Green Named Division I Coach of the Year

South Plains College head coach Steve Green earns this year's NJCAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year honors after leading the Texans (30-5) to a 67-56 win over Salt Lake Community College (Utah) in this year's title game in Hutchinson, Kan.

Green led his team to an improbable run to the title after placing fourth in the regular season standings of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC). The Texans proceeded to win the Region 5 Men's Basketball Tournament and four grueling games in four days at the Division I National Tournament to win the school's first-ever national championship in basketball.

In eight years at South Plains, Green has led the Texans to an impressive 204-55 (.788) record and three WJCAC titles (2002, 03, 07) and three Region 5 championships (2002, 03, 08). Green's squads have advanced to the NJCAA National Tournament three times and have participated in four Region 5 championship games.

In 2006, Green reached a coaching milestone when he picked up his 300th career win. The SPC head coach has an overall record of 346-95 (.785) in 14 years as a head coach.

Green has coached three different schools to WJCAC championships (Howard, Midland and South Plains) and has twice been named WJCAC Coach of the Year.

His coaching career began at the NCAA level. He worked as an assistant at Arkansas, Lamar and Houston. He made his NJCAA debut in 1988 at Howard College.

Green received his Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma Christian College and his Master's degree in education and kinesiology from Sul Ross State University. He played basketball and tennis at Oklahoma Christian College.