Seth Greenberg

Seth Vincent Greenberg (born April 18, 1956) is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN.

Prior to taking the position at ESPN he was a coach for 34 years, the last 22 as a head coach. Greenberg has been the head coach at Long Beach State, the University of South Florida, and Virginia Tech. He was a two-time ACC Coach of the Year.

Early life and college playing career 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.

After graduating from John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview in 1974, Greenberg attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Lettering for four years in basketball under coach Al Lobalbo, Greenberg graduated in 1978 with a B.A. in broadcast journalism.

Coaching career

Assistant coach at Columbia, Pittsburgh, Virginia, and the University of Miami (1978–87) From 1978 to June 1980, Greenberg was an assistant coach at Columbia University under Buddy Mahar. Postseason appearances during the Greenberg era included the 1992 NIT, 1993 NCAA tournament, and 1995 NCAA tournament.

In the 1992–93 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. Long Beach State won the Big West tournament in 1993 and 1995. South Florida also made the 2002 NIT.

Virginia Tech (2003–12) In nine seasons at Virginia Tech, Greenberg attained a 170–123 record. Greenberg's tenure at Virginia Tech began with the school's final season in the Big East Conference before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2004. In 2008, he increased the donations to 3000 tickets for students in all three NIT games played in Cassell Coliseum.

During the 2006–07 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. The victories landed the Hokies in the AP Top 25 for the first time in over a decade, and earned their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1996. They received a #5 seed in the West bracket, but fell to Southern Illinois in the second round.

Again in 2007–08, 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. Greenberg was "completely blindsided and shocked" by Weaver's decision.

Awards Greenberg was inducted into The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2012, and the Long Beach State Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1996 he was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Broadcasting career Greenberg is a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

Head coaching record