Former Aztec player Melanie Greene, who played three seasons of volleyball at San Diego State and has been involved with the program the past few seasons, joined the SDSU staff in 2011 as an assistant coach. In addition to serving as a part-time volunteer assistant coach the past three years, she has also coached youth teams at Club Pacific the last four years.
A three-year letterwinner for the Aztecs, Greene came to SDSU in 2004 after two years at Washington State where she redshirted during her freshman year. A three-year starter as an outside hitter, she averaged 3.46 kills and 2.73 digs per set while leading the team in kills and finishing among the top three in digs each season.
Over her final two seasons at San Diego State, Greene was named to the all-tournament team at four events including MVP honors at the 2006 Mutual Medical Cleveland State Invitational. During her senior season as team co-captain and MVP, she ranked fourth in the Mountain West in kill average (3.68 per game), recorded 12 double-doubles (kills-digs) and concluded her career ranked 13th in that category.
Born in San Diego while her father, Ken Greene, was a member of the San Diego Chargers, Melanie later moved to Nampa, Idaho, where she attended Nampa Christian High School. As a prep athlete she won a total of 12 varsity letters in volleyball, basketball and track and field, earning all-state honors in all three sports.
Greene, 32, graduated from San Diego State in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in recreation administration. She completed her master's degree in leadership and organizational studies at Azusa Pacific in 2010.
Greene has an eight-year-old son, Cooper.