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USF's Greenberg leaves Bulls for Virginia Tech

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech hired South Florida's Seth Greenberg to turn around its men's basketball team after three straight losing seasons, an athletic department source told The Associated Press.

Greenberg was to be introduced at a news conference Thursday in Blacksburg, Va., the source said on condition of anonymity.

Greenberg replaces Ricky Stokes, who was fired last month after a 45-70 record in four seasons. His teams went 10-38 in Big East play.

The Hokies were 11-18 this season, including losses to Wofford of the Southern Conference and to William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Greenberg in 213-170 in 13 years of coaching, six at Long Beach State and the last seven at South Florida. He went 108-100 with the Bulls, who were 15-14 this season despite losing two players to injuries and one because of academics.

He led Long Beach State to the NCAA tournament twice and the NIT once. Greenberg's South Florida teams have made two trips to the NIT but none to the NCAA tournament.

Greenberg's work as an assistant coach included a year under Terry Holland when Virginia went to the Final Four in 1983-84. Greenberg knows Virginia Tech athletic director Jim Weaver from when both were in the Big West Conference -- Greenberg at Long Beach State and Weaver at UNLV.

Since firing Stokes, Weaver also interviewed Jeff Lebo of Chattanooga, Jim Baron of Rhode Island and Ed DeChellis of East Tennessee State. Baron signed a contract extension at Rhode Island on Tuesday, and DeChellis was hired by Penn State on Wednesday.

 

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