Honors
• 3-time ITA/NAIA National Coach of the Year
— Men in 2015-16, 2016-17
— Women in 2012-13
• 6-time ITA/NAIA Region IV Coach of the Year
— Men in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17
— Women in 2012-13 and 2013-14
• 10-time conference Coach of the Year
— Men in 2007, 2009, 2009, 2010
— Women in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2021
(2004-10: Gulf Coast Athletic Conference; 2021 Southern States Athletic Conference)
• Outstanding College Coach, State of Louisiana, 2015-16 (all sports . . . selected by Allstate Sugar Bowl)
• 8-time Louisiana Coach of the Year
— Men in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022
— Women in 2009, 2013, 2021
• Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year, 2002
Briefly
• The 2026-27 academic year is his 24th season as head coach of XULA's men and women (no team in 2005-06; XULA suspended intercollegiate athletics that year in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina)
• Soon after his graduation from XULA in 2002, the school hired him as men's and women's tennis coach to replace Charles Mosley
• Awarded an additional title in 2017: director of tennis
• The most successful coach in XULA history
— The only coach to lead a XULA team to the championship round of a bracketed NAIA national tournament — he's done that three times, all with men's tennis (2016, 2017, 2019)
— The only coach to lead a XULA women's team to the NAIA national semifinals in a bracketed tournament — he's done that six times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) . . . Green's 2013 women were the first XULA team in any sport to reach the NAIA national semifinals and earn a No. 1 ranking
• Coaches XULA WOmen to 2024 NAIA Indoor National Runner-Up
Wins and Losses
• Entering the 2026-27 season, Green's XULA women in dual matches are 359-225 (.615 winning percentage)
— Most victories, season: 23 in 2023-24 (23-7 record)
— Highest winning percentage, season: .909 in 2019-20 (10-1 record in pandemic-shortened season)
• Entering the 2026-27 season, Green's XULA men in dual matches are 335-209 (.616 winning percentage)
— Most victories, season: 20 in 2021-22 (20-6 record)
— Highest winning percentage, season: .900 in 2019-20 (9-1 record in pandemic-shortened season)
• Green's combined coaching record in dual matches entering the 2026-27 season is 694-434 (.615 winning percentage)
• 88 times Green-coached teams won dual matches against NCAA Division I opponents (46 men, 42 women)
Green's XULA All-Americans
• Two annual teams: one selected by an NAIA committee, the other selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association based on end-of-season rankings (top 20 singles players, top 10 doubles teams)
• 24 XULA women earned a combined 70 NAIA All-America honors
• 25 XULA men earned a combined 68 NAIA All-America honors
• Honorable mentions not included
Green Teams in NAIA Men's Coaches Polls
• From May 3, 2011-March 3, 2021, XULA made 80 consecutive appearances in the top 10
• XULA's highest national team ranking: No. 2 22 times
— First No. 2 ranking: May 25, 2016, in the postseason poll
— Most recent No. 2 ranking: Feb. 17, 2021
• First top-25 appearance: No. 25 on April 2, 2003
• First top-10 appearance: No. 8 on March 8, 2011
• First top-5 appearance: No. 5 on April 16, 2013
• XULA enters 2023 with an active streak of 12 consecutive top-10 appearances in the season's final poll
• Green's last 21 teams appeared in the final top 25 of the season
• The Gold Rush have not been ranked outside the Top 25 since 2004, the longest active streak in the NAIA.
Green Teams in NAIA Women's Coaches Polls
• XULA's highest national team ranking: No. 1 five times
— First No. 1 ranking: April 16, 2013
— Most recent No. 1 ranking: May 5, 2014
• First top-25 appearance: No. 25 on March 5, 2003 . . . second top-25 appearance in the program's history
• First top-10 appearance: No. 9 on March 7, 2007
• First top-5 appearance: No. 1 on April 16, 2013 . . . climbed from No. 6 in the previous poll
• 21 of Green's first 23 teams appeared in the final top 25 of the season.
• The Gold Nuggets have not been ranked outside of the Top 25 since 2004, the longest active streak in the NAIA
Green Teams at NAIA Nationals
• Men: 23-17 (.575) in 17 appearances
— Active streak of 17 consecutive appearances
— Appeared in every tournament beginning in 2009 (no tournament in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic)
— 3-time NAIA national runner-up: 2016, 2017, 2019
— Most victories at NAIA nationals of any XULA team, regardless of sport
• Women: 22-21 (.511) in 19 appearances
— Active streak of 14 consecutive appearances (no tournament in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic)
— 7-time NAIA national semifinalist: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
— No. 1 seed at nationals in 2013, 2014
Green's Conference/Group Team Champions
• Men: 12 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026)
• Women: 14 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021/regular season and tournament, 2023, 2024, 2026)
More Championships
• Angela Charles-Alfred and Lailaa Bashir, women's doubles
— 2-time ITA Cup NAIA national champion (2019, 2020)
— 2019 ITA Cup small-college national champion
• Nour Abbes, women's singles: NAIA champion at 2014 USTA / ITA National Small College Championships
• HBCU men's nationals team titles: 3 (2015, 2016, 2021)
• HBCU women's nationals team titles: 2 (2018, 2021)
Personal
• New Orleans native
• Celebrated his 53rd birthday during the fall of 2021
• Possesses two XULA degrees: bachelor's in psychology (2002) and a master of arts in counseling (2008)
• A XULA tennis standout and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's singles champion his senior year, 2002
• Longtime fan of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders
• Green and his wife, Brandy, are the parents of three daughters
• Wife Brandy Romain Green also is a graduate of XULA, and she played tennis for the Gold Nuggets
Favorites
Food: Buffalo wings
Candy: Milk Duds
Pizza toppings: Supreme
Ice cream flavor: Strawberry cheesecake
Cake: Praline
Flower: Four-leaf clover
Color: Green
Vacation destination: Las Vegas
