Bryan Green
August 11, 2008 04:28 PM | General
Assistant Coach
Bryan.Green@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-9889
Bryan Green enters his seventh season as an assistant at WVU. He has been an integral part of West Virginia’s BIG EAST and NCAA Tournament success since he arrived in Morgantown.
In his six years at West Virginia, Green has assisted in all facets of the soccer program, including training, recruiting, budgeting, academic advising, scouting, scheduling and fundraising.
The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, native played a crucial role in developing WVU’s six MLS players: Aaron Pitchkolan (FC Dallas), Devon McTavish (D.C. United), Nick Noble (Chicago Fire), Jarrod Smith (Seattle Sounders FC), Dan Stratford (formerly of D.C. United) and Pat Carroll (formerly of D.C. United). He also has helped develop seven all-BIG EAST players, one preseason all-conference player, three academic all-region players and one ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Last season, Green helped develop a young team into a dangerous force on the field. WVU became one of the toughest defensive units in the nation as the squad posted eight shutouts and held opponents to less than 11 shots per contest. With Green’s guidance, the Mountaineers won their first NSCAA Team Academic Award for posting a 3.24 team GPA. Green also helped Jason Bristol earn NSCAA/adidas Scholar all-East Region honorable mention accolades for his academic success.
In 2007, Green was a key factor in WVU’s berth into the NCAA tournament’s “Sweet 16.” Along the way, West Virginia knocked off three Top 10 teams, including No. 1 Connecticut. WVU also set school records for shutouts in a season (14), fewest goals allowed in a season (11), a six-game shutout streak and Stratford broke the school’s all-time assists mark (27).
In Green’s fourth season as an assistant at WVU, he played a significant role in helping WVU to a 9-0-1 league record and the 2006 BIG EAST regular-season championship. The Mountaineers won a school-record 15 games and hosted an NCAA tournament game in Morgantown for the second-consecutive season. That year, two Mountaineers (Noble and Smith) earned All-America honors. WVU also received its highest-ever ranking in the national polls, climbing as high as No. 3.
Green was a key part of the 2005 coaching staff, which helped guide the Mountaineers to their first NCAA tournament since 1992 and only their second-ever win in the tournament. WVU ended 2005 with a 13-8-2 record and 12 shutouts, setting then program records for wins and clean sheets.
In 2004, Green assisted a West Virginia team that just missed a bid to the NCAA tournament with a 12-7-1 record. The Mountaineers knocked off two ranked opponents during that season (Notre Dame and St. John’s), earned their first-ever national ranking (No. 17 by Soccer America) and won their first BIG EAST tournament match in school history to advance to the conference semifinals.
In his first year as a Mountaineer assistant, Green helped rebuild the program to respectability. Despite the team’s 5-10-3 record, WVU posted six shutouts and lost seven of its matches by just one goal.
In 1997, Green received his bachelor’s degree in business administration at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College. While there, he excelled in soccer, earning All-America honors in 1996. He helped lead the Blue Jays to a 76-13-4 record, including three Middle Atlantic Conference championships and four NCAA tournament appearances.
Upon completing his undergraduate degree, Green headed to East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University. There, he earned a master’s degree in health and physical education with a concentration in sport management in 2000.
Green has coached at both of his alma maters, Elizabethtown from 1997-99, and East Stroudsburg from 1999-2000. Prior to WVU, he served as Keystone College’s head coach from 2000-02. Green coached the squad to a 14-3-1 record in 2002, good enough to earn the team a No. 3 NJCAA Division III national ranking.
Green is a member of the NSCAA and holds national and advanced national diplomas. He also holds a USSF ‘B’ coaching license.
Green and his wife, Ehren, reside in Morgantown.
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