2 Alex Greven
2 - Alex Greven
Birth Date: Aug. 14, 1990
Height: 6-3
Weight: 180
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
High School: RJ Reynolds
Position: G
Major: Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology
Parents: Craig & Kathy

Career:
After three campaigns with the program, he has played in 70 games, 45 in a starting capacity ... Has scored in double figures in 42 games and has nine performances of 20 or more points ... Holds down the 20th position on the school's all-time scoring list with 824 points ... Career scoring average of 11.8 points per game ranks 17th at the school ... 14th in career three-point field goals (95) ... His 185 free throws is good for the 14th spot all-time at Emory ...  Stands No. 4 on Emory's career chart with an 85.3 percent mark from the foul line (185-of-217).

Junior (2011-12):
Battled back from an early-season injury to appear in 20 games, 18 as a starter ... Averaged 27.6 minutes per playing stint and averaged 12.4 points per game, good for third place on the club and a tie for 12th place among UAA players ... Hit a team-leading 89.1 percent from the charity stripe (49-of-55) ... 2011-12 Second Team All-UAA selection ... Georgia Basketball Coaches Association Second Team All-State (D-III) ... Held down the No. 11 position on the UAA list in scoring average for conference games (14.4 ppg) ... 15th among conference cagers in three-point percentage in overall play (.403) and stood 10th in league affairs (.426) ... Suffered an injury during the early stages of the Berry game (Nov. 22), forcing him out of the lineup the following five contests before returning to action vs. Rhodes (Dec. 29) where he came off the bench to score nine points in nine minutes ...  Totaled 11 double-figure scoring contests, 10 of which came during UAA action ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Feb. 20) after averaging 26.5 points and shooting 64.5 percent (20-of-31) from the floor in games at Carnegie Mellon and Case Western (Feb. 17 & 19) ... Registered four contests of 20 or more points ... Recorded his first career double-double after chalking up a team-high 22 points (14 in the first half) and 11 boards in an 83-68 win over Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) ... Sank seven-of-11 from the floor, including three-of-four from beyond the arc, en route to racking up 20 points at Chicago (Jan. 27), one of three Eagles to reach the 20-point plateau in that game ... Hit a triple in that game vs. UC that began a 9-0 Emory run, erasing a seven-point deficit and giving the Eagles a 98-96 edge with 1:17 left in the contest ... Third on the squad with 17 points including a rare four-point play late in the game vs. Washington University (Feb. 5) ... Picked up 14 points, second high on the team, draining five-of-seven from the field including a triple with 30 seconds left that cut a NYU lead to one point in an eventual 73-70 triumph (Feb. 10) ... Closed out the year with a 14-game streak of three-point field goals ... Huge effort at Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17), tallying a season-high 27 points (tied for the second-highest point total by an Emory player during the season), converting 11-of-16 field goal attempts including three-of-seven from beyond the arc ... Followed the CMU effort with a team-high 26 points (18 in the opening stanza) against Case Western (Feb. 19), knocking down nine-of-15 from the floor that included a career-high tying four-of-eight from distance ... Picked up 11 points during the first 6:43 of that Case contest in helping Emory to a 25-6 lead ... Member of the Capital One Academic All-District First Team.

Sophomore (2010-11):
Turned in a solid second year with the Eagles, starting all 25 games and ranking second on the squad and eighth among UAA players in scoring (14.5 ppg) ... Second Team All-UAA selection ... Georgia Basketball Coaches Association Second Team All-State pick ... Held down the No. 4 position on the league ladder with an 83.3 percent mark (90-of-108) from the foul line ... Third on the club in minutes (29.8 mpg) ... Scored in double figures in 20 games and turned in four contests of 20 or more points ... Led or shared for team scoring honors on five occasions ... Named UAA Player of the Week following a career-high 31-point outburst vs. Methodist (Dec. 4) where he sank a career-high 12-of-24 from the field including three-of-seven from three-point range ... Included in his totals vs. Methodist were a pair a pressure-packed charity tosses with 15 seconds left that provided Emory with an 86-82 advantage ... His 31 points against Methodist represented the first time since Dec. 15, 2007 that an Emory cager (Spiros Ferderigos) had reached the 30-point plateau ... Totaled a team-high 28 points, 19 in the second half and overtime, knocking down 11-of-18 from the floor and four-of-five from the line, in keying a 92-84 triumph over Oglethorpe (Nov. 17) ... Tied Austin Claunch for team scoring honors with 18 points and sank a crucial baseline runner with the shot clock winding down that gave Emory a 74-70 lead with 38 ticks on the clock en route to a final 78-70 decision over Chicago (Jan. 16) ... Totaled 14 first-half points and finished with 18 points, knocking down six-of-10 from the field and all four foul shooting tries, in a 93-85 victory over NYU (Feb. 6) ... Sank 22-of-23 (.957) from the charity stripe over a five-game stretch (Dec. 7 through Jan. 13) ... Topped the squad in rebounding vs. Averett (Nov. 19) with a career-high 10 rebounds ... 11 games of two or more three-point field goals ... Led all players with 18 points, converting eight-of-14 from the field, two-of-three from beyond the arc, in sparking a 97-73 win vs. Case Western (Jan. 21).

