Royner Greene
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1905 |
| Died | February 4, 1979 (aged 73) Crystal Lake, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1926–1929 | Illinois |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1946–1959 | Cornell |
| 1960–1967 | North Park |
| Baseball | |
| 1949–1956 | Cornell |
| 1967–1969 | North Park |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 232–216 (basketball) 102–93–3 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 0–2 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball EIBL (1954) | |
Royner C. Greene (May 2, 1905 – February 4, 1979) was a college men's basketball and baseball coach. He was the head coach of Cornell from 1946 to 1959. He coached Cornell to a 165-143 record, winning one Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. He also served as a high school coach prior to and after his time at Cornell.[1]
Head coaching record[]
Basketball[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Big Red (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) (1946–1955) | |||||||||
| 1946–47 | Cornell | 14–8 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1947–48 | Cornell | 16–9 | 9–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1948–49 | Cornell | 11–15 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1949–50 | Cornell | 18–7 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1950–51 | Cornell | 20–5 | 12–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1951–52 | Cornell | 16–9 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952–53 | Cornell | 9–12 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1953–54 | Cornell | 17–7 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| 1954–55 | Cornell | 10–13 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1955–1959) | |||||||||
| 1955–56 | Cornell | 11–13 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1956–57 | Cornell | 4–19 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1957–58 | Cornell | 11–11 | 5–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 1958–59 | Cornell | 8–15 | 4–10 | T–6th | |||||
| Cornell: | 165–143 (.536) | 92–77 (.544) | |||||||
| North Park Vikings (Independent) (1960–1967) | |||||||||
| 1960–61 | North Park | 11–8 | |||||||
| 1961–62 | North Park | 10–8 | |||||||
| 1962–63 | North Park | 8–13 | |||||||
| 1963–64 | North Park | 7–16 | |||||||
| 1964–65 | North Park | 11–10 | |||||||
| 1965–65 | North Park | 9–11 | |||||||
| 1966–67 | North Park | 15–7 | |||||||
| North Park: | 71–73 (.493) | ||||||||
| Total: | 236–216 (.522) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ "Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
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