Melanie Greene

Former Aztec player Melanie Greene, who played three seasons of volleyball at San Diego State, joined the Aztec staff in 2011 as an assistant coach after serving a three-year stint as a part-time
volunteer assistant with the program. In addition, Greene has spent time coaching youth teams at Club Pacific.

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 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.