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Bob Greacen

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Bob Greacen
Personal information
Born (1947-09-15) September 15, 1947 (age 76)
Merchantville, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolMerchantville
(Merchantville, New Jersey)
CollegeRutgers (1966–1969)
NBA draft1969: 2nd round, 17th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career1969–1972
PositionSmall forward
Number18, 14
Career history
19691971Milwaukee Bucks
1971New York Nets
1971–1972Trenton Pat Pavers
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Alexander Greacen (born September 15, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player.

He grew up in South New Jersey, where he played high school basketball for Merchantville High School and helped lead Merchantville to the NJSIAA Group II state championship in 1965.[1]

In Greacen's three varsity seasons with Rutgers University, he scored 1,154 points. As a sophomore in 1967 he teamed with fellow Rutgers Hall of Famers Bob Lloyd and Jim Valvano to lead the team to a 22–7 record and the first-ever post-season appearance in Rutgers' basketball history. The Scarlet Knights finished third in the 1967 NIT.

A 6'7" forward, Greacen was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 1969 NBA draft and by the Miami Floridians in the 1969 ABA draft.

Greacen played two seasons (1969–1971) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his career and was a member of the Bucks NBA championship team in 1971.

He later briefly played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association.

He was a history teacher at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he retired in 2009.

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Andre. "At 50, Ex-buck Greacen Is Still A Gym Rat", The Morning Call, March 20, 1998. Accessed December 24, 2015. "'I was a typical suburban kid,' said the 50-year-old Greacen, who grew up in South New Jersey and attended the now-defunct Merchantville High."
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