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BACKGROUND

2010-11: DRAFTED: Appeared in 80 games (48 starts) as a rookie, averaging 9.4 points (.551 FG, .622 FT), a team-leading 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks in 27.8 minutes per game…Among NBA league leaders ranked sixth in field goal percentage (.551) and T-32 in rebounds (7.5 rpg) and steals (1.2 spg)…Among NBA rookie leaders he ranked fifth in scoring (9.4 ppg), third in rebounds (7.5 rpg), ninth in assists (1.3 apg), first in field goal percentage (.551), fourth in free throw percentage (.622), first in steals (1.2 spg), fifth in blocks (0.6 bpg) and fifth in minutes (27.8 mpg)…In 48 starts, averaged 12.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks in 32.4 minutes per game…Scored 10-plus points 37 times and 20-plus points five times…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds a team-high 25 times and 15-plus rebounds three times…Led the Pistons in scoring four times, rebounds a team-high 41 times and assists once…Recorded a team-high 21 double-doubles (points/rebounds), the most double-doubles recorded by a Piston since Chauncey Billups (27 during the 2005-06 season)…Paced Detroit in offensive rebounds (248), defensive rebounds (353), total rebounds (601) and steals (93)… His 601 rebounds were the second-most rebounds by a Pistons rookie -- Terry Tyler recorded 648 during the 1978-79 season…Recorded a double-double in four consecutive games on two separate occasions (1/4-1/12 and 2/22-2/26) becoming the first Pistons rookie to record four in a row since Terry Tyler during the 1978-79 season…Scored a career-high 27 points (11-17 FG) along with 12 rebounds in 32 minutes at Indiana (2/23)…Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at New York (1/30) which was the most by a Pistons rookie since Oct. 17, 1978, when Terry Tyler grabbed 18…Dished out a career-high five assists three times [at OKC (3/11), vs. Toronto (3/16) and at Boston (4/3)]…Swiped a career-high four steals three times [vs. Dallas (1/17), vs. Minnesota (3/2) and at Washington (4/5)]…Blocked a career-high three shots vs. Washington (3/6)…Tallied a season-high 43 minutes three times [at Chicago (1/10), at Philadelphia (2/25) and at Washington (4/5)]…In 25 games after the All-Star break, Monroe averaged a double-double with 13.7 points and 10.0 rebounds, shooting 58.0% from the field...Was selected as a member of the Rookie Team as part of the 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam at NBA All-Star 2011 and tallied 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one steal…Averaged 9.6 points per game and shot 55.9% from the field in home games compared to 9.2 points per game and 54.3% from the field in road games…Enjoyed the best month of his rookie campaign in March where he averaged 13.5 points (.581 FG, .646 FT), 9.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.6 steals in 32.5 minutes per game…DNP-CD twice.


PRO CAREER: DRAFTED: Selected by Detroit in the first round (#7 overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft. HONORS: Named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team in 2011. CAREER AVERAGES/MILESTONES: In 80 career NBA games has compiled averages of 9.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 27.8 minutes per game.


COLLEGE CAREER: HONORS: Was a First Team All-Big East selection as a sophomore (2010)…Named to the 2010 Big East All-Tournament team (2010)…Selected as the Big East Rookie of the Year as a freshman with the Hoyas (2009)…Dished out a career-best 12 assists at Providence (2/9/10), the most by a center in Big East history. YEAR-BY-YEAR KEY NOTES: Was an early entry candidate for the 2010 NBA Draft out of Georgetown. 2009-10 (Sophomore): Averaged 16.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.5 blocks in 34.2 minutes per game…Led the Hoyas to the Big East Tournament championship game averaging 19.3 points (.545 FG), 9.3 rebounds and 4.8 assists during the tournament…Recorded 14 double-doubles during the year (13 points/rebounds; 1 points/assists)…Scored in double figures 30 times and had 15 games with 10 or more rebounds…Led the team in scoring 13 times, rebounding 30 times and assists 15 times…Scored a career-best 29 points and tied his career-high with 16 rebounds at Villanova. 2008-09 (Freshman): Averaged 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.5 blocks and 30.9 minutes in 31 games…Scored in double figures 27 times, including a streak of 27 straight double-figure scoring performances…Recorded four double-doubles…Ranked 29th in the Big East in scoring, 19th in rebounding, ninth in field goal percentage, fifth in steals and eighth in blocks…Recorded two-plus blocks 15 times, two-plus assists 21 times and two-plus steals 16 times

 

PERSONAL

Full name is Gregory Keith Monroe, Jr…Nickname is Moose….Son of Gregory Sr. and Norma Jean Monroe…Has one sister, Brittany…Grew up in New Orleans, LA area and fled to Houston with his mother and sister during high school when Hurricane Katrina hit the region…Family returned to New Orleans area one month following the hurricane – put a new roof on their house – and Greg helped rebuild his high school (Helen Cox HS) through his basketball prowess…In September 2006 the Times-Picayune of New Orleans included Monroe, then 16, on a short list of sports executives and athletes who had an impact on the area post-Katrina…That list also included New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul…Active in the Detroit community, helped publicize the 2011 Pistons Care Telethon which raised more than $350,000 benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Michigan…Helped distribute food to the less fortunate during multiple food distribution events…Provided 15 tickets to each Pistons home game during the 2010-11 season in a special ticket section called “Monroe’s County” which were donated to children’s charities in the metro Detroit area.

 

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