J.B. Green Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Newport Beach High School: Newport Harbor Height / Weight: 6-0 / 195 Position: L

2012: Green will serve as a backup libero as a sophomore in 2012 ...

2011: He did not see action as a redshirt freshman libero and defensive specialist in 2011... 2010: He did not play volleyball at USC in 2010, but was a walk-on wide receiver on the 2009 USC football team ...

HIGH SCHOOL: He played outside hitter at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach (Calif.), winning All-Sunset League honors in 2008 and 2009 ... Newport Harbor was the 2008 CIF Division I runnerup his junior season ... He also played football at Newport Harbor, earning 2008 All-Sunset League notice as a senior ... In 2008, he caught 30 pases for 560 yards with 6 TDs as a wide receiver, had 33 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 1 blocked field goal as a defensive back and returned 17 kickoffs for 390 yards and 7 punts for 99 yards ... As a 2007 junior, he caught 39 passes for 778 yards with 10 TDs and added 3 interceptions ...

PERSONAL: He was a libero on the Balboa Bay Club team that won a gold medal in the 16-and-Under Open division at the 2007 Junior Olympics (he made the All-Tournament team), a silver in the 17s in 2008 and a bronze in the 14s in 2005 ... His grandfather played center on a USC national championship football team ... His cousin, Kevin Welch, played football at Indiana (2005) and volleyball at UC Irvine (2010)...He is a business administration major at USC ... Birthdate is June 3, 1991.