July 16, 2013
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - Former Penn State Lady Lion Nikki Greene was one of 10 Americans selected in the Korean WKBL Foreigner Draft. The Samsung Life Blue Minx selected Greene and Ashley Robinson of the Seattle Storm and University of Tennessee.
The Korean WKBL allows two foreigners on each roster. The season in the Koreans WKBL runs from November 10 until April 7.
Greene, who was the 26th pick of the 2013 WNBA Draft by Phoenix, quietly became one of the best centers in Penn State's storied history as she became the first player record 1,000 points, 900 rebounds and 200 blocks. Greene became the 35th 1,000-point scorer in school history with her nine-point performance at Minnesota on Jan. 24. She broke the school record for games started and consecutive games started having jumped for the tip in all 131 games of her career. Greene finished her career ranked second in blocked shots (215), fourth in rebounds (994) and 30th in points scored (1,132).
A native of Diboll, Texas, Greene garnered All-Big Ten third team accolades after averaging 9.2 points and 8.5 rebounds. She also registered 39 blocks in her senior campaign. Greene finished fifth in the Big Ten in rebounding, seventh in field goal percentage (.485), 10th in blocked shots (1.2), second in offensive rebounds (3.7) and 11th in defensive rebounds (4.8). Greene earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the week ending Jan. 22 for a double-double performance of 23 points and 14 rebounds to go along with two blocks in the Jan. 17 victory over Wisconsin.
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