Royner Greene

American college basketball coach
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican college basketball coach
PlacesUnited States of America
wasSports coach Basketball coach
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth2 May 1905
Death4 February 1979Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, USA (aged 73 years)
Star signTaurus
Education
University of Illinois systemUrbana, Champaign County, USA
Sports Teams
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball (USA)
The details

Biography

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.

Head coaching record

Basketball

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cornell Big Red (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League)
1946–47Cornell14–88–42nd
1947–48Cornell16–99–32nd
1948–49Cornell11–155–75th
1949–50Cornell18–77–5T–3rd
1950–51Cornell20–512–22nd
1951–52Cornell16–98–43rd
1952–53Cornell9–126–6T–3rd
1953–54Cornell17–711–31stNCAA Regional Fourth Place
1954–55Cornell10–138–65th
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League)
1955–56Cornell11–138–64th
1956–57Cornell4–192–128th
1957–58Cornell11–115–9T–6th
1958–59Cornell8–154–10T–6th
Cornell:165–143 (.536)92–77 (.544)
North Park Vikings (Independent)
1960–61North Park11–8
1961–62North Park10–8
1962–63North Park8–13
1963–64North Park7–16
1964–65North Park11–10
1965–65North Park9–11
1966–67North Park15–7
North Park:71–73 (.493)
Total:236–216 (.522)

           
           
           
     

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