Royner Greene

Royner Greene
Biographical details
Born(1905-05-02)May 2, 1905
DiedFebruary 4, 1979(1979-02-04) (aged 73)
Crystal Lake, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
1926–1929Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1946–1959Cornell
1960–1967North Park
Baseball
1949–1956Cornell
1967–1969North Park
Head coaching record
Overall232–216 (basketball)
102–93–3 (baseball)
TournamentsBasketball
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

Statistics overview
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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Blade – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.