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Northern Iowa Hires Iowa State's Kyle Green as Men's Basketball Coach
Green returns after 16 seasons on UNI’s staff and helped the Panthers reach four NCAA Tournaments, including a 2010 Sweet 16 run.
- On Wednesday, University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Athletic Director Megan Franklin announced Kyle Green has agreed to a five-year contract as the men's basketball team's new head coach.
- Returning to Cedar Falls, Green spent the previous five years as an assistant at Iowa State University under head coach T.J. Otzelberger, after previously serving 16 seasons as an assistant coach at UNI.
- During his prior tenure, Green helped the Panthers to four Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament trips, while also contributing 124 wins and a 2024 Big 12 Tournament title at Iowa State.
- Green takes the helm from longtime head coach Ben Jacobson, who departed UNI this week to accept the head coaching position at Utah State after 20 seasons.
- Both his children, AJ and Emerson, played basketball at UNI, establishing deep family ties to the school, with AJ Green currently playing professionally for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.
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BREAKING: UNI hires Iowa State's Kyle Green as new basketball coach
CEDAR FALLS - University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Director of Athletics Megan Franklin announced that Kyle Green has accepted the position of head men's basketball coach. Green becomes the 26th head coach in program history after a…
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