Litterial Green is a point guard from Pascagoula,
Mississippi. He went to high school in nearby Moss Point. Green lead the nation
in scoring in his senior year and was named to the McDonald's and Parade Magazine All-American
teams. He would move on to play college ball at Georgia. He helped the Bulldogs
win the 1990 SEC title, and was named to the All-SEC Team in 1990, 1991, and
1992.
Litterial was taken in the 2nd Round, 39th overall, of the
1992 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Two weeks late he was traded to the Magic
for a 1993 2nd Round pick. Green would spend 2 seasons as a backup to Scott
Skiles and Penny Hardaway. In 81 games with Orlando he averaged 3.8 points and
1.5 assists per game. After the 93-94 season he was released by the Magic. He
went on to sign with the old CBA's Quad City Thunder and played two full seasons with them.
Green returned to the NBA when he signed with the Detroit Pistons for the
1996-97 season. He appeared in 45 games and average 2 points per game.
For
the next two seasons Litterial bounced between the Quad City Thunder and the
NBA. He made quick stops in Milwaukee in 97-98 (two 10-day contracts, 21 games)
and Cleveland in 98-99 (1 game). In 1999, Green was named one of Mississippi's
Top 50 Greatest Sports Figures by Sports Illustrated.
From
1999 to 2002 Litterial played overseas. He made stops in Venezuela, Puerto
Rico, Turkey, Poland, and Solvenia before retiring in 2002.
Green would go on to coach in the minor leagues. In 2003, he earned
Coach of the Year honors while guiding the World Basketball Association's Southern Crescent Lightning to
a championship. He also coached the Chattanooga Steamers in the modern ABA. In 2011, Litterial became Associate
Head Coach of the Clark Atlanta University men's basketball team under friend
and former Kentucky Wildcat Dale Brown. He served in that capacity until 2013.
