DETROIT (7/2/2020) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's basketball program announced three new assistant coaches under head coach AnnMarie Gilbert in early June and the youngest of those three is Chanel Green, who joins the Titans after a playing career at both East Carolina and Hampton.

Green was most recently the assistant coach at Oberlin College, Gilbert's alma mater, in 2018-19 as well as the Director of Basketball Operations at William & Mary during the most recent school year in 2019-20 as the squad reached 20 victories. She was also a volunteer assistant coach for Hampton to open her coaching career in 2017-18. As a player, the Washington, D.C. native helped Hampton to a MEAC championship as a senior and team captain in 2016-17.

In getting to know Green a little better, DetroitTitans.com interviewed the new assistant coach via a phone conversation. Check out her full answers here:

Q: Can you describe your excitement in being named an assistant coach on coach Gilbert's staff?
Green: "I'm extremely excited. I think it's honestly an honor to be named an assistant coach and to have coach Gilbert as my boss. She's done so much in her career. She's a bona fide winner and it makes me happy, excited and proud to even have her want me to be part of something that will be so great here at Detroit Mercy. I'm extremely excited for what the season has in store for us, the pieces that we have coming in to go along with the pieces we already have. I'm just really excited. I'm excited to work alongside coach Collins and coach Webb, they have done so much in their careers as well and they are bona fide winners as well. I can't explain enough that I'm truly excited to be part of this."

Q: How did you meet coach Gilbert and how did you get to know her?
Green: "I met coach Gilbert at the Final Four in Tampa (Bay) down in Florida a couple of years back. Coach Gilbert actually coached and played at Oberlin College, so going into it, I kind of knew who she was and my former boss (Kerry Jenkins), when I was at Oberlin, told me about her and he said I would definitely meet her on the circuit. So I had that opportunity at the Final Four. We instantly clicked. We bonded and spoke to each other like we had known each other for years and when we got back from the Final Four, we kept in contact and our relationship grew after that."

Q: Have you always wanted to be a coach and what kind of gave you the push to get into the coaching world?
Green: "I wouldn't say that I always wanted to be a coach initially. As a player, I wanted to play professionally, so I wanted to continue playing after college overseas. I got to a point during my fifth year at Hampton University where my body, it just began to break down. I had a season-ending injury, as well. I thought to myself, how can I impact young adults and still have my drive for the game, while not being a player. So that's how I got into coaching. The love of the game! This was the closest way to be part of the team without being a player. So that's where my drive and my push to become a coach came from."

Q: Do you have any favorite coaches in the industry that you look up to?
Green: "Coaching-wise, I look up to any coach that has made me and those around them better. So I look up to my former coaches from high school and college, a lot. I take a lot from them, just learning from them from when I was a player and also when I was a volunteer coach as well. In the short time that I've worked for coach Gilbert, she's inspired me tremendously. She seems to inspire everyone around her as well. But as for other coaches besides coach Gilbert, one of my favorites is coach Dawn Staley at South Carolina. Just her coaching style and her activism are really remarkable and very inspiring."

Q: Take us back to when you were a player. What were some of your favorite moments and highlights in your playing career?
Green: "The greatest moments that I have during my college career would be probably playing with amazing players. My teammates were great. I've had the chance to play with some very, very good athletes and all-around players. One of the highlights that I have was winning the 2017 MEAC Championship at Hampton. That year, we had four out of our five starters get hurt and we all had season-ending injuries and two of us were seniors. That year our team really pulled it together and a lot of players really stepped up and stepped out of their comfort zone and we ended up winning the MEAC Championship. So that is one of my biggest highlights. I love talking about that season and those great players that I had a chance to play with."

Q: What kind of player were you on the court?
Green: "I was a gritty player. I loved to play defense. I was the type of player to hold myself and my teammates accountable. I was a smaller guard, so I played with a lot of heart and a lot of passion and as a coach, I have the same qualities that I did as a player and I think that's extremely important. I think it'll make a huge impact on the team."

Q: What do you know about the city of Detroit? What are looking to check out?
Green: "I have a lot to learn about Detroit, to be completely honest. But I do know a lot about the professional sporting teams in the city. I definitely like that they are all in the same vicinity and a goal of mine is I'd like to attend at least one game for every single professional sports team that Detroit has. I mean, baseball, hockey, NFL, NBA. I was actually a Detroit Pistons fan when they won the championship (in 2004), when I was in the sixth grade. I'm truly excited to get back to a game and just take in all of what Detroit has to offer."

Q: What is something that you would like people to know about you?
Green: "I want the people at Detroit Mercy to know that I am an extremely hard worker. I am here to make a difference in these kid's lives and I'm here to better the program by impacting the student-athlete and that's just the type of person that I am. I want to be known as a genuine person and also a coach that the kid's can look up to because as a player, that's what inspired me."

Check out the other "Getting to Know" stories with assistant coaches LaTanya Collins and Tim Webb.