Temple University Athletics
Lynn Greer Inducted Into Big 5 Hall of Fame
4.18.17 | Men's Basketball
Lynn Greer, one of only four Temple players to score 2,000 career points, was among the seven individuals inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame on Monday evening at the Palestra.
Greer, who was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame this past September, will be joined in the Class of 2017 by Carlene Hightower (La Salle) Ibrahim Jaaber (Penn), Jameer Nelson (Saint Joseph's), Randy Foye (Villanova), George Raveling (Villanova), and longtime Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter Bill Lyon.
A star performer for Temple from 1997 through 2002, Greer ended his career as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 2,099 points. The 6-1 guard turned in one of the best offensive seasons in Temple men's basketball history as a senior in 2001-02. That year he averaged 23.2 points, scoring 719 points (3rd on the TU single-season list), while earning first team all-conference, all-district and Philadelphia Big 5 Most Valuable Player honors.
The Philadelphia native (Engineering and Science HS) also set still-standing school records for single-season three-point accuracy (.472) and career free throw percentage (.852). Temple's all-time leader in games played (137), Greer was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams, including two Elite Eight trips (1999, 2001), and one NIT Final Four (2002) in his career. Upon graduation, he played one season in the NBA and went on to a 12-year professional career overseas.
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Greer, who was inducted into the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame this past September, will be joined in the Class of 2017 by Carlene Hightower (La Salle) Ibrahim Jaaber (Penn), Jameer Nelson (Saint Joseph's), Randy Foye (Villanova), George Raveling (Villanova), and longtime Philadelphia Inquirer sportswriter Bill Lyon.
A star performer for Temple from 1997 through 2002, Greer ended his career as the program's second all-time leading scorer with 2,099 points. The 6-1 guard turned in one of the best offensive seasons in Temple men's basketball history as a senior in 2001-02. That year he averaged 23.2 points, scoring 719 points (3rd on the TU single-season list), while earning first team all-conference, all-district and Philadelphia Big 5 Most Valuable Player honors.
The Philadelphia native (Engineering and Science HS) also set still-standing school records for single-season three-point accuracy (.472) and career free throw percentage (.852). Temple's all-time leader in games played (137), Greer was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams, including two Elite Eight trips (1999, 2001), and one NIT Final Four (2002) in his career. Upon graduation, he played one season in the NBA and went on to a 12-year professional career overseas.
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