Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Javonte Green was born on July 23, 1993, in Petersburg, Virginia. He is a guard/forward in the NBA.

He was 12 years old, when he moved in to live with his aunt in Alberta, Virginia. He attended Brunswick High School in nearby Lawrenceville, where he played basketball for former Virginia and NBA shooting guard Bryant Stith. As a senior, Green averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.1 steals per game and led the Bulldogs to the VHSL Group AA Division 3 state title. He was named first team All-State and the Virginia Co-Player of the Year. He committed to play college basketball at Radford University. Green played for four seasons as a member of the Radford Highlanders. As a senior, Green averaged 15.4 points, nine rebounds, and 1.9 steals and was again named First Team All-Big South as well as the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Green finished his collegiate career as Radford's career leader in rebounds (1,064), steals (245), and games played (133) and second all-time in scoring with 1,911 points.

Green is a dual-citizen of the United States and Montenegro. He made his debut with the Montenegro national basketball team in 2017 during the European 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers. Green played overseas with Marín Peixegalego, Pallacanestro Trieste, Ratiopharm Ulm, before landing with Boston Celtics.