Jaime Green, who led Labette Community College to a third-place finish at the 2010 NJCAA National Championship tournament, and was a two-time Jayhawk East Coach of the Year, has been named Head Women's Basketball Coach at Newman University , Director of Athletics Vic Trilli has announced.
"This is an exciting day for Newman University ," Trilli said. "Coach Green led the Labette program to an unprecedented level of success, and she is well-respected throughout the college basketball community. Her teams play an exciting, fast-paced style of basketball with an emphasis on tough, hard-nosed defense. We are excited to be able to add a coach like Jaime to our staff at Newman University ."
Green posted a 81-21 record in her three seasons at Labette. Under Green, the Cardinals were nationally-ranked for two seasons, and finished second in the Jayhawk Conference twice. Green also produced 17 NCAA Div. 1 and 2 signees, five All-Region VI Selections, five Junior College Academic All-Americans, two Jayhawk Conference Players of the Year, nine All-Conference selections, two Jayhawk Conference MVP's, and four Region VI All-Tournament Team selections. Green's Cardinals posted an overall GPA of 3.0, and boasted a 100 percent graduation rate during each of her first two seasons.
To honor her efforts, Green was named the 2008-09 Jayhawk East Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009, and was named NJCAA District F Coach of the Year in 2010.
Prior to Labette, Green spent four seasons coaching at the high school level in Missouri . She started her coaching career at Monett High School , where she led the Cubs to its best record in years. After a brief stint at Monett, she moved to Miller High School , where it took her just one season for the Cardinals to set the school record for the most wins.
Green played her collegiate basketball at Missouri Southern State University, where she played for the Lions from 2001-2003. While at MSSU, Green was a member of the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll, and was awarded the Spencer Bartlett Respect Award and the Glenn Dolence Leadership/Service Award. Green was also named the 2003 Missouri Southern State University Homecoming Queen. Green obtained her B.S.E. in physical education from MSSU in May 2004, and completed her Master's degree in Secondary Education Administration at William Woods University in December, 2008.