Ron Greene
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1939 Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1960–1962 | Murray State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1966 | Loyola (Louisiana) (asst.) |
| 1966–1969 | Loyola (Louisiana) |
| 1969–1977 | New Orleans |
| 1977–1978 | Mississippi State |
| 1978–1985 | Murray State |
| 1985–1989 | Indiana State |
| 1991 | Nashville Stars |
| 1992–1999 | Calloway County HS |
| 2007–2008 | Kentucky Retros |
| 2008–2011 | Murray HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 317–230 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1975 NCAA College Division Finals | |
| Awards | |
| AP SEC Coach of the Year (1978) OVC Coach of the Year, 1980 & 1983 Sugar Bowl HoF (1998) |
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Ronald L. "Ron" Greene (born 1939) is an American basketball coach who served as head coach of three Division I college basketball teams, as well as teams in Division II, the World Basketball League, the American Basketball Association, and high school.
Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Greene's coaching career began in 1965 where he was an assistant manager . The team went 9-17 in his only season as an assistant before being promoted to the head manager position. He spent two seasons as the Wolfpack , then known as The Park - Ariside.
Greene was hired by UNO when the school began intercollegiate varsity competition in 1969-70 season. He compiled a 149–64 (.700) record in eight seasons. Four of his teams qualified for NCAA tournaments. The Privateers finished fourth in 1974 Division II tourney and second in the 1975 tourney. Greene paved the way for the Privateers’ move to Division I in the 1975–76 season.
Greene only spent the 1977–1978 season with the Bulldogs. That year, the Bulldogs finished with an 18-9 record. Several hours after The Associated Press had named him the Southeastern Conference basketball coach of the year and the Mississippi state board had voted him a $7500 raise, Greene announced he was leaving the job to become coach of his alma mater Murray State.
After managing only 4 wins in his first season in Murray, Greene coached the Racers to 23 wins the following year and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament. The Racers knocked off Jacksonville and Alabama before losing to Illinois 65-63 in the Quarterfinals. Greene’s Racers would reach the NIT twice more before he left in 1985. His overall record at Murray was 119-78. While at the Racer helm, Greene coached Racer greats, such as Gary Hooker and Lamont Sleets.
Greene returned to his native Terre Haute in 1985 when he became head coach of the Indiana State Sycamores. Greene inherited a young team and finished 11–17 in his first season as head coach. The team, however never matched this success and Greene resigned after a 4–24 1988–89 season. His overall record at ISU was 31–79.
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