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Devonte Green making a name for himself as St. Mary's rolls to win

St. Mary's Devonte Green, right, blocks a shot

Photo credit: James Escher | St. Mary's Devonte Green, right, blocks a shot by Kellenberg's Richie Ragusa in the fourth quarter. (Jan. 19, 2013)

That's Danny Green's little brother.

Devonte Green hears the whispers echoing from the stands game after game.

"It puts a target on my back," Green said of being the younger brother of Danny Green, a former St. Mary's star who is now a shooting guard for the San Antonio Spurs. "It's nice that people know who I am but I get compared to him everywhere I go and that gets annoying sometimes....

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