Ahead Of Duke, Texas Tech Sweet Sixteen Game Thursday Seth Greenberg Said To Jay Bilas, Laphonso Ellis On Bald Men On Campus If Duke Defends They Will Win The Game
Seth Greenburg used to be on the sidelines as an Atlantic Coast Coast Conference Head Coach as he was the Head Coach of Virginia Tech for nine seasons from 2003 -2012. In those nine seasons Seth Greenburg 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.
Virginia Tech 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 Seth Greenberg in 2009–10 with a 25–9 record. The Hokies defeated #1 Duke in Cassell Coliseum on February 27, 2011.
Seth 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.
Since being fired from his Head Coaching position at Virginia Tech he has been a College Basketball analyst for ESPN.
Ahead of the Duke, Texas Tech sweet sixteen game Thursday Seth Greenburg said to Jay Bilas, Laphonso Ellis on Bald Men On Campus if defends Duke is going to win the game, if Duke defends they will be able to play ahead of the defense, create turnovers at times Texas Tech turns the basketball over if Duke defends they will be able to force contested shots. can. The question is can Duke rebound the basketball. If they can rebound , clear it they are going to play faster if they can get a stop and wings respond. Duke not settling getting those paint points. packing it.