Brian Green (baseball) explained
Brian Green |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Wichita State |
Current Conference: | The American |
Current Record: | 32–29 |
Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Temecula, California, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | New Mexico State University |
Player Years1: | 1991–1992 |
Player Team1: | Riverside CC |
Player Years2: | 1993 |
Player Team2: | Chapman |
Player Years3: | 1994 |
Player Team3: | New Mexico State |
Coach Years1: | 1994 |
Coach Team1: | New Mexico State (student assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1995–1996 |
Coach Team2: | Riverside CC (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1997–1998 |
Coach Team3: | Cal Poly Pomona (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1999–2000 |
Coach Team4: | Chapman (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 2001 |
Coach Team5: | Oregon State (volunteer assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 2002 |
Coach Team6: | San Diego (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2003–2004 |
Coach Team7: | Hawaii (assistant) |
Coach Years8: | 2005–2008 |
Coach Team8: | UCLA (assistant) |
Coach Years9: | 2009–2014 |
Coach Team9: | Kentucky (assistant) |
Coach Years10: | 2015–2019 |
Coach Team10: | New Mexico State |
Coach Years11: | 2020–2023 |
Coach Team11: | Washington State |
Coach Years12: | 2024–present |
Coach Team12: | Wichita State |
Overall Record: | 281–227–1 |
Tournament Record: | NCAA: 0–2 |
Championships: | - WAC Tournament (2018)
- WAC Regular season (2019) For
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Brian Green is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Wichita State Shockers. He played college baseball at Riverside City College, Chapman University, and New Mexico State University between 1991 and 1994. He then served as the head coach of the New Mexico State Aggies (2015–2019) and the Washington State Cougars (2020–2023).
Coaching career
Assistant coach
Green served as an assistant baseball coach at New Mexico State University, Riverside City College, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Chapman University, Oregon State University, the University of San Diego, the University of Hawaii at Manoa,[2] the University of California, Los Angeles,[3] and the University of Kentucky.[4] [5] [6]
New Mexico State
Green was named head baseball coach at New Mexico State University on July 31, 2014.[7] [8] Green was about to outline a plan for how he recruits hitters, which he applied during his first season a head coach.[9] [10] Green was about to help flip the Aggies culture quickly when the 2015 graduated 16 seniors,[11] but he was about to recruit 35 players in his first class.[12] Despite finishing second in the Western Athletic Conference in 2017, the Aggies were named the number 1 seed in the 2017 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament because Grand Canyon University was ineligible for postseason play.[13] On April 10, 2018, Green won his 100th game as the head coach of the Aggies.[14] He had the Aggies clicking during the non-conference schedule, winning 11 of 12 at one point.[15] Green was able to keep the Aggies rolling, turning their hot start into a WAC tournament championship.
Washington State
On June 3, 2019, Green was hired to become the head coach for the Washington State Cougars baseball team.[16]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: New Mexico State Athletics - 2018 Baseball Media Guide. nmstatesports.com.
- News: Rainbow baseball hires Brian Green as hitting coach. July 3, 2002. University of Hawaii at Manoa. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601045529/http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2002/7/3/BB_203142.aspx?path=bb. June 1, 2018.
- Web site: UH’s Green accepts position at UCLA . Jason . Kaneshiro . July 28, 2004 . Starbulletin.com . April 6, 2020.
- News: UK assistant Green named new baseball coach at New Mexico State. July 31, 2014. Lexington Herald-Leader. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601041702/http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-baseball/article44500398.html. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: New Mexico St. names UK’s Green as head baseball coach. August 1, 2014. The Courier-Journal. June 1, 2018. https://archive.today/20240528082636/https://www.webcitation.org/6zqHIGjhL?url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2014/08/01/new-mexico-st-names-uks-green-head-baseball-coach/13449071/. live. May 28, 2024.
- News: Kentucky baseball assistant recruiting ace hired as head coach at New Mexico State. August 1, 2014. KyForward. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601054334/http://www.kyforward.com/kentucky-baseball-assistant-recruiting-ace-hired-as-head-coach-at-new-mexico-state/. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: Former New Mexico State player Brian Green named head coach. July 31, 2014. NCAA. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601035614/https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2014-07-31/former-new-mexico-state-player-brian-green-named-head-coach. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: New Mexico State officially names Brian Green as head coach. July 31, 2014. College Baseball Daily. Foley, Brian. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601060254/http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/07/31/new-mexico-state-officially-named-brian-green-as-head-coach/. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: Inside interview with NMSU’s Brian Green. Inside Pitch. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601040923/https://insidepitchonline.com/inside-interview-with-nmsus-brian-green/. dead. June 1, 2018.
- News: Nine Innings with New Mexico State's Brian Green. January 28, 2015. College Baseball Insider. Ryan, Sean. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905204859/http://www.collegebaseballinsider.com/15Preseason/9Innings_NMSU_BrianGreen.html. live. September 5, 2015.
- News: New Mexico State Redefines Rebuilding. March 12, 2016. d1baseball.com. Baumann, Michael. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601044431/https://d1baseball.com/analysis/baylor-new-mexico-state/. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: New Mexico State improving rapidly under Brian Green. btsnsportscollegebaseball. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601045211/https://btsnsportscollegebaseball.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/new-mexico-state-improving-rapidly-under-brian-green/. live. June 1, 2018.
- News: NMSU baseball looks to take the next step in winning a WAC tournament title. May 22, 2018. Las Cruces Sun-News. Rudi, Mark. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418100012/https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/2018/05/22/nmsu-baseball-looks-take-next-step-winning-wac-tournament-title/634130002/. live. April 18, 2021.
- News: New Mexico State baseball coach Brian Green reaches milestone in win over Lobos. April 11, 2018. Las Cruces Sun-News. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193015/https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/2018/04/11/new-mexico-state-baseball-coach-brian-green-reaches-milestone-win-over-lobos/507444002/. live. September 19, 2020.
- News: New Mexico State Baseball to enter important part of the season; a closer look into the WAC. April 26, 2018. The Round Up. Gallegos, Jonah. June 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601050348/https://nmsuroundup.com/9746/sports/new-mexico-state-baseball-to-enter-important-part-of-the-season-a-closer-look-into-the-wac/. live. June 1, 2018.
- Web site: New Mexico State’s Brian Green hired as new Washington State baseball coach . June 3, 2019 . Theo Lawson . The Seattle Times . www.seattletimes.com . June 4, 2019.