Greg Buckner

Greg Buckner
Personal information
Born	September 16, 1976; Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	University Heights Academy; (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)
College	Clemson (1994–1998)
NBA draft	1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1998–2009
Position	Shooting guard
Number	21, 7, 1
Coaching career	2011–2019
Career history
As player:
1998–1999	Grand Rapids Hoops
1999–2002	Dallas Mavericks
2002–2004	Philadelphia 76ers
2004–2006	Denver Nuggets
2006–2007	Dallas Mavericks
2007–2008	Minnesota Timberwolves
2008–2009	Memphis Grizzlies
As coach:
2011–2016	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2017–2019	Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2× Second-team All-ACC (1997, 1998); ACC Rookie of the Year (1995);
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,878 (5.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,593 (2.8 rpg)
Assists	719 (1.3 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

Gregory Derayle Buckner (born September 16, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who served as an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected in the second round (53rd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies with a career scoring average of 5.0 points per game. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.[1]

Playing career

College career

During his time with the Clemson Tigers, he started all 122 games of his career while guiding the team to 3 NCAA Tournament bids. Not only did he led the team in scoring his freshman year, but also he led the team in scoring all four years becoming the first Clemson Tiger to do so. The ACC Rookie of the Year went to Greg Buckner in 1995. He was entered into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005.

Professional career

After playing with the Mavericks from 1999 to 2002, Buckner signed with the 76ers as a free agent. Then he signed with the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, but after one season,[2] he was traded to the Timberwolves for Trenton Hassell on September 28, 2007.[3] In June 2008, the Timberwolves traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies with Marko Jaric and Antoine Walker for Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins.[4]

On July 9, 2009, Buckner was traded to the Dallas Mavericks as a part of the four-team deal among Grizzlies, Mavericks, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors.[5]

Coaching career

On July 29, 2011, he joined the Houston Rockets as a player development coach,[6] serving for five seasons. Buckner reached the playoffs three times with the team as part of the coaching staff.

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	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999–00	Dallas	48	1	19.2	.476	.385	.683	3.6	1.1	.8	.4	5.7
2000–01	Dallas	37	9	22.2	.438	.286	.728	4.2	1.3	.9	.2	6.2
2001–02	Dallas	44	16	20.1	.525	.313	.690	3.9	1.1	.7	.4	5.8
2002–03	Philadelphia	75	5	20.2	.465	.273	.802	2.9	1.3	1.0	.2	6.0
2003–04	Philadelphia	53	3	13.3	.377	.273	.741	1.9	.8	.4	.1	3.1
2004–05	Denver	70	41	21.7	.528	.405	.778	3.0	1.9	1.1	.1	6.2
2005–06	Denver	73	27	24.1	.434	.354	.782	2.9	1.7	1.2	.3	6.7
2006–07	Dallas	76	11	18.1	.411	.311	.794	2.1	.9	.6	.1	4.0
2007–08	Minnesota	31	4	16.8	.385	.300	.864	2.1	1.3	.7	.1	4.0
2008–09	Memphis	63	0	13.9	.384	.255	.800	2.1	.9	.5	.1	2.5
Career		570	117	19.1	.450	.334	.757	2.8	1.3	.8	.2	5.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001	Dallas	5	0	15.0	.478	.333	.700	4.2	.6	1.0	.0	6.0
2002	Dallas	7	0	15.0	.480	.000	.750	3.7	.6	.4	.1	3.9
2003	Philadelphia	10	0	11.2	.323	.222	1.000	1.7	.3	.1	.2	2.6
2005	Denver	5	2	20.0	.222	.222	.000	3.2	1.0	.4	.2	2.0
2006	Denver	5	4	27.4	.418	.313	.875	2.8	1.2	.6	.2	12.6
2007	Dallas	6	0	7.3	.000	.000	.500	1.0	.3	.3	.2	.2
Career		38	6	15.1	.377	.259	.786	2.6	.6	.4	.2	4.1

References

1999–2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 250
Greg Buckner at basketball-reference.com
Timberwolves and Mavericks swap guards
Timberwolves, Grizzlies swap Mayo for Love
"MAVERICKS ACQUIRE FOUR-TIME ALL-STAR SHAWN MARION". NBA.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
Rockets Add Greg Buckner To Coaching Staff

External links

Player profile @ NBA.com

Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] 1999–2000 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 250

[2] Greg Buckner at basketball-reference.com

[3] Timberwolves and Mavericks swap guards

[4] Timberwolves, Grizzlies swap Mayo for Love

[5] "MAVERICKS ACQUIRE FOUR-TIME ALL-STAR SHAWN MARION". NBA.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

[6] Rockets Add Greg Buckner To Coaching Staff