Ron GreeneBasketball Coach, 1965-97
Loyola University/University of New Orleans

Inducted: 1998
As UNO’s first-ever basketball coach, Ron Greene compiled a 146-65 (.692) record in eight seasons (1969-1977). Four of his teams qualified for NCAA Division II tournaments, finishing fourth in the nation in 1974 and second in 1975. Greene remains UNO’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach. He was twice named Louisiana Collegiate Coach of the Year.

Greene, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., also served as Athletic Director at UNO and paved the way for the Privateers’ move up to Division I for the 1975-1976 school year. He coaches at Loyola University before joining the Privateers.
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