Old Man Game with Juan'ya Green

Into the Boundary with Lou Mobley

Former Niagara University/ Hofstra University Point Guard Juan'ya Green shares his journey from North Philadelphia to playing professional basketball overseas. He discusses his decisions on why he chose to go to Archbishop Carroll instead of attending the traditional power house high schools in the city. He talks about wanting to compete against all the best players in the city, not playing along side of them. In high school, he would see a great deal of success winning a state championship, multiple All-State selections and being the Philadelphia Catholic league Co-MVP. Juan’ya speaks about the emergence of his Carroll Squad and the new rivalry with Neumann-Goretti HS. He attended Niagara University and was thrown into the fire as a true freshman. He would be among the nation’s leaders in minutes played as a freshman. Like a machine Juan’ya would score 1,000 points by the end of his sophomore year. His Head Coach would take a new coaching opportunity at Hofstra University, leaving Juan’ya with a big decision to make whether to stay or leave Niagara. Ultimately, Juan’ya decided to head to Hofstra University with his Head Coach, hoping to not have to start completely over and pick up where he left off. Due to transfer rules, Juan’ya had to set out one year. Once he returned back to the floor he would have two more dominant years. Once again scoring another 1,000 points in two seasons. He would become one of four players ever to score 1,000 points at two different Universities. After an amazing college career he would take his talents overseas to play professionally. He shares a personal story about the first time he was released from a team. He was embarrassed and contemplated being done with basketball.