Seth Greenberg Wiki

Seth Greenberg born Seth Vincent Greenberg is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN. Before taking the position at ESPN Greenberg was a coach for 34 years, the last 22 as a head coach. He has been the head coach at Long Beach State, the University of South Florida and Virginia Tech. Greenberg was a two-time ACC Coach of the Year.

Greenberg Biography

Assistant coach at Columbia, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and the University of Miami (1978–87)

Assistant coach at Columbia, Pittsburgh, Virginia and the University of Miami from 1978 to 1987.
Greenberg was an assistant coach at Columbia University under Buddy Mahar from 1978 to June 1980. He later joined Roy Chipman from 1980 to 1983 as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh. In that era, Pittsburgh appeared in the NCAA Tournaments of 1981 and 1982. Greenberg was an assistant on Terry Holland’s Virginia team for the 1983–84 season, which made to the Final Four of the 1984 NCAA Tournament. From 1985 to 1987, Greenberg later worked as an assistant under Bill Foster at the University of Miami.

Long Beach State associate head coach ftrom 1987 to 1990

Greenberg became associate head coach at Long Beach State under Joe Harrington in 1987. Long Beach State appeared in the National Invitation Tournaments of 1988 and 1990.

Long Beach State head coach from 1990 to 1996

In 1990, Long Beach State promoted Greenberg to head coach. In six seasons with he as head coach, Long Beach State went 105–70, second behind Jerry Tarkanian for the most wins in the program’s history. Postseason appearances during the Greenberg era included the 1992 NIT, 1993 NCAA Tournament and 1995 NCAA Tournament.

In the 1992–1993 season, Long Beach State also had its first Top 25 ranking in 14 years. On January 25, 1993, Long Beach State upset #1 Kansas 64-49 at Allen Fieldhouse. In 1993 and 1995, Long Beach State won the Big West Tournament. While at Long Beach, Greenberg was a mentor of two successful future NBA players, Bryon Russell and Lucious Harris.

South Florida from 1996 to 2003

From 1996 to 2003, Greenberg was head coach at the University of South Florida and had a 108–100 record there. South Florida became the Conference USA regular season champions in the 1999–2000 season and made the NIT after the season. South Florida also made the 2002 NIT.

Virginia Tech (2003–12)

In nine seasons at Virginia Tech, Greenberg set a 170–123 record. His tenure at Virginia Tech began with the school’s final season in the Big East Conference before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004. Following his second season at Virginia Tech that included an appearance in the 2005 NIT, he won the ACC Coach of the Year award. He helped donate 2,400 student tickets to the NIT game against Temple in 2005. He increased the donations to 3000 tickets for students in all three NIT games played in Cassell Coliseum in 2008.

During the 2006–2007 season, Greenberg led the Hokies to a 22–12 record with signature victories against #5 Duke on the road and #1 North Carolina at home in an eight-day span. For the first time in over a decade, the victories landed the Hokies in the AP Top 25 and earned their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996. The victories received a #5 seed in the West bracket, but fell to Southern Illinois in the second round.

Again in 2007–2008, Virginia Tech had over 20 wins. Virginia Tech also made the quarterfinals of the 2008 NIT. Greenberg earned his second ACC Coach of the Year award.

The Hokies defeated #1 Wake Forest, 78–71 on January 21, 2009. Wake Forest was the only remaining undefeated team in the nation at the time. From 2009 to 2011, Virginia Tech made each NIT and had its most successful season under Greenberg in 2009–10 with a 25–9 record. The Hokies defeated #1 Duke in Cassell Coliseum on February 27, 2011.

Greenberg’s tenure as Virginia Tech’s head coach ended in April 2012, when he was fired by Athletic Director Jim Weaver at a surprise news conference. Greenberg was “completely blindsided and shocked” by Weaver’s decision. He was replaced by his former assistant, James Johnson. Greenberg has been an NCAA Tournament analyst for ESPN.

Seth Greenberg Age

Seth Vincent Greenberg was born on April 18, 1956 in Plainview, New York. He is 63 years old as of 2019.

Seth Greenberg Family

Seth Greenberg is one of the three sons of Marilyn and Ralph Greenberg of Plainview, New York. Older brother Brad also became a college basketball coach. In 1974, after graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, he went to Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Lettering for four years in basketball under coach Al Lobalbo, Seth Greenberg graduated in 1978 with a B.A. in broadcast journalism.

Seth Greenberg Wife

Seth Greenberg is a husband to his wife, Karen Greenberg and a father to their three daughters.

Seth Greenberg Daughters

Seth Greenberg and Karen Greenberg are a couple blessed with three daughters namelyPaige Greenberg, Jacqueline Greenberg and Ella Greenberg since their union.

Seth Greenberg Salary and Net Worth

Being a college basketball broadcaster for ESPN, Seth Vincent Greenberg recieves an annual salary of $61,664. And as of 2019, he has an estimated net worth of over $3.5 million.

Greenberg Awards

In 2012, Greenberg was inducted into The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum and the Long Beach State Hall of Fame in 2013.

Seth Greenberg Head Coaching Record