MGB: Green commits to UNT

[Brett Vito]

Brett Vito ‎@brettvito

MGB: Incarnate Word graduate transfer Derail Green confirms that he has committed to UNT. For more, seehttp://MeanGreenBlog.dentonrc.com 

3:17 PM - 19 Apr 2016

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[Harry]

Interesting that he originally signed with Wichita State. 

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article1139782.html

Welcome Derail!

Previous:  Green spent two seasons with the Wichita State Shockers program, red-shirting the 2012-13 season.  He appeared in 28 games averaging 4.9 minutes per game and scoring a total of 32 points with 16 rebounds for the regular season No. 1 team in the nation this past season.

High School:  Green attended Klein Forest High School.  He was a three-time District 13-5A selection and was the MVP as a senior when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.  He averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior.

Personal:  Green is the son of Rodney and Yorbarnette Green and is studying criminal justice.  He has a brother, Deontaye.  He was born on November 3, 1993.

[Brett Vito]

MGB: Here's the story with comments from Green

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/04/incarnate-word-transfer-derail-green-commits-to-unt.html/

[Harry]

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/54649/derail-green#Highlights

http://shockerhoops.net/index.php/recruiting/derail-green/

[EagleMBA]

I did a quick check of Incarnate Word's site (  http://www.uiwcardinals.com/index.aspx?path=mbball ) to see what was there. Their OOC schedule last season was better than ours, with names like Purdue, Oklahoma, Cal-Berkeley, St. John's, LIU and Rice. They beat St. John's in NY in a game that Green hit for 24 points in 33 minutes; they also handled Rice, and he got 14 in 36 minutes. The others were losses and Green averaged 7.5 ppg in 23.5 mins against that competition. Overall, their team was 17 - 12.

Green looks like a decent player to me if he can quickly mesh with the team and make whatever adjustments he needs to. Too bad his back is against the wall re: a one-and-done season.

Edited April 19, 2016 by EagleMBA

[Harry]

6 hours ago, EagleMBA said:

I did a quick check of Incarnate Word's site (  http://www.uiwcardinals.com/index.aspx?path=mbball ) to see what was there. Their OOC schedule last season was better than ours, with names like Purdue, Oklahoma, Cal-Berkeley, St. John's, LIU and Rice. They beat St. John's in NY in a game that Green hit for 24 points in 33 minutes; they also handled Rice, and he got 14 in 36 minutes. The others were losses and Green averaged 7.5 ppg in 23.5 mins against that competition. Overall, their team was 17 - 12.

Green looks like a decent player to me if he can quickly mesh with the team and make whatever adjustments he needs to. Too bad his back is against the wall re: a one-and-done season.

Good stuff.  Simply put he brings rebounds that Ward could not.   Ward was brought in for his shooting and struggled.

[risinggreen]

Good name, since it's not really possible to derail us at this point in the Benford era. Nice pickup, and welcome to Mean Green country.