Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1996
A.C. Green was a four-year letterman during some of OSU's best ever basketball teams. Green led the Beavers to three NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT. He helped OSU to the NCAA West Regional Championship game in 1982 as the team finished No. 4 in the nation in the AP and UPI polls.
The Benson High School (Portland, Ore.) graduate earned third team All-American honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior. He was named the Pac-10 player of the Year in 1984. He is also a member of the Pac-10's All-Decade Team.
Green ranks in the top five at OSU for career scoring, rebounding, and free throws. At the conclusion of his college career, he was the third pick in the NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He earned three championship rings with the Lakers.
He played in the 1990 NBA All-Star Game in a professional career that featured him playing two tenures with the Lakers, and also with Phoenix, Dallas, and Miami.
Green's 1,192 consecutive games played NBA streak began on November 19, 1986, when the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The streak ended with the last game of his career on April 18, 2001, when the Miami Heat defeated the Orlando Magic in Orlando. In addition to this streak, he also managed to miss only three games throughout his entire playing career, all of which came during his second season in the NBA.
