Kyle Green - Men's Basketball Coach

Kyle Green

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
kgreen2@iastate.edu
Phone:
515-294-4818

Kyle Green, a 29-year college coaching veteran, completed five seasons as an assistant coach on T.J. Otzelberger's staff. Upon conclusion of the 2025-26 season, Green earned his first NCAA Division I head coaching job at Northern Iowa.

In five years at Iowa State, Green helped the Cyclones to a 124-53 record and five trips to the NCAA Tournament. In Green’s five years at ISU, the Cyclones were 63-11 in non-conference games. The 63 wins were the sixth-most in the country in that span, while the .851 winning percentage was the fourth-best in the nation. In the regular season, the 56 non-conference wins were the most in the country, while the .903 winning percentage was the second-best in the nation.

In 2025-26, the Cyclones returned to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time with Green on staff. Iowa State went 29-8 overall and 12-6 in the Big 12, finishing the year ranked No. 8 in the country, tied for the highest final ranking in program history. ISU has been ranked for 52-straight weeks, the fourth-longest streak in the nation and the second-longest streak in school history. The 29 wins are tied for the second-most in program history. The Cyclones started the year 16-0, the best start and longest winning streak in program history.

Joshua Jefferson became the fifth consensus All-American in program history, while also being one of five finalist for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. Drafted with the 28^th pick of the 2026 NBA Draft, Jefferson was a first round pick. Jefferson earned All-Big 12 First Team honors, while Tamin Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team. All three were also named to the NABC All-Central District First Team. Momcilovic set the Iowa State single-season record for 3-pointers (136) and 3-point percentage (.487) was named a Top 5 finalist for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Lipsey was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the third time. Off the court, Lipsey was named to the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team, while he was named the CSC Men’s Basketball Academic All-American of the Year after earning CSC Academic All-American honors for the third-straight year.

The 2024-25 Cyclones finished the year 25-10 overall and 13-7 in the Big 12 with an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State climbed to as high as No. 2 in the country in the AP Poll, the highest ranking in program history. ISU finished the season ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25, the 12th time in program history the Cyclones have been ranked in the final poll. Iowa State ended the season in the AP Top 25 for the 32nd-straight week, the seventh-longest streak in the country. The Cyclones ended the season with four Top 25 victories, tied for the 10th-most in program history. Curtis Jones was named an AP All-American, while earning Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team honors. Joshua Jefferson was named All-Big 12 Second Team and to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert were named to the All-Big 12 Third Team, while Lipsey was also selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

In 2023-24, the Cyclones won the Big 12 Championship and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones finished with a 29-8 overall record and a 13-5 league record, the second-most wins in school history. The 37 games played are tied for the most in program history. The Cyclones went a perfect 18-0 at Hilton Coliseum, the fifth undefeated year in the building's storied history. Iowa State had seven Top 25 victories on the year, including two wins over Houston when it was ranked No. 1 and No. 2 and a victory over No. 7 Kansas.

The 2022-23 Cyclones finished 19-14 on the year and 9-9 in the Big 12. Iowa State advanced to the NCAA Tournament and the Big 12 Championship semifinals, while also playing in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational in November. Iowa State opened the year with a 13-2 record, with the only losses coming to eventual National Champion UConn in the PKI Championship and at Iowa. Over the first 15 games of the year, the Cyclones knocked off No. 1 North Carolina, No. 12 Baylor and No. 17 TCU.

Iowa State led the nation with six wins over AP Top 10 schools. The Cyclones were one of two teams to have eight or more wins against AP Top 25 teams, as Texas (10) and Iowa State (9) led the country. The nine AP Top 25 victories are tied for the most in school history in a season.

Green's impact was immediately felt at Iowa State as the Cyclones posted one of the best defensive seasons in school history in 2021-22, ranking among the Top 25 in scoring defense, defensive efficiency, turnovers forced and steals.

The 2021-22 Cyclones recorded one of the top turnarounds in college basketball history. After being picked unanimously to finish last in the Big 12 Conference in the preseason, ISU improved from a 2-22 record the season before to 22-13 in T.J. Otzelberger's first season as head coach. It broke the previous record for best turnarounds and currently ranks third all-time.

Iowa State reached the 2022 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 after allowing just 51.5 points and 33.3 percent field goal shooting in opening weekend wins over LSU and Wisconsin, respectively.

In the summer of 2020, Green was named Stadium’s top assistant coach in the Missouri Valley Conference in a poll of league coaches.

Green, who spent 16 seasons at Northern Iowa and was a part of more than 300 victories, had three stints at the school and was elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2017-18 season. He also coached in Cedar Falls from 2001-03 and 2006-11.

While on the UNI staff, the Panthers won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title twice, reached the NCAA Tournament four times and made seven total postseason appearances. In 2009-10, UNI went 30-5 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with wins over UNLV and top-seeded Kansas.

On 33 occasions, a UNI player earned All-Missouri Valley Conference accolades during Green’s time at the school. He also coached three MVC Player of the Year award winners, including his son, A.J. A pair of Panthers were named MVC Defensive Player of the Year winners, while four were MVC Sixth Man of the Year recipients and three took home scholar-athletes-of-the-year honors.

UNI frequently ranked in the upper echelon nationally in team defense, with Green working primarily with the Panther post players.

The Minneapolis, Minn., native has experience as a head coach, having led programs at Wisconsin-Eau Claire during the 2011-12 season, Lewis University from 2004-06 and Western State College in 2000-01. He also served as an assistant coach under Tom Crean at Marquette during the 2003-04 season, helping the Golden Eagles reach the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament.

Green was a player/coach for Frederica (Denmark) Basketball Club in 1992. He earned Denmark Serie Coach of the Year honors after leading Frederica to a 30-3 record.

Green graduated from Hamline (Minn.) with a bachelor’s degree in social studies and psychology in 1992. He earned his master’s degree in athletic administration from St. Thomas University in 1999.

He and his wife, Michele, are the parents of son A.J. and daughter Emerson. A.J. was a two-time Missouri Valley Player of the Year at Northern Iowa and is currently a member of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Emerson played for the UNI women's basketball team.