Harlem Globetrotters visit Shriners Hospital

Briana “Hoops” Green, a Lexington native and player on the Harlem Globetrotters, was at Shriner’s Hospital for Children Medical Center in Lexington Monday, helping patients have a bit of fun with basketball.

Green was a starter at Paul Laurence Dunbar, then Lexington Catholic from seventh grade on. Green was a leader on Lexington Catholic’s back-to-back high school state championship teams in 2005 and 2006. During those championship years, the Knights went 38-1 her freshman season and 36-1 her sophomore year.

She graduated in 2008 after a senior season in which she averaged 15 points, five assists, four steals and four rebounds per game. She also played professionally in Spain, Mexico and the Czech Republic.

This story was originally published January 8, 2018 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Harlem Globetrotters visit Shriners Hospital."