Green appeared in three All-Star Games while playing for New York teams that failed to make the playoffs. His best season with the Knicks was 1962-63, when he averaged 18.1 points and 12.1 rebounds.

Jumpin’ Johnny Green, record-setting rebounder and Michigan State All-American, dies at 89 Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 11:38 a.m. Johnny Green (Courtesy of Michigan State Athletics) Courtesy of ...

Jumpin' Johnny Green, one of the best players in Michigan State basketball history who starred in the late 1950s and went on to be a four-time NBA All-Star, died on Thursday at age 89.

Remembering Johnny Green (1933-2023) Although he was only 6'5", the player known as Jumpin Johnny Green was always getting the better of players much bigger than him.

Per longtime NBA writer Peter Vecsey and former teammate Sam Stith, New York Knicks star Johnny Green has passed away at the age of 89. Green played the first six-plus seasons of a 14-year NBA ...

Although he was only 6'5", the player known as Jumpin Johnny Green was always getting the better of players much bigger than him. A collegiate star at Michigan State, Green was a first-round ...