Freshman (2009-10):
Made a big impact on the program as a freshman, playing in 25 games, two as a starter ... Averaged 19.5 minutes per outing and tied for third place on the team in scoring (8.5 ppg) ... Second on the squad and tied for ninth among UAA players in three-point percentage (.393) ... Second on the club with an 85.2 percent (46-of-54) mark from the foul line ... 35 treys tied for third on the team ... Notched double-figure scoring in his first five and in a total of 11 games ... Pull-up jumper with just five seconds left gave the Eagles a 64-63 win over Brandeis (Feb. 21) ... Named Emory Player of the Week (Jan. 4) after garnering a spot on the Washington & Lee All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 20.0 points and led the team in scoring in contests vs. Drew (Jan. 2, 19 pts.) and Washington & Lee (Jan. 3) where he totaled a season-high 21 points, hitting five-of-nine from the floor, including three-of-five from three-point range, and all eight of his free throw attempts ... Scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half in helping Emory to a 77-64 decision at Brandeis (Jan. 24) ... In that game against the Judges, he hit back-to-back treys in a 56-second span that snapped a 60-60 deadlock and keyed a 10-0 Eagle run that gave them a 70-60 edge ... Tied as the team's second-high scorer with 18 points, 13 coming in the opening half, against Huntingdon (Nov. 24), and ended the contest converting five-of-11 from the field including four-of-eight from beyond the arc ... In his first nine games he was successful on 35-of-39 charity tosses (.897) ... Totaled a team-high 12 points, all coming via the trey, and tied for squad honors with five rebounds vs. Washington University ... Nine games of two or more three-point field goals.

High School
:
Four-year member of the basketball program at RJ Reynolds High School ... Was coached by Billy Martin ... Averaged 13.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game his senior year ... Served as a captain on the 2008-09 team ... As a junior he averaged 7.8 points per contest in helping his squad to a spot in the quarterfinals in the state tournament ... During his sophomore campaign, RJ Reynolds HS adavanced to the round of eight at the state tournament ... Also played football and competed in track and field as a prep.

Personal:
Born August 14, 1990 ... Son of Craig and Kathy Greven ... An Economics major ... Older brother, Bill, is a senior on the 2009-10 Middlebury College basketball team.


Career Stats

YearGP-GSFG-FGAPCT3pt
FG-FGA
PCTFT-FTAPTSAVGREBAVG
2011-1220-1885-189.45029-72.40349-5524812.4824.1
2010-1125-25121-284.42631-103.30190-10836314.5863.4
2009-1025-266-174.37935-89.39346-542138.5522.1
TOTAL70-45272-647.42095-264.360185-217824 11.8220 3.1


Career Highs

Points31Methodist, Dec. 4, 2010
 28Oglethorpe, Nov. 17, 2010
 27at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2012
Rebounds11at Carnegie Mellon University,  Jan. 20, 2012
 10Averett University, Nov. 19, 2010
FGs12 Methodist, Nov. 17, 2010
 11at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2012
 11Oglethorpe, Nov. 17, 2010
FGAs24 Methodist, Dec, 4, 2010
3pt. FGs4at Case Western Reserve,  Feb. 19, 2012 
 4New York University,  Feb. 19, 2010 
 4Washington University, Jan. 31, 2010
 4at Huntingdon College, Nov. 24, 2009
Steals4Methodist, Dec. 4, 2010
Assists3on seven occasions



Quote:
"I love everything about Emory -- the campus, the city, the academics, the diversity, and, of course, the basketball."