Please answer the following question: Facts: - weight lb: 215 - draft round: 2 - draft pick: 34 - number: 3 - position: forward - height in: 8 - years: 1986 - high school: west fulton -lrb- atlanta , georgia -rrb- - draft year: 1981 - college: ranger pan american -lrb- 1979 -- 1981 -rrb- jc -lrb- 1977 -- 1979 -rrb- texas -- - team: new york knicks - height ft: 6 - birth date: 19 september 1959 - name: apple green - nationality: american - draft team: denver nuggets - birth place: newman , georgia Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ken green -lrb- basketball , born 1959 -rrb- .
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kenneth '' apple '' green -lrb- born september 19 , 1959 -rrb- is a former nba basketball player for the new york knicks .green played for pan american university , where he led the broncs to the 1981 nit tournament , the school 's only division i post-season appearance .during this season green was an ncaa honorable mention all american .green was drafted with the eleventh pick in the second round of the 1981 nba draft by the denver nuggets ; however , the nuggets waived green before the start of the 1981-82 nba season .he was signed by the portland trail blazers before the 1985 -- 86 nba season , but was once again waived before the start of the season .on march 25 , 1986 the new york knicks signed green to a 10-day contract and then signed him to a contract for the rest of the season on april 4 , 1986 .in seven games with the knicks , green averaged 4.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game .