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Wendell Green Jr. Season 2021-22

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Wendell Green Jr. Season 2021-22

PositionG
Weight175 lbs
Height5-11
ClassSophomore
HometownDetroit, Mich.
Previous SchoolEastern Kentucky

CAREER HONORS
• 2022-23 All-SEC Second Team
• School-Record Holder for Consecutive Free Throws Made (34)
• 2022-23 Preseason All-SEC Second Team
• 2022-23 Preaseason Bob Cousy Award Watch List
• 2021-22 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Midseason Candidate
• SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 7, 2022)
• 2020-21 All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team
• 2020-21 OVC All-Newcomer Team
• 2020-21 OVC All-Tournament Team
• Five-Time OVC Freshman of the Week
 
JUNIOR (2022-23)
One of only two players on the team to play and start in all 34 games of the season … Ranked 14th in the SEC in scoring (13.7 ppg), third in assists (4.1 apg), fifth in free-throw percentage (.842), eighth in steals (1.7 spg) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.52) … Broke the school record for most consecutive free throws made (34) from Feb. 22, 2023 (9 of his last 9 attempts vs. Ole Miss) to March 16, 2023 (8-for-8 attempts vs. Iowa in the NCAA First Round) … The previous record was 27 held by former Tigers Danjel Purifoy (2016-20) and Frankie Sullivan (2009-10) … Grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds versus Northwestern (11/23/22) … Recorded his 1,000th-career point against Georgia State (12/14/22) … Went a perfect 11-for-11 from the charity stripe at Ole Miss (1/10/23) … Made the sixth-most free throws in a single season (160) in the school record books … Turned in his third-straight 100+ assist season (140) … Scored in double figures on 23 occasions including seven 20-point games … Registered a season-high 24 points twice against Alabama (2/11/23) and No. 12-ranked Tennessee (3/4/23) … Selected to the All-SEC Second Team becoming the sixth Auburn guard in the past 15 years to be honored.
 
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Midseason Candidate ... Played in all 34 games of the season with five starts … Team’s third-leading scorer averaging 12.0 points per game … Dished out a team-leading 172 assists, the eighth most in a single season in program history ... Ranked No. 35 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in assists per game (5.1) …Also ranked in the Top 50 with a 2.26 assist-to-turnover ratio … Was third on the team in rebounding with 3.7 per contest, while being the shortest player on team ... In SEC play, led Auburn in assists (5.4 apg) and was second in scoring (12.7 ppg) ... Averaged 12.9 ppg while coming off the bench during an 18-game stretch from Nov. 24-Feb. 1 ... Turned in 23 double-digit efforts including two double-doubles ... Made a season-high 11 assists to along with 12 points against Georgia (1/19/22) ... Ranked second in the conference in assists (5.4), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.3) and fourth in free-throw percentage (.860) in conference only games ... His 98 assists in SEC play was the most by an AU player in league play over the last 22 years ... Had a 17-consecutive game streak with a 3-pointer during the season ... Registered 23 points, eight rebounds, six assists including 13 points and five boards in the second half against Alabama (2/3/22) ... Named SEC Player of the Week (2/7/22) ... Hit the game-winning layup with three seconds left in the Tigers’ 74-72 road win at Georgia (2/5/22) … Had one of his most complete games of season with 12 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes off the bench versus Vanderbilt (2/16/22) ... Ranked first nationally in assists off the bench with 155 and seventh in points off the bench with 335 ... In the last 22 years of Auburn Basketball, he had more bench points than any other player, passing Chuma Okeke, (255 pts, 2017-18) ... Hit 76 of his 90 free-throw attempts (.844) – the 11th-best percentage in a single season in program history … Had three-or-more assists in 33-of-34 games … AD Honor Roll student.
 
EASTERN KENTUCKY (2020-21)
Averaged 15.8 points, 5.0 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game during his freshman campaign at Eastern Kentucky ... Shot 40 percent from the field including 36 percent from behind the arc and 77 percent from the charity stripe ... Played in all 29 games with 25 starts … Led the team playing 30.5 minutes per game ... Guided the Colonels to a 22-7 overall record including 15-5 in Ohio Valley Conference play ... The 15 conference wins were a program record ... Selected to the All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team and OVC All-Newcomer Team … Led the nation’s eighth-best scoring offense, which averaged 81.8 points per game ... Broke the program’s freshman record with 146 assists, which also was the highest mark by any freshman in the country and the 15th-most by any player overall ... One of only two freshmen in the nation to have 400 points and 100 assists next to Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs ... Reached double figures 20 times including his last five games of the season in which he averaged 24.0 points per contest ... Five-Time OVC Freshman of the Week selection ... Also tabbed to OVC All-Tournament Team after averaging 26.0 points, 4.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in the postseason tournament.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated as a three-star guard by Rivals ... The No. 16-ranked point guard in the Class of 2020 by 247 Sports ... Led La Lumiere School (Ind.) to a 38-1 overall record and an appearance in the Geico High School National Title Game in 2019 ... Before transferring prior to his junior season, averaged 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds at Detroit Country Day School.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Wendell Green Sr. and Rhonda Dalton-Green … Born on August 7, 2002 … Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts. 
 
CAREER SUPERLATIVES
Points: 30 at Austin Peay (1/2/21)
Field Goals Made: 12 vs. Morehead State (3/5/21)
Field Goals Attempted: 22 at Eastern Illinois (1/16/21)
3-Point Field Goals Made: 5 vs. Texas A&M (3/11/12), at Austin Peay (1/2/21)
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 10 at Alabama (1/11/12), at Jacksonville State (2/2/21)
Free Throws Made: 12 vs. Tennessee State (2/27/21)
Free Throws Attempted: 15 vs. Georgia State (12/14/22)
Rebounds: 10 vs. Northwestern (11/23/22), vs. Murray State (12/22/21)
Assists: 15 vs. Tennessee Tech (1/9/21)
Blocks: 1 (four times)
Steals: 6 at Austin Peay (1/2/21)
Minutes Played: 39 at Austin Peay (1/2/21)
Double-Figure Games: 66
20-Point Games: 19
10-Rebound Games: 2
10-Assist Games: 3
Double-Doubles: 4
Dunks: None