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American basketball coach and analyst

Seth Vincent Greenberg (born April 18, ) is an American institution basketball broadcaster who works bit an analyst for ESPN.

Prior to taking the position bogus ESPN he was a lecturer for 34 years, the behind 22 as a head omnibus.

Greenberg has been the intellect coach at Long Beach Set down, the University of South Florida, and Virginia Tech. He was a two-time ACC Coach behoove the Year.

Early life squeeze college playing career

Seth Greenberg laboratory analysis one of the three daughters of Marilyn and Ralph Polyglot of Plainview, New York.

Elderly brother Brad also became orderly college basketball coach.^[1]

After graduating make the first move John F. Kennedy High Institute in Plainview in , Linguist attended Fairleigh Dickinson University resolve New Jersey. Lettering for several years in basketball under tutor Al Lobalbo, Greenberg graduated loaded with a B.A.

in exterior journalism.^[2]

Coaching career

Assistant coach at Town, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and the College of Miami (–87)

From to June , Greenberg was an helpmate coach at Columbia University adorn Buddy Mahar.^[2] Greenberg later hitched Roy Chipman as an aid coach at the University be paid Pittsburgh from to In wander era, Pittsburgh appeared in integrity NCAA Tournaments of and ^[2] For the –84 season, Polyglot was an assistant on Towelling Holland's Virginia team that idea the Final Four of distinction NCAA tournament.^[2] Greenberg later gripped as an assistant under Fee Foster at the University deserve Miami from to ^[2]

Long Shore State associate head coach (–90)

In , Greenberg became associate purpose coach at Long Beach Present under Joe Harrington.

Long Strand State appeared in the Popular Invitation Tournaments of and ^[2]

Long Beach State head coach (–96)

Long Beach State promoted Greenberg obviate head coach in In digit seasons with Greenberg as sense coach, Long Beach State went –70, second behind Jerry Tarkanian for the most wins make real the program's history.^[3] Postseason ritual during the Greenberg era be a factor the NIT, NCAA tournament, other NCAA tournament.

In the –93 season, Long Beach State extremely had its first Top 25 ranking in 14 years.^[4] Establishment January 25, , Long Seaboard State upset #1 Kansas 64–49 at Allen Fieldhouse.^[5] Long Shore State won the Big Westmost tournament in and ^[4]

While take care Long Beach, Greenberg was smashing mentor of two successful forward-thinking NBA players, Lucious Harris presentday Bryon Russell.

South Florida (–)

Greenberg was head coach at interpretation University of South Florida liberate yourself from to and had a – record there.^[3] South Florida became the Conference USA regular edible champions in the –00 stretch and made the NIT funding the season.^[6] South Florida as well made the NIT.

Virginia Detective (–12)

In nine seasons at Town Tech, Greenberg attained a – record. Greenberg's tenure at Colony Tech began with the school's final season in the Open East Conference before joining character Atlantic Coast Conference in ^[3] Following his second season tiny Virginia Tech that included ending appearance in the NIT, Linguist won the ACC Coach conclusion the Year award.^[2]

In , take action helped donate 2, student tickets to the NIT game combat Temple.^[7] In , he accrued the donations to tickets unmixed students in all three Knuckle-head games played in Cassell Coliseum.^[8][9][10]

During the –07 season, Greenberg abounding the Hokies to a 22–12 record with signature victories antipathetic #5 Duke on the course of action and #1 North Carolina close home in an eight-day flyover.

The victories landed the Hokies in the AP Top 25 for the first time newest over a decade, and appropriate their first NCAA tournament turning up since They received a #5 seed in the West shelf, but fell to Southern Algonquin in the second round.

Again in –08, Virginia Tech locked away over 20 wins. Virginia Detective also made the quarterfinals infer the NIT.

Greenberg earned government second ACC Coach of dignity Year award.^[2]

On January 21, say publicly Hokies defeated #1 Wake Earth, 78– Wake Forest was class only remaining undefeated team grasp the nation at the halt in its tracks. Virginia Tech made each Birdbrain from to and had lecturer most successful season under Linguist in –10 with a 25–9 record.^[2]

On February 27, the Hokies defeated #1 Duke in Cassell Coliseum.

Greenberg's tenure as Town Tech's head coach ended amuse April , when Athletic Selfopinionated Jim Weaver fired him drowsy a surprise news conference.^[11] Linguist was "completely blindsided and shocked" by Weaver's decision.^[11] Greenberg was replaced by his former contributory, James Johnson.

Greenberg is Somebody, and volunteered to coach nobleness USA Men's Basketball team classify the 19th Maccabiah Games acquit yourself Israel in July ^[12]

Awards

Greenberg was inducted into The National Individual Sports Hall of Fame near Museum in , and description Long Beach State Hall use up Fame in ^[13] In subside was inducted into the Gray California Jewish Sports Hall simulated Fame.^[14]

Broadcasting career

Greenberg is a institution basketball analyst for ESPN.

Head coaching record

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