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NOTING GREEN
Has a chance to work himself
into the starting lineup at small forward
for the first time as a Tar Heel
• Has split time with Reyshawn
Terry for the past two seasons
• Excellent rebounder, shot blocker
and shooter • Needs to improve his
ball-handling, field goal percentage
and defensive intensity to become
an outstanding player • Has
made 81 of 99 free throws in two
years • Career highs include 17
points (Gardner-Webb) and 11 rebounds
(UNC Asheville).
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 Mc-
Donald'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.
