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Taja Green
40 Taja Green
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Peoria, Ill.
  • High School:
    Peoria High School
  • Previous College:
    Coffeyville CC
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Sport Studies
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    15.9
  • fg %
    50.8
  • 3pt %
    46.1
  • ft %
    76.4
  • reb/g
    7.2
  • a/g
    1.0

Bio

As a Senior: Second-team all-SSC…SSC player if the week (1/24)…Appeared in all 29 contests averaging 35 minutes per game…Led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game...Had a season-high 34 points against Florida Southern (1/19)…Scored double figures in 25 games…Had eight 20-plus scoring efforts…Notched three straight double-doubles with 16 points, 13 rebounds versus Rollins(1/2) ,14 points, 14 rebounds versus Eckerd (1/5) and 14 points, 11 rebounds at Lynn (1/8)…Led the team with six double-double performances…Was 11-for-15 from the field against Ave Maria (12/8)…Connected on four 3-pointers against Nova Southeastern (1/22) and Lynn (2/5)…Was 9-for-11 from the free throw line versus Florida Tech (3/5)…Registered a total of 33 steals on the season…Recorded a season-high 19 rebounds against Florida Tech (3/11)…Shot 50 percent from the field…Concluded season top five in the SSC for rebounds (7.2), scoring (15.9), field goal percentage (50) and 3-point field goal percentage (46).

As a Junior: Appeared in all 31 contests while starting in 29… Led the team in field goal percentage and free throw percentage last season...Scored double figures in 20 games with the Spartans…Selected to the Merrimack Classic All-Tournament Team averaging 13 points and seven rebounds throughout the tournament…Had a season high 25 points against Florida Southern (2/24) going 9-16 from the field…Had a season best 12 rebounds against Florida Southern (1/20)…Played a season high 39 minutes at Lynn (1/9)…Played 30 minutes in the NCAA South Regional versus Arkansas Tech (3/14) going 8-12 from the field and rounding out the game with 24 points...Was 33 percent from the three line hitting 30-91 of shots taken…Averaged 11.8 points for the season and was an impressive 80.2 percent from the charity stripe.

As a Sophomore (CCC): All-region VI team while playing for Coffeyville Community College…All-conference team…Averaged 9.7 points per game, second-best on the team…Led the team with 6.3 rebounds per game…Finished the year with 49 assists.

As a Freshman (CCC): All-region VI and all-conference team while playing for Coffeyville Community College.

High School: Attended Peoria High School in Peoria, III…Was an all-conference member during her sophomore and junior year… Was a first-team all-conference player her following her senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Tawnya Green…Exercise science and sports studies major…Birthdate: 4/20/89.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 19 Nova Southeastern W, 71-49
Feb 23 at Florida Southern L, 73-70
Feb 26 Florida Tech W, 73-62
Mar 2 Lynn W, 75-65
Mar 5 Florida Tech L, 75-62
Mar 11 vs. Florida Tech L, 56-54
  Total Conference
Games 29 16
Games started 29 16
Minutes 1023 572
Minutes per game 35.3 35.8
FG 168-331 94-190
FG Pct 50.8 49.5
3PT 41-89 26-57
3PT Pct 46.1 45.6
FT 84-110 42-55
FT Pct 76.4 76.4
Off rebounds 80 36
Def rebounds 128 79
Total rebounds 208 115
Rebounds per game 7.2 7.2
Personal fouls 86 49
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 30 15
Turnovers 57 34
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.4
Steals 33 16
Blocks 12 10
Points 461 256
Points per game 15.9 16.0
Points per 40 min 18.0 17.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 Warner Southern W, 81-50 1 27 5-10 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 14
Nov 20 at Valdosta State L, 44-43 1 32 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 26 vs. Colorado Mines L, 64-63 1 30 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 27 at Regis (Colo.) W, 84-61 1 39 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 1 Valdosta State W, 67-63 1 40 5-11 45.5 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 14
Dec 4 at Barry W, 71-57 1 38 7-13 53.8 1-3 33.3 5-7 71.4 20
Dec 8 Ave Maria W, 79-58 1 32 11-15 73.3 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 25
Dec 18 vs. St. Augustine's W, 69-60 1 38 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 5-7 71.4 17
Dec 19 vs. Indianapolis W, 70-53 1 36 12-20 60.0 2-3 66.7 1-4 25.0 27
Dec 30 Fontbonne W, 78-58 1 27 7-12 58.3 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 20
Jan 2 Rollins W, 75-69 1 40 6-9 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 16
Jan 5 at Eckerd W, 63-54 1 37 6-9 66.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 8 at Lynn W, 66-59 1 38 4-15 26.7 1-5 20.0 5-5 100.0 14
Jan 12 Saint Leo W, 72-59 1 28 7-10 70.0 1-3 33.3 4-6 66.7 19
Jan 15 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 59-35 1 37 4-9 44.4 1-2 50.0 6-8 75.0 15
Jan 19 Florida Southern L, 77-72 1 40 13-22 59.1 5-8 62.5 3-3 100.0 34
Jan 22 at Nova Southeastern W, 79-64 1 39 6-14 42.9 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 18
Jan 26 at Florida Tech L, 91-82 1 42 8-14 57.1 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 18
Jan 29 Barry W, 72-69 1 39 9-17 52.9 4-4 100.0 2-2 100.0 24
Feb 2 at Rollins L, 74-66 1 35 2-11 18.2 0-5 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 5 Lynn W, 79-68 1 38 10-17 58.8 4-5 80.0 1-2 50.0 25
Feb 9 Eckerd W, 63-51 1 35 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 10
Feb 16 at Saint Leo W, 60-48 1 29 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 19 Nova Southeastern W, 71-49 1 37 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 23 at Florida Southern L, 73-70 1 19 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 26 Florida Tech W, 73-62 1 38 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 10
Mar 2 Lynn W, 75-65 1 40 9-13 69.2 2-3 66.7 3-3 100.0 23
Mar 5 Florida Tech L, 75-62 1 34 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 9-11 81.8 13
Mar 11 vs. Florida Tech L, 56-54 1 39 5-16 31.3 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 13

