Brad Howard Greenberg (born February 24, 1954) is an American

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Early life and college playing career

Greenberg was one of three sons of Marilyn and Ralph Greenberg of

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, on

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. One of his brothers,

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, would also grow up to be a college basketball coach. Brad Greenberg graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1972, then went to

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as a freshman and played on the

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basketball team. He transferred to

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and lettered in

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from 1974 to 1977. Greenberg graduated from American University with a

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in interdisciplinary studies in athletics, media, and society.

Coaching career

Greenberg began his coaching career in 1977 as an assistant coach at his alma mater

. From 1978 to 1984, he was an assistant coach at Saint Joseph's University under

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. During Greenberg's time as assistant coach, Saint Joseph's appeared in the NIT in 1979, 1980, and 1984 and the NCAA tournament in

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and

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, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1981. Saint Joseph's also was the 1979–80 regular season champion in the

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(ECC) and won the 1981 and 1982 ECC tournaments. In 1984, Greenberg followed Lynam to the NBA's

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, again as an assistant coach.

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replaced Lynam as head coach in the middle of the season, and Greenberg remained on Chaney's staff until 1986. In the season, Greenberg was an assistant coach for the

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under head coach Bob Hill. Greenberg returned to coaching basketball in 2003 after nearly 15 years as an administrator. He joined the staff of head coach and younger brother

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. In 2004, Brad Greenberg was promoted to associate head coach. Virginia Tech made the 2005 NIT and 2007 NCAA tournament during Brad Greenberg's stint as assistant coach. Greenberg was named head coach at

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in 2007. In four seasons at Radford, Greenberg had an overall 55–68 record: 10–20 in 2007–08, 21–12 in 2008–09 (including the Big South tournament championship and appearance in the NCAA tournament), 19–12 in 2009–10, and 5–23 in 2010–11. He resigned his position at Radford University on May 18, 2011, amid

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investigations. In February 2012, Radford received two years of probation from the NCAA, but no postseason ban, for major recruiting violations. Greenberg was hit with a five-year

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, which effectively barred him from college coaching during that period. He coached the

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of the

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, in 2011–12, and the team finished the regular season with a 20–16 record and a 3rd place regular season finish. The highest regular season finish in club history at that time. He was formerly an assistant on former

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head coach

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's coaching staff for the senior

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that hosted

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's 2012 Men's Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament. On July 7, 2017, Greenberg was named

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head coach, signing a two-year deal. In his first season with Ashdod, he led them to the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs as the fourth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv. On June 16, 2019, Greenberg signed a one-year contract extension with Ashdod. His contract was extended for the 2019/2020 season however the club was dragging down and when the Coronavirus struck, Greenberg left the team; which was demoted by the end of the season. On July 22, 2019, Greenberg was named Canada national team assistant coach for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. On August 5, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. On April 25, 2021, he led Ness Ziona to a

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title. On September 2, 2021 he signed with the Guaynabo Mets of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico league as Head Coach.

Scouting and administrative career

In 1989, he joined the

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front office as director of player personnel and remained in that position (renamed vice president of player personnel in 1992) until 1995. In the season, Greenberg was general manager and vice president of basketball operations for the

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. During his stint as general manager, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted scoring sensation

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, dubbed by Philly fans as " The Answer," with 1996's first overall pick. In Iverson's third NBA season, the Sixers ended a string of seven consecutive losing seasons and simultaneously started a five-season NBA playoff run. However, Greenberg was fired after the 76ers finished the season 22–60. Greenberg has also worked as a scout for various NBA teams and other agencies. In 2000, he was an executive at HoopsTV.com. From 2001 to 2003, Greenberg was director of basketball operations at the

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Head coaching record

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References

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