Seth Greenberg

Saturday July 17, 2010

Show 020

This week's episode of The Passing Game with Fletcher Arritt features Virginia Tech's head men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg.  Greenberg, who has been in Blacksburg for seven years, has led the Hokies to the post season five times during his tenure, and has won ACC Coach of the Year Award twice. 

Before his stint in Blacksburg, Greenberg coached the University of South Florida to two NIT appearances and numerous wins over nationally ranked teams.  Coach Greenberg began his coaching career at Long Beach State, where he led them to the post-season three times in his first six years, tallying the second most wins of any coach at the university (Jerry Tarkanian has the most). 

Coach Greenberg, a four year letter winner at Fairleigh Dickinson, also spent over a decade on the bench as an assistant coach.  He was the assistant at Columbia for two years, Pittsburgh for three, Virginia for one, Miami for two, and Long Beach State for three years before becoming the 49ers head coach. 

Coach is also very active off of the court, supporting many charitable organizations both locally and nationally.  He is an avid supporter of Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Heart Association, just to name a few.  We are thrilled to have Coach Greenberg on the show this week.  He is one of the best in the game, and is always a great person when it comes to talking hoops. 

Career Highlights

• Assistant Coaching.
  • 1978–1980, Columbia University.
  • 1980-1983, University of Pittsburgh.
  • 1983-1984, University of Virginia.
  • 1985-1987, University of Miami
  • 1987-1990, Long Beach State University.
• Head Coaching (345-262).
  • 1990-1996, Long Beach State University (Big West).
    • 105-70 (65-43).
    • Coached future NBA players Lucious Harris and Bryon Russell.
    • 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances (1993, 1995).
    • 1 NIT Appearance (1992).
    • 1992-1993.
      • Beat #1 ranked Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse.
      • Led the program to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years. 
    • 1996 Big West Regular Season Champions.
  • 1996-2003, University of South Florida (Conference USA).
    • 108-100 (47-63).
    • 2000 C-USA Regular Season Champions.
    • 2 NIT Appearances (2000, 2002).
  • 2003-Present, Virginia Tech (Big East/ACC).
    • 132-93 (7-9 in the Big East, 55-57 in the ACC).
    • 4 NIT Appearances (2005, 2008, 2009, 2010).
    • 4 Top Four Finishes in the ACC (2005, 2007, 2008, 2010).
    • 2-Time ACC Coach of the Year (2005, 2008).

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