Herbert Greene (1981-2006) Men’s Basketball Coach

In his 25 years as the CSU men’s basketball coach, Greene, the school’s all time leader in wins, compiled a record of 481 wins and 240 losses. In his 27 years as a college head coach he won 510 games and lost 270. Counting his stint as a high school coach he coached 974 games and he won 657 of them. Coach Greene led the Cougars to 9 NCAA Tournaments, including the last 4 years of his career. His teams won 4 Peach Belt Conference regular season titles. He won 6 Peach Belt Conferences Tournaments, while compiling a 29-9 record in PBC Tournament Play. At CSU, he had 11 seasons of at least 20 wins and 16 seasons with at least 19 wins. He was named the Atlanta Tip-Off Club College Coach of the Year for Georgia in 1992 and 2005. Under his guidance as Athletic Director for more than two decades CSU become of the finest overall athletic programs in the county.