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The Privateers finished fourth in 1974 Division II tourney and second in the 1975 tourney.
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Ron Greene
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Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Greene"s coaching career began in 1965 where he was an assistant coach at Loyola University New Orleans. The team went 9-17 in his only season as an assistant before being promoted to the head coaching position. He spent two seasons as the Wolfpack head coach before leaving to coach at the, then known as Louisiana State University - New Orleans.
Greene was hired by United Nations Organization when the school began intercollegiate varsity competition in 1969-1970 season.
He compiled a 149–64 (700) record in eight seasons. Four of his teams qualified for National Collegiate Athletic Association tournaments.
Greene paved the way for the Privateers’ move to Division I in the 1975-1976 season. Greene only spent the 1977–1978 season with the Bulldogs.
That year, the Bulldogs finished with an 18-9 record.
Several hours after The Associated Press had named him the Southeastern Conference basketball coach of the year and the Mississippi state board had voted him a $7500 raise, Greene announced he was leaving the job to become coach of his alma mater Murray State. After managing only 4 wins in his first season in Murray, Greene coached the Racers to 23 wins the following year and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament. The Racers knocked off Jacksonville and Alabama before losing to Illinois 65-63 in the Quarterfinals.
Greene’s Racers would reach the National Institute of Technology twice more before he left in 1985.
His overall record at Murray was 119-78. While at the Racer helm, Greene coached Racer greats, such as Gary Hooker and Lamont Sleets.
Greene returned to his native Terre Haute in 1985 when he became head coach of the Indiana State Sycamores. Greene inherited a young team and finished 11–17 in his first season as head coach.
The team, however never matched this success and Greene resigned after a 4–24 1988-1989 season.
His overall record at International Skating Union was 31–79. One of Ron’s players was Eddie Bird, brother of National Basketball Association legend Larry Bird. Greene was head coach of the Nashville Stars during the 1991 WBL season.
The Stars went 23-28 in their first and only season of existence.
He resigned in July 1991 to become the 12th head coach at Calloway County High School. His tenure at Calloway County started rough, including a 16 game losing streak in his first season.
Greene posted a few good seasons for the Lakers including a 23-6 season as well as two 17-9 seasons, spending 8 years at Calloway. He resigned following the 1999 season and former Murray State and Western Kentucky player Terry Birdsong took over.
He returned to coaching in 2007 when he was named head coach of the American Bar Association’s Kentucky Retros.
In 2008 Greene was named head coach at Murray High School. He retired after the 2010-2011 season.
