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Buckner, Greg
Background
2005-06: In 73 games with 27 starts, averaged a career-high 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a career-high 1.19 steals in 24.1 minutes per game…Shot 43.4% (181-417 FGs) from the floor, 35.4% (86-243 3FGs) from 3-point range and 78.2% (43-55 FTs) from the line…Scored in double-figures 19 times…Recorded 3 or more steals 12 times…Over the final 45 games of the season, averaged 7.9 points and 1.5 3FGM per game…During a 17-game stretch from 1/2/-2/6/06, committed a total of 5 turnovers in 395 minutes of play…Missed nine games due to injury: one with inflammation in his left knee (11/30/05); two with a left groin strain (12/18-12/21/05); two with a sprained right wrist (1/13-1/14/06); three with a hyperextended right knee (2/24-3/1/06; one with a left knee contusion (4/19/06)…Career-high 7 steals vs. Dallas (2/10/06)…Season-high tying 19 points (8-12 FGs, 3-6 3FGs) in 34 minutes vs. Charlotte (2/21/06)…17 points (6-11 FGs, 5-8 3FGs) in 29 minutes at Toronto (3/10/06)…Season-high tying 19 points (7-15 FGs, 5-12 3FGs) in 32 minutes at the Hornets (3/18/06)…Career-high 8 assists vs. Golden State (4/8/06)

2004-05: Played in 70 games, starting 41 times … Averaged 6.2 ppg, tying his career-best (also in ’00-01) … Also averaged 3.0 rpg, a career-high 1.9 apg and 1.07 spg in 21.7 minutes … Ranked 17th in the NBA in steals per 48 minutes (2.37) … Shot a career-best .528 (160-303) from the field and a career-high .405 (49-121) from three-point range … Made 49 treys after making 44 in his first five seasons combined … Scored in double figures 15 times with one game of 20+ … Led the Nuggets in scoring once … Had a season-high four steals five times … Tied a career high with six assists (third time) vs. Atlanta on 3/1 … Missed 12 games due to injury: five due to a 3rd metacarpal fracture in his right hand (4/2-4/6; 4/13-4/15), two (2/16-2/23) due to a left foot strain and five due to a right groin strain (12/31-1/9) … Played a season-high 43 minutes vs. Phoenix on 12/20 … Scored a career-high 28 points (10-13 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-8 FT), grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and collected four steals in 32 minutes vs. Dallas on 11/21 … Previous high was 25 vs. Boston on 3/18/00 … Field goals made were a career high, while field goal and free-throw attempts tied career bests.

2003-04: Averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 53 games (three starts)…In second start of the season, recorded first double-double (third career) with the Sixers with 13 points and tied a career-high with 11 rebounds at Houston (12/31)…Scored a season-high 20 points (8-12 FG, 4-5 3FG) in 26 minutes vs. Milwaukee (3/8) …Missed 17 games – 14 on the injured list (10/27-11/25) and three due to personal business (12/12-12/17)…Had 12 DNP-CD’s…Scored 14 points vs. Golden State (3/30)…Had a season-high five assists at Boston (3/28)…In first start of the season (at Utah, 12/29), scored nine points with four rebounds.

2002-03: With the Philadelphia 76ers played in 75 games (five starts), averaged 6.0 points, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.9 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game...registered career-highs in almost every totals category, including games (75), points (450), rebounds (216), assists (96), steals (72) and minutes (1514)...was a career-best .802 at the foul line...started for the first time this season against Detroit (4/8) in place of an injured Keith Van Horn and started five of the final six games...averaged 8.8 points per game as a starter...scored in double figures 18 times...missed seven games, six due to injuries and one for personal business...returned to the line-up versus New Jersey (2/5) after missing four games with a left groin/hip flexor strain sustained during warm-ups before the Miami game (1/25)...left the Lakers game (12/20) at 10:59 of the second quarter after being poked in the right eye and did not return; suffered a cut inside the lower lid, but the eyeball was not cut, and played the next night at Atlanta...suffered a first-degree sprain of his right ACL and MCL in training camp during the morning practice session on Oct. 4 and missed the first two games of the season due to the injury...tied a season-high with five steals versus Minnesota (12/18)...tied a career-high with three blocks versus Miami (11/27)...tied a career-high with six assists versus Toronto (11/22)...scored a season high 16 points versus Washington (11/17)...signed by the 76ers as a free agent on July 25, 2002.

