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Born: Sep 16, 1976
Height: 6-4 /  1,93
Weight: 210  lbs. / 95,3  kg.
College: Clemson
Years Pro: 10

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Background

2005-06:
In 73 games with 27 starts, averaged a career-high 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a career-high 1.19 steals in 24.1 minutes per game…Shot 43.4% (181-417 FGs) from the floor, 35.4% (86-243 3FGs) from 3-point range and 78.2% (43-55 FTs) from the line…Scored in double-figures 19 times…Recorded 3 or more steals 12 times…Over the final 45 games of the season, averaged 7.9 points and 1.5 3FGM per game…During a 17-game stretch from 1/2/-2/6/06, committed a total of 5 turnovers in 395 minutes of play…Missed nine games due to injury: one with inflammation in his left knee (11/30/05); two with a left groin strain (12/18-12/21/05); two with a sprained right wrist (1/13-1/14/06); three with a hyperextended right knee (2/24-3/1/06; one with a left knee contusion (4/19/06)…Career-high 7 steals vs. Dallas (2/10/06)…Season-high tying 19 points (8-12 FGs, 3-6 3FGs) in 34 minutes vs. Charlotte (2/21/06)…17 points (6-11 FGs, 5-8 3FGs) in 29 minutes at Toronto (3/10/06)…Season-high tying 19 points (7-15 FGs, 5-12 3FGs) in 32 minutes at the Hornets (3/18/06)…Career-high 8 assists vs. Golden State (4/8/06)

2004-05:
Played in 70 games, starting 41 times … Averaged 6.2 ppg, tying his career-best (also in ’00-01) … Also averaged 3.0 rpg, a career-high 1.9 apg and 1.07 spg in 21.7 minutes … Ranked 17th in the NBA in steals per 48 minutes (2.37) … Shot a career-best .528 (160-303) from the field and a career-high .405 (49-121) from three-point range … Made 49 treys after making 44 in his first five seasons combined … Scored in double figures 15 times with one game of 20+ … Led the Nuggets in scoring once … Had a season-high four steals five times … Tied a career high with six assists (third time) vs. Atlanta on 3/1 … Missed 12 games due to injury: five due to a 3rd metacarpal fracture in his right hand (4/2-4/6; 4/13-4/15), two (2/16-2/23) due to a left foot strain and five due to a right groin strain (12/31-1/9) … Played a season-high 43 minutes vs. Phoenix on 12/20 … Scored a career-high 28 points (10-13 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-8 FT), grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and collected four steals in 32 minutes vs. Dallas on 11/21 … Previous high was 25 vs. Boston on 3/18/00 … Field goals made were a career high, while field goal and free-throw attempts tied career bests.

2003-04:
Averaged 3.1 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 53 games (three starts)…In second start of the season, recorded first double-double (third career) with the Sixers with 13 points and tied a career-high with 11 rebounds at Houston (12/31)…Scored a season-high 20 points (8-12 FG, 4-5 3FG) in 26 minutes vs. Milwaukee (3/8) …Missed 17 games – 14 on the injured list (10/27-11/25) and three due to personal business (12/12-12/17)…Had 12 DNP-CD’s…Scored 14 points vs. Golden State (3/30)…Had a season-high five assists at Boston (3/28)…In first start of the season (at Utah, 12/29), scored nine points with four rebounds.

2002-03:
With the Philadelphia 76ers played in 75 games (five starts), averaged 6.0 points, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 2.9 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game...registered career-highs in almost every totals category, including games (75), points (450), rebounds (216), assists (96), steals (72) and minutes (1514)...was a career-best .802 at the foul line...started for the first time this season against Detroit (4/8) in place of an injured Keith Van Horn and started five of the final six games...averaged 8.8 points per game as a starter...scored in double figures 18 times...missed seven games, six due to injuries and one for personal business...returned to the line-up versus New Jersey (2/5) after missing four games with a left groin/hip flexor strain sustained during warm-ups before the Miami game (1/25)...left the Lakers game (12/20) at 10:59 of the second quarter after being poked in the right eye and did not return; suffered a cut inside the lower lid, but the eyeball was not cut, and played the next night at Atlanta...suffered a first-degree sprain of his right ACL and MCL in training camp during the morning practice session on Oct. 4 and missed the first two games of the season due to the injury...tied a season-high with five steals versus Minnesota (12/18)...tied a career-high with three blocks versus Miami (11/27)...tied a career-high with six assists versus Toronto (11/22)...scored a season high 16 points versus Washington (11/17)...signed by the 76ers as a free agent on July 25, 2002.

