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Gregory Keith Monroe, Jr. (born June 4, 1990 in Harvey, Louisiana) is a professional basketball center for the Detroit Pistons. He was drafted by the Pistons in the 2010 NBA Draft with the 7th overall pick. In his freshman season at Georgetown University he was named Big East Rookie of the Year. Monroe attended Helen Cox High School in Harvey, Louisiana. As a senior in 2008 he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team and earned Parade Magazine All-America first team honors. He was selected as the 7th pick by the Detroit Pistons at the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 7, 2010, Monroe signed with the Pistons. Monroe will be the last Pistons player to wear the #10 jersey, as the Pistons retired the number for Dennis Rodman at halftime of a game against the Bulls on April 1, 2011.
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22May2012Brandon Knight can call himself an All-Rookie First Teamer. Barely. The voting, as you can see below via NBA.com, was incredibly close as Knight tied with Kawhi Leonard and Iman Shumpert with 40 points, although Knight got fewer first place votes tha...
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17May2012Watch Greg Monroe play basketball, and, although he uses both hands effectively, he’s very clearly left-handed. Except he’s not. Monroe, via Pistons.com (hat tip: Detroit Free Press): When I first learned how to shoot, my father just told me to s...
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14May2012Greg Monroe went from being under consideration for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team to not even making the USA Select team, according to Matt Steinmetz of CSN Bay Area. DeMarcus Cousins, DeJuan Blair, Taj Gibson and Derrick Favors were the i...
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13May2012Vince Ellis wrote a solid Mother’s Day feature that’s well worth reading about Greg Monroe and his mom. An excerpt: Despite being a budding NBA star, Greg hasn’t gotten too big for his home area. He gets back to New Orleans as often a...
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10May2012Last year around draft time, there were a number of international big men who intrigued plenty of Pistons fans. Bismack Biyombo, Jan Vesely, and Jonas Valanciunas all seemed like legitimate options for Detroit to fill in their frontcourt spots …...
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5May2012After seeing The Avengers earlier today, I got to thinking about the current Detroit roster and wanted to connect the two. Here are my thoughts; what connections between the Pistons and superheroes would you make? Ben … [visit site to r...
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4May2012Ryan Anderson won this year’s Most Improved Player Award and Greg Monroe of the Pistons finished fourth. Here are the results, via NBA.com: Monroe finished tied with Andrew Bynum of the Lakers. One theory out there about Monroe inexplicably get...
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2May2012Marc Stein of ESPN: Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that Sacramento Kings power forward DeMarcus Cousins, Detroit Pistons center Greg Monroe and incoming Kentucky star Anthony Davis — widely regarded as a lock to be selected with t...
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2May2012Well, that was nice while it lasted. Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today: Detroit Pistons forward Greg Monroe will not be one of two additions to Team USA’s preliminary Olympic roster, according to person w/info. It would’ve been great to see Monr...
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1May2012Progress made in shortened 2012 campaign - Life On Dumars - Life On Dumars - A Detroit Pistons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...
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27Apr2012Thirty of ESPN’s experts cast votes for Most Improved Player, and Greg Monroe received a nod from J.A. Adande. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated made the same choice, and although I didn’t, it’s nice to see Monroe get the recognition.
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24Apr2012Patrick has repeatedly complained about the Pistons not promoting their players – especially irritating considering how hard they sell their halftime acts. So, we’re doing something about it. Though the Pistons are finishing a lousy season, they...
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