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 2022-23 academic year is his 20th 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
Wins and Losses
• Entering the 2022-23 season, Green's XULA women in dual matches are 281-193 (.593)
— Most victories, season: 22 in 2004-05 (22-8 record)
— Fewest victories, season: 4 in 2010-11 (4-18 record)
— Highest winning percentage, season: .909 in 2019-20 (10-1 record in pandemic-shortened season)
— Lowest winning percentage, season: .182 in 2010-11 (4-18 record)
• Entering the 2022-23 season, Green's XULA men in dual matches are 272-173 (.611)
— Most victories, season: 20 in 2021-22 (20-6 record)
— Fewest victories, season: 9 in 2019-20 (9-1 record in pandemic-shortened season)
— Highest winning percentage, season: .900 in 2019-20 (9-1 record in pandemic-shortened season)
— Lowest winning percentage, season: .478 in 2003-04 (11-12 record)
• Green's combined coaching record in dual matches entering the 2022-23 season is 553-366 (.602)
• 84 times Green-coached teams won dual matches against NCAA Division I opponents (44 men, 40 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)
• 17 XULA women earned a combined 54 NAIA All-America honors
• 20 XULA men earned a combined 58 NAIA All-America honors
• Honorable mentions not included
Green Teams in NAIA Men's Coaches Polls
• At the end of the 2021-22 season, XULA's 123 consecutive top-25
appearances were the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis . . . streak began April 4, 2007
• 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 17 teams appeared in the final top 25 of the season
Green Teams in NAIA Women's Coaches Polls
• At the end of the 2020-21 season, XULA had an active streak of 85 consecutive top-25
appearances . . . streak began May 1, 2012
• 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
• XULA enters 2023 with an active streak of six consecutive top-10 appearances in the season's final poll . . .
Nine of the last 10 women's teams appeared in the final top 10
• 17 of Green's first 19 teams appeared in the final top 25 of the season
Green Teams at NAIA Nationals
• Men: 19-13 (.594) in 13 appearances
— Active streak of 13 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: 16-17 (.485) in 15 appearances
— Active streak of 10 consecutive appearances (no
tournament in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic)
— 6-time NAIA national semifinalist:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
— No. 1 seed at nationals in 2013, 2014
Green's Conference/Group Team Champions
• Men: 9 (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2022)
• Women: 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021/regular season and tournament)
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 48th 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
