Birth Date: | Aug. 14, 1990 |
Height: | 6-3 |
Weight: | 180 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Winston-Salem, NC |
High School: | RJ Reynolds |
Position: | G |
Major: | Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology |
Parents: | Craig & Kathy |
Career:
Closed out his four-year stint with the program playing
in 97 games, 72 in a starting capacity ... Finished in the No. 6
position on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,268 points
and was No. 8 in scoring average (13.1 ppg) ... His 162 three-point
field goals placed him sixth on the Eagles' career chart ... All
totaled, he ranked among the top 10 performers in school history in
11 statistical categories including being tied for seventh in free
throws (268) and standing sixth in free throw percentage (.840,
268-319) ... Ninth on Emory's all-time ladder in three-point field
goal percentage (.381, 162-425) ... Logged 2,675 minutes of action,
the fifth-highest total in school annals ... Scored in double
figures in 66 games and produced 17 contests of 20 or more points
... Named UAA Player of the Week four times ... Holds the school's
second longest streak with 39 straight games with at least one
three-point field goal.
Senior (2012-13):
Outstanding senior season that saw him start all 27 games
... Captured First Team All-UAA honors after ranking second on
the club and third in the league with a 16.4 points per-game
scoring average ... 444 total points ranked 11th on the school's
seasonal list and made him the fifth-most prolific senior scorer in
school history ... Posted 24 double-figure scoring games including
eight performances of 20 or more points ... Led the team with
67 three-point field goals, the fourth-highest seasonal effort in
school history ... His 2.48 treys per game tied for second among
UAA players and was 77th nationally among D-III players ... Tossed
in 17.4 points per game in UAA contests, topping the squad and good
for second on the conference ladder ... Converted 50 percent
(42-of-84) of his triple ties in league action with that effort
good for the No. 2 spot on the UAA chart while his 41.6 percent
showing in overall play slotted him into the (67-161) No. 9 spot
... Led or shared for team scoring honors on nine occasions,
seven of those coming in UAA contests ... Led or shared for Emory's
lead in rebounding in seven games ... Successful on 81.4 percent
(83-102) of his free throw attempts in overall action, good for
sixth place among UAA players ... Shot 50 percent or better from
the field in seven UAA games (10 on the season) and his 49.1
percent effort in conference play ranked 11th on the league chart
... Named UAA Player of the Week and earned a spot on the
D3hoops.com Team of the Week (Feb. 19) after putting together
back-to-back efforts of 26 points (team highs) in wins over Case
Western (Feb. 15) and Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 17), shooting a
combined 63 percent (17-of-27) from the field including 66.7
percent (12-of-18) from three-point range -- sank 8-of-11 field
goal attempts, including six-of-nine from beyond the arc, and all
four of his free throw opportunities en route to his point total
vs. CMU ... Scored 16 of his game-high tying 24 points in the
second half, knocking down all five of his three-point attempts in
the stanza en route to a career-best seven treys (tying
third-highest Emory individual game total) in a 74-69 triumph vs.
NYU (Feb. 3) ... Three of his five field goals were three pointers,
and he paced the Eagles with 14 points in the team's 72-54 win over
Rochester (Feb. 23) that clinched a share of the UAA title ...
Tabbed as the UAA Player of the Week (Jan. 21) after averaging 20.0
points and 7.0 rebounds in road wins vs. Case Western (Jan. 18) and
Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 20) -- tallied a team-high 21 points, hitting
8-of-13 from the field in the 82-60 verdict over CWRU before
chipping in 19 points along with a game-high eight boards vs. CMU
... Recorded 14 of his game-high 25 points in the second half
(seven over the final 1:38 of the contest), and paced the Eagles
with a season-high nine caroms in a 90-80 win vs. Ozarks (Nov. 17)
... Sparked Emory to a 41-17 halftime lead against Maryville (Nov.
25), scoring 13 of his 16 points in the first half in an 85-55
decision over the Scots ... Second high on the team with 15 points,
12 coming in the second stanza, and he ended the game sinking
five-of-nine from the floor, including four-of-six from three-point
range, in a 70-48 win at Rhodes (Dec. 1) ... Helped the Eagles to
their first UAA win of the campaign by chalking up a game-high 22
points, 14 during the opening 20 minutes of play as Emory raced to
a 37-13 halftime edge, while tying McPherson Moore for the team's
lead with seevn caroms in a 79-48 win vs. Chicago (Jan. 13) ...
Knocked down seven-of-eight from the field, including three-of-four
from beyond the arc, en route to a game-high tying 17 points in an
82-59 decision at Chicago (Feb. 10) ... Snatched a team-high seven
rebounds in Emory's 77-56 NCAA opening-round win vs. Randolph (Mar.
2) ... Became the first men's basketball player since Neil
Bhutta (2000) and just the fourth in program history to be awarded
the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship ... 2013 Capital One Third Team
Academic All-American ... 2013 Capital One First Team Academic
All-District ... Male Recipient of the Emory Athletic Department's
Partin Award, symbolic of an outstanding career or season in a
team-based sport ... Division III First Team All-State selection as
chosen by the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association (GABCA).
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, played on the 2009-10
Middlebury College basketball team.
Career Stats
Year | GP-GS | FG-FGA | PCT | 3pt FG-FGA |
PCT | FT-FTA | PTS | AVG | REB | AVG |
2012-13 | 27-27 | 147-331 | .444 | 67-161 | .416 | 83-102 | 444 | 16.4 | 108 | 4.0 |
2011-12 | 20-18 | 85-189 | .450 | 29-72 | .403 | 49-55 | 248 | 12.4 | 82 | 4.1 |
2010-11 | 25-25 | 121-284 | .426 | 31-103 | .301 | 90-108 | 363 | 14.5 | 86 | 3.4 |
2009-10 | 25-2 | 66-174 | .379 | 35-89 | .393 | 46-54 | 213 | 8.5 | 52 | 2.1 |
TOTAL | 97-72 | 419-978 | .428 | 162-264 | .381 | 268-319 | 1268 | 13.1 | 328 | 3.4 |
Career Highs
Points | 31 | Methodist, Dec. 4, 2010 |
28 | Oglethorpe, Nov. 17, 2010 | |
27 | at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2012 | |
Rebounds | 11 | at Carnegie Mellon University, Jan. 20, 2012 |
10 | Averett University, Nov. 19, 2010 | |
FGs | 12 | Methodist, Nov. 17, 2010 |
11 | at Carnegie Mellon, Feb. 17, 2012 | |
11 | Oglethorpe, Nov. 17, 2010 | |
FGAs | 24 | Methodist, Dec, 4, 2010 |
3pt. FGs | 7 | at New York University, Feb. 3, 2013 |
6 | Carnegie Mellon University, Feb. 17, 2013 | |
6 | Case Western Reserve University, Feb. 15, 2013 | |
Steals | 4 | at Washington University, Feb. 8, 2013 |
4 | Methodist, Dec. 4, 2010 | |
Assists | 6 | vs. LaGrange, Nov. 24, 2012 |
Quote:
"I love everything about Emory -- the campus, the city,
the academics, the diversity, and, of course, the basketball."