Orien Greene

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 208
Class:
Freshman
High School:
University of Florida

2003-04: First season in a Cajuns uniform since transferring from Florida following the 2001-02 season...Long athletic combo guard who is a multi-dimensional player...Unselfish player who has an outstanding ability to score and defend, but his knack at finding the open man and understanding the game is probably his biggest strength...Missed the first 11 games of the season as he was academically ineligible...Played 18 games, starting three, after being declared eligible to play on Saturday, Jan. 17 and played a vital role in the Cajuns success…Team reeled off eight straight wins after he became eligible and finished the season 14-4…Finished fourth on the team averaging 10.4 points per game and averaged nine (9.0) points in the last nine games while scoring in double-figures in five of the nine…Sported a 1.4 assist:turnover ratio (54 assists:39 turnovers)…Averaged 2.2 steals per game (40 total) and led the Cajuns in steals in 10 games… Had a career-high 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting in the Cajuns come-from-behind win over South Alabama Feb. 12...Made three straight triples with the Cajuns trailing 68-59 to tie the game…Scored in double-figures in 10 games and scored seven or more 13 times...Had a season-high seven assists in the North Texas game on Feb. 23...In his return to his home state on Jan. 24 in the Cajuns game vs. Florida International, Greene poured in what was at the time a new career-high with 17 points...The Gainesville, Fla., native scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds in his third game back since being declared eligible to play...Seven (7) times he collected at least three steals and five (5) times he has picked up a season-high four steals...Started two games with his first start in a Cajuns uniform coming on Feb. 23 at North Texas...Scored 13 points in Sun Belt Tournament wins over South Alabama and Middle Tennessee and had four steals in the win over MT.

2002-03: Sat out entire season to restore his eligibility after transferring from Florida.

Pre-Louisiana-Lafayette: Lettered at the guard position for the University of Florida...As a freshman in 2000-01, was one of five players to see action in every game...Had a steal in 24 of 31 games...Had 10 turnover-free games, including two games with seven assists and no turnovers....Tied for second on the squad with eight dunks...His 85 assists were second-best on the team...Made his first career start against Vanderbilt...As a sophomore, started in 30 games in 2001-02...Averaged 5.2 points per game, 2.8 assists and had a team-best 61 steals...Made 20 three-pointers on 66 attempts (30.3 percent) while playing nearly 24 minutes per contest...Tallied his first career double-double against LSU with 14 points and 11 assists on Jan 16, 2002...Recorded a steal in each of the first 18 games...Shot 43.4 percent after shooting just 35.4 as a freshman.

High School: Ranked among the Top 30 prospects in the nation his senior year...A 2000 graduate of Gainesville High School...Led his team to back-to-back 5A titles...Florida’s "Mr. Basketball" as a senior...Also Third-Team Parade All-American...Was a four-year starter who was 108-21 during his career...Averaged 15.8 points per game, 7.6 assists, 6 steals and 5.5 rebounds as a senior...Named Second Team All-State as a junior after averaging 12.1 ppg, 5.8 apg, 5.4 spg, 4.3 rpg and leading the team to 5A title.

Personal: Born Orien Randolph Greene II on Feb. 4, 1982 in Gainesville, Fla...Began playing organized basketball at eight years old.