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 Warner Southern W, 81-50 1 27 1 2 3 4 1 2 0
Nov 20 at Valdosta State L, 44-43 1 32 2 3 5 0 1 0 0
Nov 26 vs. Colorado Mines L, 64-63 1 30 6 1 7 1 3 1 0
Nov 27 at Regis (Colo.) W, 84-61 1 39 6 3 9 2 1 1 0
Dec 1 Valdosta State W, 67-63 1 40 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Dec 4 at Barry W, 71-57 1 38 3 6 9 0 1 2 1
Dec 8 Ave Maria W, 79-58 1 32 3 6 9 1 3 2 0
Dec 18 vs. St. Augustine's W, 69-60 1 38 2 0 2 1 0 2 0
Dec 19 vs. Indianapolis W, 70-53 1 36 5 5 10 1 1 3 0
Dec 30 Fontbonne W, 78-58 1 27 2 4 6 2 3 3 1
Jan 2 Rollins W, 75-69 1 40 4 9 13 1 4 1 0
Jan 5 at Eckerd W, 63-54 1 37 3 11 14 0 0 0 0
Jan 8 at Lynn W, 66-59 1 38 5 6 11 3 4 1 2
Jan 12 Saint Leo W, 72-59 1 28 0 3 3 1 1 3 3
Jan 15 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 59-35 1 37 3 5 8 1 1 1 0
Jan 19 Florida Southern L, 77-72 1 40 3 10 13 1 1 1 0
Jan 22 at Nova Southeastern W, 79-64 1 39 1 6 7 3 6 1 1
Jan 26 at Florida Tech L, 91-82 1 42 3 4 7 0 2 0 0
Jan 29 Barry W, 72-69 1 39 3 1 4 2 1 0 0
Feb 2 at Rollins L, 74-66 1 35 1 2 3 1 4 0 0
Feb 5 Lynn W, 79-68 1 38 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Feb 9 Eckerd W, 63-51 1 35 4 5 9 2 1 2 1
Feb 16 at Saint Leo W, 60-48 1 29 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
Feb 19 Nova Southeastern W, 71-49 1 37 2 9 11 0 0 1 0
Feb 23 at Florida Southern L, 73-70 1 19 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Feb 26 Florida Tech W, 73-62 1 38 2 2 4 1 4 1 1
Mar 2 Lynn W, 75-65 1 40 2 4 6 2 0 1 0
Mar 5 Florida Tech L, 75-62 1 34 2 4 6 0 4 1 0
Mar 11 vs. Florida Tech L, 56-54 1 39 9 10 19 0 3 0 1

