Overview

• UCLA announced on June 11 that Greenwood died June 8 in Riverside, California, after a private battle with cancer.
• He was a four-year starter at UCLA from 1975 to 1979, averaging 14.8 points and 8.7 rebounds and earning back-to-back first-team All-America honors.
• The Chicago Bulls selected him No. 2 overall in the 1979 NBA draft and he went on to play 12 seasons with Chicago, San Antonio, Denver and Detroit, winning a championship in 1990.
• Greenwood kept his illness private until shortly before his death, a fact that surprised his family and led his nephew to describe the news as a shock.
• Tributes poured in from across the basketball world, including messages from Magic Johnson and the Detroit Pistons, celebrating his dedication and strength.