Whether on the basketball court as a coach for high school and college basketball, or a special education teacher inside the classroom, John Greene has been a mentor who has led by example for virtually all his career.
Greene's leadership style is now being put into play when he hits the courts as head coach for Rensselaer's outstanding women's basketball team, the Red Hawks.
Last year, for the first time in the team's 26-year-history, the Red Hawks competed in the NCAA Division III Tournament. However, the team will experience some challenges this year, Greene says. The 15-member team lost three senior players, and with that some key leadership. Still, he says, the style of play will remain the same.
"They are very accustomed to playing a disciplined, up-tempo style of basketball with intense defense, and that will likely not change," he says.
Originally from Somerville, Mass., Greene, 35, earned his B.A. in history and English from the University of Massachusetts and an M.A. in physical education from Springfield College. Last summer, he was selected from among the top coaches in the country to represent the United States as a coach at the 2001 World Scholar-Athlete Games.
In the course of his career, Greene has worked in the classroom with learning-disabled and other special-needs students at Nauset Regional High School on Cape Cod.
Before coming to Rensselaer, Greene served as the women's basketball coach for two years at the University of Bridgeport. Under his leadership, the UB team was honored with the Arthur Ashe Scholar Athlete Award and the NYCAC Ann Adamchik Sportsmanship Award.
For more information on women's basketball and Rensselaer's other varsity sports, visit the Athletics Web site at www.rpi.edu/dept/athletics or call (518) 276-6685.
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