2001-02: Averaged 5.8 points per game, shooting 52.5 percent from the field...also averaged 3.9 rebounds and 20.1 minutes per game in 44 games (16 starts)...season-high 18 points, eight rebounds in 35 minutes at Chicago on Jan. 2...scored in double figures six times...posted first double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Houston Nov. 17...missed a total of 38 games due to injury...suffered a sprained right ankle with 2:03 left in the first quarter against Detroit (10/30) and missed six games with that injury...missed 14 games with a sore left knee (11/27 to 12/27)...missed 16 games due to a left calf strain on two different occasions.

2000-01: Averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.2 minutes....Appeared in 37 games and started nine....Missed 45 games due to injury....Suffered a dislocated left knee cap on 4/3/01 and missed the rest of the season until the second round of the playoffs....Missed three games with a sprained left foot (3/5/01-3/9/01)....Missed 34 games (11/4/00-1/23/01) with a sprained right foot....Scored in double figures 11 times....Averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a starter....Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Boston (2/22/01)....Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds (8 offensive) vs. Milwaukee (10/31/00)....Played first ever playoff game on 5/5/01 in Game 1 at San Antonio....Averaged 6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds in 15.0 minutes in 5 playoff games....Had playoff-highs of 14 points (4-7 FGs) and 12 rebounds in Game 3 vs. San Antonio (5/9/01).

1999-00: With the Dallas Mavericks appeared in 48 games and started once....Averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game....Scored a career-high 25 points vs. Boston on 3/18/00 in his first-ever NBA start....Recorded double-double vs. Indiana on 3/14/00 with 10 points and season-high 11 rebounds in 24 minutes....Appeared in first career NBA game vs. Utah on 1/6/00....Underwent knee surgery before the season's training camp and was waived by the team on 11/1/99 before re-signing a pair of 10-day contracts in early January....Signed a contract for the remainder of the season on 1/26/00....Waived 2/2/99 by the Mavericks and played with Grand Rapids in the CBA for the remainder of that season.

PLAYOFFS: In 27 career playoff games, has averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg … In 12 games with Dallas, averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg … In 10 appearances as a Sixers reserve, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg … In five appearances with the Nuggets, averaged 2.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 20.0 minutes a contest …2005: Saw action in each of Denver’s five playoff games, starting twice … Averaged 2.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 20.0 minutes … Grabbed six rebounds to go with three points and two assists in Game 3 … 2003: In 10 appearances, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg … Played a career-high 25 minutes in Game 1 at Detroit (5/6) and tied career-bests in field goals made (4) and blocks (1) …2002: Appeared in seven games and averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 15.0 minutes … Playoff season-highs of eight points and eight rebounds in Game 2 at Sacramento (5/6) … Averaged 4.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 15.4 minutes per game in Sacramento series … 2001: Averaged 6.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg in 15.0 minutes in five games … Had playoff-highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 vs. San Antonio (5/9).

COLLEGE: At Clemson became the first Tiger, and only the fifth player in ACC history, to lead his team in scoring four-straight years … In addition, he set a school record for consecutive games started (122) … Averaged 16.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.6 apg while shooting .537 from the floor his senior year … After the 1994-95 season became Clemson’s first-ever ACC Rookie of the Year and went on to be named to the All-ACC second team his junior and senior years … Finished career ranked third all-time in scoring (1,754) behind Elden Campbell and Butch Zatezalo and second all-time in minutes played (3,954) and field goals made (679) … Over his college career, became only the third player in Clemson history to exceed 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists … He scored 85 points in five NCAA Tournament games (17.0 ppg) which ranked him second in Clemson history … Had 97 double figures scoring games over his career.
Personal

Full name is Gregory Derayle Buckner. Founded the G.B.U.C.K. (Giving Back an Unconditional Commitment to Kids) League in his hometown of Hopkinsville, KY. Won a gold medal in the World University Games in Trapani, Italy in 1997. During his time at Clemson, named "the best post-up guard in the nation" by Dick Vitale.
Home Career Season & Totals Season Splits Game Logs Bio
Brewer, Corey POS:22 -Forward-Guard
Buckner, Greg POS: -Guard-Forward
Doleac, Michael POS:51 -Center
Foye, Randy POS:4 -Guard
Gomes, Ryan POS:8 -Forward
Green, Gerald POS: -Guard
Jaric, Marko POS:55 -Guard
Jefferson, Al POS:25 -Center-Forward
Madsen, Mark POS:35 -Center-Forward
McCants, Rashad POS:1 -Guard
Richard, Chris POS:32 -Forward
Smith, Craig POS:5 -Forward-Center
Telfair, Sebastian POS:3 -Guard
Walker, Antoine POS:8 -Forward
 
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