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 Warner Southern W, 81-50 1 1 - 4.0
Nov 20 at Valdosta State L, 44-43 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 26 vs. Colorado Mines L, 64-63 1 5 1 0.3
Nov 27 at Regis (Colo.) W, 84-61 1 4 - 2.0
Dec 1 Valdosta State W, 67-63 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 4 at Barry W, 71-57 1 4 - 0.0
Dec 8 Ave Maria W, 79-58 1 2 - 0.3
Dec 18 vs. St. Augustine's W, 69-60 1 4 - -
Dec 19 vs. Indianapolis W, 70-53 1 3 - 1.0
Dec 30 Fontbonne W, 78-58 1 2 - 0.7
Jan 2 Rollins W, 75-69 1 2 - 0.3
Jan 5 at Eckerd W, 63-54 1 4 - -
Jan 8 at Lynn W, 66-59 1 2 - 0.8
Jan 12 Saint Leo W, 72-59 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 15 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 59-35 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 19 Florida Southern L, 77-72 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 22 at Nova Southeastern W, 79-64 1 4 - 0.5
Jan 26 at Florida Tech L, 91-82 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 29 Barry W, 72-69 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 2 at Rollins L, 74-66 1 3 - 0.3
Feb 5 Lynn W, 79-68 1 2 - -
Feb 9 Eckerd W, 63-51 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 16 at Saint Leo W, 60-48 1 3 - 0.0
Feb 19 Nova Southeastern W, 71-49 1 4 - -
Feb 23 at Florida Southern L, 73-70 1 5 1 0.0
Feb 26 Florida Tech W, 73-62 1 3 - 0.3
Mar 2 Lynn W, 75-65 1 2 - -
Mar 5 Florida Tech L, 75-62 1 4 - 0.0
Mar 11 vs. Florida Tech L, 56-54 1 2 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2009-10 29 30.2 4.2-8.9 0.8-2.8 2.2-2.8 11.4
2010-11 29 35.3 5.8-11.4 1.4-3.1 2.9-3.8 15.9
Total 58 32.8 5.0-10.2 1.1-2.9 2.6-3.3 13.7

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2009-10 29 28 877 122-259 47.1 24-82 29.3 64-81 79.0 332
2010-11 29 29 1023 168-331 50.8 41-89 46.1 84-110 76.4 461
Total 58 57 1900 290-590 49.2 65-171 38.0 148-191 77.5 793

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2009-10 29 877 30.2 5.6-11.8 1.1-3.7 29.3 2.9-3.7 15.1
2010-11 29 1023 35.3 6.6-12.9 1.6-3.5 46.1 3.3-4.3 18.0
Total 58 1900 32.8 6.1-12.4 1.4-3.6 38.0 3.1-4.0 16.7

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2009-10 29 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.8 1.8 1.0 0.7
2010-11 29 2.8 4.4 7.2 1.0 2.0 1.1 0.4
Total 58 2.2 4.0 6.2 0.9 1.9 1.1 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2009-10 29 28 48 102 150 22 52 30 19
2010-11 29 29 80 128 208 30 57 33 12
Total 58 57 128 230 358 52 109 63 31

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2009-10 29 2.2 4.7 6.8 1.0 2.4 1.4 0.9
2010-11 29 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 2.2 1.3 0.5
Total 58 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.1 2.3 1.3 0.7

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 29 35.3 5.8-11.4 1.4-3.1 2.9-3.8 15.9
Conference 16 35.8 5.9-11.9 1.6-3.6 2.6-3.4 16.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 35.4 6.6-11.9 1.7-2.9 3.3-4.4 18.3
Away 11 35.0 4.8-10.6 1.1-3.5 2.6-3.1 13.4
Neutral 4 35.8 5.5-11.8 1.2-2.5 2.2-3.8 14.5
Result            
Wins 21 35.8 6.2-11.6 1.6-3.0 3.0-4.0 16.9
Losses 8 33.9 4.8-11.0 1.0-3.2 2.8-3.2 13.3
Month            
November 4 32.0 3.5-7.8 0.8-2.2 1.8-2.5 9.5
December 6 35.2 7.8-13.2 1.5-3.0 3.3-4.7 20.5
January 9 37.8 7.0-13.2 2.0-4.2 3.1-3.8 19.1
February 7 33.0 4.0-9.6 1.1-2.6 2.1-3.1 11.3
March 3 37.7 5.3-11.7 1.0-2.0 4.7-5.3 16.3

