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
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
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Cornell Big Red (Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League) |
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) |
1955–56 | 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) |
1960–61 | 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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