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LaMarr Greer

LaMarr Greer
Personal information
Born (1976-05-16) May 16, 1976 (age 48)
Cape May Court House, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolMiddle Township
(Cape May Court House, New Jersey)
CollegeFlorida State (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1998–2013
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number8
Career history
1998, 1999Atlantic City Seagulls
1999–2000Trenton Shooting Stars
2000Baltimore Bayrunners
2000Trenton Shooting Stars
2001Napoli
2001–2002Messina
2002–2003Napoli
2003–2004UNICS
2004–2007Kyiv
2007–2008Olympia Larissa
2008–2009Keravnos
2009ASU Sports Club
2009–2010Ironi Nahariya
2010–2012Phantoms Braunschweig
2012–2013Kouvot
Career highlights and awards

LaMarr Vernon Greer (born May 16, 1976) is a high school McDonald's All American and retired American basketball player. After short stints in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League, he embarked on a professional career in Europe. Greer retired in 2013.

Greer grew up in Middle Township, New Jersey. He attended Overbrook High School and transferred to Middle Township High School during his junior year, leading the school's basketball team to win the NJSIAA Group II state championships in both 1993 and 1994. In the 1994 season Greer was recognized as a McDonald's All American and New Jersey High School Player of the Year.[1] He also participated in the Roundball Classic, ending the game with a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists.[1] He has the most points in Middle Township High School history.[2]

Greer has a son, Corey Greer, who plays Varsity basketball for well-known high school basketball team, Camden Panthers. Greer also is well known around the area for his commitment for youth. He does daily workouts with the youth during the high school basketball team off-season. In 2021, Greer became a teacher and the head basketball coach at his alma mater.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "LaMarr Greer". iblhoops.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ^ McGarry, Michael (July 2, 2010). "European basketball star LaMarr Greer remembers his roots in Middle Township". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved August 15, 2016. The photographs on the wall of LaMarr Greer's Middle Township home tell the story of his basketball travels.... Basketball has taken Greer around the world but each summer the Middle Township High School graduate returns to Cape May County.... Greer led Middle to the 1993 and 1994 state Group II titles. The Panthers reached the 1993 Tournament of Champions final, where they lost to St. Anthony of Jersey City.... Greer spent his first two high school seasons at Overbrook in Camden County.
  3. ^ McGarry, Michael (September 16, 2021). "One of the top basketball players in Cape-Atlantic League history returns to take over Middle Township". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 2022-07-21.


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