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 29 29 1023 168-331 50.8 41-89 46.1 84-110 76.4 461
Conference 16 16 572 94-190 49.5 26-57 45.6 42-55 76.4 256
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 14 495 93-167 55.7 24-40 60.0 46-61 75.4 256
Away 11 11 385 53-117 45.3 12-39 30.8 29-34 85.3 147
Neutral 4 4 143 22-47 46.8 5-10 50.0 9-15 60.0 58
Result                    
Wins 21 21 752 130-243 53.5 33-63 52.4 62-84 73.8 355
Losses 8 8 271 38-88 43.2 8-26 30.8 22-26 84.6 106
Month                    
November 4 4 128 14-31 45.2 3-9 33.3 7-10 70.0 38
December 6 6 211 47-79 59.5 9-18 50.0 20-28 71.4 123
January 9 9 340 63-119 52.9 18-38 47.4 28-34 82.4 172
February 7 7 231 28-67 41.8 8-18 44.4 15-22 68.2 79
March 3 3 113 16-35 45.7 3-6 50.0 14-16 87.5 49

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 29 1023 35.3 6.6-12.9 1.6-3.5 46.1 3.3-4.3 18.0
Conference 16 572 35.8 6.6-13.3 1.8-4.0 45.6 2.9-3.8 17.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 495 35.4 7.5-13.5 1.9-3.2 60.0 3.7-4.9 20.7
Away 11 385 35.0 5.5-12.2 1.2-4.1 30.8 3.0-3.5 15.3
Neutral 4 143 35.8 6.2-13.1 1.4-2.8 50.0 2.5-4.2 16.2
Result                
Wins 21 752 35.8 6.9-12.9 1.8-3.4 52.4 3.3-4.5 18.9
Losses 8 271 33.9 5.6-13.0 1.2-3.8 30.8 3.2-3.8 15.6
Month                
November 4 128 32.0 4.4-9.7 0.9-2.8 33.3 2.2-3.1 11.9
December 6 211 35.2 8.9-15.0 1.7-3.4 50.0 3.8-5.3 23.3
January 9 340 37.8 7.4-14.0 2.1-4.5 47.4 3.3-4.0 20.2
February 7 231 33.0 4.8-11.6 1.4-3.1 44.4 2.6-3.8 13.7
March 3 113 37.7 5.7-12.4 1.1-2.1 50.0 5.0-5.7 17.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 29 2.8 4.4 7.2 1.0 2.0 1.1 0.4
Conference 16 2.3 4.9 7.2 0.9 2.1 1.0 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 2.1 4.6 6.7 1.2 1.8 1.4 0.4
Away 11 2.5 4.4 6.9 0.9 2.3 0.7 0.5
Neutral 4 5.5 4.0 9.5 0.8 1.8 1.5 0.3
Result                
Wins 21 2.5 4.4 7.0 1.3 1.8 1.4 0.5
Losses 8 3.4 4.4 7.8 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.1
Month                
November 4 3.8 2.3 6.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 0.0
December 6 2.7 3.8 6.5 0.8 1.7 2.0 0.3
January 9 2.8 6.1 8.9 1.3 2.2 0.9 0.7
February 7 1.6 3.3 4.9 0.6 2.0 1.0 0.4
March 3 4.3 6.0 10.3 0.7 2.3 0.7 0.3

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 29 29 80 128 208 30 57 33 12
Conference 16 16 36 79 115 15 34 16 10
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 14 30 64 94 17 25 19 6
Away 11 11 28 48 76 10 25 8 5
Neutral 4 4 22 16 38 3 7 6 1
Result                  
Wins 21 21 53 93 146 27 37 30 11
Losses 8 8 27 35 62 3 20 3 1
Month                  
November 4 4 15 9 24 7 6 4 0
December 6 6 16 23 39 5 10 12 2
January 9 9 25 55 80 12 20 8 6
February 7 7 11 23 34 4 14 7 3
March 3 3 13 18 31 2 7 2 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 29 3.1 5.0 8.1 1.2 2.2 1.3 0.5
Conference 16 2.5 5.5 8.0 1.0 2.4 1.1 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 2.4 5.2 7.6 1.4 2.0 1.5 0.5
Away 11 2.9 5.0 7.9 1.0 2.6 0.8 0.5
Neutral 4 6.2 4.5 10.6 0.8 2.0 1.7 0.3
Result                
Wins 21 2.8 4.9 7.8 1.4 2.0 1.6 0.6
Losses 8 4.0 5.2 9.2 0.4 3.0 0.4 0.1
Month                
November 4 4.7 2.8 7.5 2.2 1.9 1.3 0.0
December 6 3.0 4.4 7.4 0.9 1.9 2.3 0.4
January 9 2.9 6.5 9.4 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.7
February 7 1.9 4.0 5.9 0.7 2.4 1.2 0.5
March 3 4.6 6.4 11.0 0.7 2.5 0.7 0.4