Ron Green

Ronald Green (; August 5, 1944 – July 2012) was an American basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team.

Biography

Green was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and was Jewish. He was raised by Morris and Florence Green.

He attended Miami Beach High School, where Green played on the basketball team from 1960 to 1962, and was named All-City First Team. In 1964–65, the team won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship.

Green played professionally in the Israel Basketball Premier League for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1970–71, averaging 14.1 points per game. He played on the Israeli national basketball team, winning a silver medal with the team at the 1970 Asian Games. In addition, he played in the Italian Professional League. Green suffered from a rare disease known as multiple system atrophy. Green married Carol Litman, a high school English teacher, in 1983. She cared for him as MSA took his life.