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    Seth Greenberg
    Seth Greenberg
    Virginia Tech’s Seth Greenberg begins his sixth season as the head basketball coach in Blacksburg. A year ago, Greenberg earned his second ACC Coach of the Year award in four years guiding the youthful Hokies to a 21-14 record and a fourth place finish in the ACC with a 9-7 league mark. Over the last two years, Tech has won 43 games, including a 19-13 mark in conference play. Greenberg earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2005 after leading the Hokies to a 16-14 overall record and an 8-8 league mark in their inaugural ACC campaign and the school’s first post-season appearance since 1996.

    Greenberg came to Virginia Tech from the University of South Florida, where he served as head coach for seven seasons (1997-2003). He posted a record of 108-100 at South Florida with two NIT appearances. Prior to South Florida, he was the head coach at Long Beach State University, where his overall record was 105-70 with two NCAA appearances and one trip to the NIT. In his 18 years as a head coach, Greenberg has compiled an overall record of 301-240 with eight postseason berths.

    He began his coaching career as an assistant at Columbia in 1978 before moving to Pittsburgh two years later where he made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in three years with the Panthers. Greenberg spent the 1983-84 season at Virginia, helping the Cavaliers reach the Final Four before moving on to Miami as an assistant under future Virginia Tech head coach Bill Foster. A 1978 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson, Greenberg was a four-year letterwinner.

    2008-09 ACC Men's Basketball Preview
     
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    2007-08: 21-14 Overall, 9-7 ACC
    4th in ACC

    2008-09 Preseason Pick: 6th in ACC

    Preseason Information
     
    Sophomore Forward
    Jeff Allen
    Hokie Hyperbole
    After finishing 21-14 last season and winning seven of its final 10 games, Virginia Tech is set to return nine of its top 10 players. Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg has been named ACC Coach of the Year two of the four years the Hokies have been members of the conference. Greenberg has guided Virginia Tech to a 43-26 record over the past two seasons and owns an 88-70 record in five years at the school. The Hokies' lone graduation loss was forward Deron Washington, who closed out his career by averaging 13.1 ppg and 6.5 rpg. The Hokies placed fourth in the ACC last season with a 9-7 league mark. Eight of their 14 losses were by six points or less, and six of those losses were by three points or less. Virginia Tech freshmen combined to average 35.1 ppg last season.

    A.D. Vassallo earned second team All-ACC honors in 2007-08, averaging 16.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg and shooting .395 from 3-point range. He scored in double-figures in all but two games. Vassallo scored a season-high 27 points in a win over Georgia Tech, then matched that total in a win over Morgan State in the first round of the NIT.

    Senior Forward/Guard
    A.D. Vassallo
    Jeff Allen made a splash as a freshman by leading the team in double-doubles with 10. Allen led the Hokies in rebounding with 7.6 per game and scored at an 11.8 ppg clip. He recorded 69 steals. Allen scored a career-high 21 points in road game at Butler and pulled down 16 rebounds vs. Old Dominion.

    Malcolm Delaney took on the starting point guard's role as a freshman and made an immediate impact by averaging 9.6 ppg and 3.1 apg. Delaney averaged 14.8 ppg and 3.8 apg over final five contests. He scored in double figures in each of those games. Delaney scored a career-high 20 points at North Carolina.

    Hank Thorns also contributed as a freshman point guard. He started 12 games and averaged 21.1 minutes per contests and 4.6 ppg. His 113 assists led team. Thorns had season-high seven assists in win over Boston College.

    Lewis Witcher started 12 games as a sophomore and averaged 2.7 ppg and 2.2 rpg. His 10-point effort helped the Hokies in an overtime win vs. Virginia.