (eight in
the second half) and blocked two
shots in 86-69 win over Arizona.
February: Made 5 of 6 field
goals, including 3 of 4 three-pointers
Scored in double figures for
the fourth straight game with 10
points in the win at Maryland
Tied for rebounding honors on
both teams with nine boards
against Duke Had four offensive
rebounds, which matched his season
high Scored six points and
had four rebounds in 12 minutes
against Georgia Tech Started the
Tar Heel comeback with back-to-back
hoops after Tech built its
largest lead of the night (20 points)
Led all scorers on both teams off
the bench with 10 points on 4 of 5
shooting from the floor in win at
Wake Forest Scored six points
and had eight rebounds in win at
NC State Scored all six points
and had seven rebounds in the second
half Had four offensive rebounds,
all leading to second-chance
points for the Tar Heels.
March: Had seven points, three
boards, three blocked shots and
two assists in 99-54 win over Virginia
Was the second straight
game in which he blocked three
shots Made the defensive play of
the game in 83-76 win at No. 1
Duke as he got his hand on the ball
as Sean Dockery drove to the basket
with 46 seconds to play and
Carolina leading by three Forced
a miss by Dockery that Carolina rebounded
Had six points and six
rebounds Scored 15 points (one
of two Tar Heels in double figures)
in 69-65 win over Murray State in
NCAA Tournament first round win
Scored nine second-half points,
including a three-pointer with 7:48
to play that broke a 52-all tie.
PREP/PERSONAL
Named Nassau County Player of the Year by Newsday Attended St. Mary's High School in Manhassett, N.Y., and was coached by Tim Cluess Played in the McDonald's All-America Roundball Classic Beach Ball Classic MVP Averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four blocks as a senior Scored 1,535 career points in three seasons at St. Mary's St. Mary's went 74-5 and won three league titles in Long Island Went 25-1 as a senior, lost by two points in the Class AA state CHSAA final Scored 16 points in championship game St. Mary's went 23-2 as a junior and he averaged 16 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and four assists All-Long Island selection in each of his last two seasons Played at North Babylon High School as a freshman Was co-MVP of the 2004 ABCD Camp in Hackensack, N.J. Played quarterback on the freshman football team Born Daniel Richard Green on June 22, 1987 Son of Danny Green Sr. and Rene' Darrell Majoring in communications.