Tommie Green

Tommy Green
Personal information
Born	(1956-04-08)April 8, 1956 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died	September 25, 2015(2015-09-25) (aged 59)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	McKinley (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College	Southern (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Position	Point guard
Number	14
Career history
As player:
1978–1979	New Orleans Jazz
As coach:
1996–2001	Southern
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Tommie L. Green (April 8, 1956 – September 25, 2015) was a professional basketball point guard who spent one season in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New Orleans Jazz during the 1978–79 season. He was drafted by the Jazz from Southern University and A&M College during the second round (35^th pick overall) in the 1978 NBA draft. In 1987 Green returned to Southern University first as an assistant coach then as the head coach from 1996 to 2001.^[1]

Green died on September 25, 2015 at the age of 59.^[1]

References

1978 NBA Draft

First round	Mychal Thompson Phil Ford Rick Robey Micheal Ray Richardson Purvis Short Larry Bird Ron Brewer Freeman Williams Reggie Theus Butch Lee James Hardy George Johnson Winford Boynes Roger Phegley Mike Mitchell Jack Givens Rod Griffin Dave Corzine Marty Byrnes Frankie Sanders Mike Evans Raymond Townsend

Second round	Terry Tyler Keith Herron Rick Wilson Ron Carter Wayne Radford Buster Matheney John Long Jeff Judkins Marvin Johnson John Rudd Harry Davis Greg Bunch Tommie Green Maurice Cheeks Terry Sykes Lew Massey James Lee Wayne Cooper Jerome Whitehead Keven McDonald Glenn Hagan Clemon Johnson

Southern Jaguars basketball head coaches

Robert Henry Lee (1949–1956) No team (1956–1969) Richard Mack (1969–1972) Carl E. Stewart (1972–1982) Andy Stoglin (1982–1984) Bob Hopkins (1984–1986) Ben Jobe (1986–1996) Tommie Green (1996–2001) Ben Jobe (2001–2003) Michael Grant (2003–2005) Rob Spivery (2005–2011) Roman Banks (2011– )

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