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BREAKING NEWS: GC’s Derrio Green commits to UNC-Charlotte
April 28th, 2009, 9:28 am · Post a Comment · posted by Josh Weinfuss
Gulf Coast freshman and former Mosley Dolphin Derrio Green verbally committed to UNC-Charlotte late Monday night, Gulf Coast coach Jay Powell confirmed.
Green was weighing his options between Charlotte and fellow Atlantic 10 foes Saint Louis University and George Washington University.
The 49ers first started to recruit Green during the FCCAA/Region 8 state tournament back in March.
Assistant coach Rob Moxley was in the stands in Marianna as Green averaged 22.7 points per game in the state tournament, including a 38-point outing in the opener, an upset of Miami Dade.
Moxley told me after that game that he was going to start chasing Green, who averaged 13.6 ppg last season.
Green, who was All-Panhandle Conference, was third in the state in 3-point percentage, shooting at a 44.2 percent clip. His 76 attempts were the third most in the state and this 33 makes were tied with two other players for the second best in Florida.
Green transferred to Gulf Coast from Southeastern Louisiana, where he went out of Mosley.
Moxley said Green’s quick release and long-range shooting ability made him appealing to the 49ers.
UNC-Charlotte was 11-20 last season and finished 12thh out of 14 teams in the Atlantic 10.