2001-02:
Averaged 5.8 points per game, shooting 52.5 percent from the field...also averaged 3.9 rebounds and 20.1 minutes per game in 44 games (16 starts)...season-high 18 points, eight rebounds in 35 minutes at Chicago on Jan. 2...scored in double figures six times...posted first double-double of the season with 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds at Houston Nov. 17...missed a total of 38 games due to injury...suffered a sprained right ankle with 2:03 left in the first quarter against Detroit (10/30) and missed six games with that injury...missed 14 games with a sore left knee (11/27 to 12/27)...missed 16 games due to a left calf strain on two different occasions.

2000-01:
Averaged 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.2 minutes....Appeared in 37 games and started nine....Missed 45 games due to injury....Suffered a dislocated left knee cap on 4/3/01 and missed the rest of the season until the second round of the playoffs....Missed three games with a sprained left foot (3/5/01-3/9/01)....Missed 34 games (11/4/00-1/23/01) with a sprained right foot....Scored in double figures 11 times....Averaged 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a starter....Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Boston (2/22/01)....Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds (8 offensive) vs. Milwaukee (10/31/00)....Played first ever playoff game on 5/5/01 in Game 1 at San Antonio....Averaged 6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds in 15.0 minutes in 5 playoff games....Had playoff-highs of 14 points (4-7 FGs) and 12 rebounds in Game 3 vs. San Antonio (5/9/01).

1999-00:
With the Dallas Mavericks appeared in 48 games and started once....Averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game....Scored a career-high 25 points vs. Boston on 3/18/00 in his first-ever NBA start....Recorded double-double vs. Indiana on 3/14/00 with 10 points and season-high 11 rebounds in 24 minutes....Appeared in first career NBA game vs. Utah on 1/6/00....Underwent knee surgery before the season's training camp and was waived by the team on 11/1/99 before re-signing a pair of 10-day contracts in early January....Signed a contract for the remainder of the season on 1/26/00....Waived 2/2/99 by the Mavericks and played with Grand Rapids in the CBA for the remainder of that season.

PLAYOFFS:
In 27 career playoff games, has averaged 3.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg … In 12 games with Dallas, averaged 4.8 ppg and 3.9 rpg … In 10 appearances as a Sixers reserve, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg … In five appearances with the Nuggets, averaged 2.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 20.0 minutes a contest …2005: Saw action in each of Denver’s five playoff games, starting twice … Averaged 2.0 ppg and 3.2 rpg in 20.0 minutes … Grabbed six rebounds to go with three points and two assists in Game 3 … 2003: In 10 appearances, averaged 2.6 ppg and 1.7 rpg … Played a career-high 25 minutes in Game 1 at Detroit (5/6) and tied career-bests in field goals made (4) and blocks (1) …2002: Appeared in seven games and averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg in 15.0 minutes … Playoff season-highs of eight points and eight rebounds in Game 2 at Sacramento (5/6) … Averaged 4.6 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 15.4 minutes per game in Sacramento series … 2001: Averaged 6.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg in 15.0 minutes in five games … Had playoff-highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 vs. San Antonio (5/9).

COLLEGE:
At Clemson became the first Tiger, and only the fifth player in ACC history, to lead his team in scoring four-straight years … In addition, he set a school record for consecutive games started (122) … Averaged 16.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 2.6 apg while shooting .537 from the floor his senior year … After the 1994-95 season became Clemson’s first-ever ACC Rookie of the Year and went on to be named to the All-ACC second team his junior and senior years … Finished career ranked third all-time in scoring (1,754) behind Elden Campbell and Butch Zatezalo and second all-time in minutes played (3,954) and field goals made (679) … Over his college career, became only the third player in Clemson history to exceed 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists … He scored 85 points in five NCAA Tournament games (17.0 ppg) which ranked him second in Clemson history … Had 97 double figures scoring games over his career.


Personal

  • Full name is Gregory Derayle Buckner.
  • Founded the G.B.U.C.K. (Giving Back an Unconditional Commitment to Kids) League in his hometown of Hopkinsville, KY.
  • Won a gold medal in the World University Games in Trapani, Italy in 1997.
  • During his time at Clemson, named "the best post-up guard in the nation" by Dick Vitale.

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