Brad Greenberg

Last updated
Brad Greenberg
Brad Greenberg (cropped).jpg
Greenberg as coach with Maccabi Haifa in 2013
Cangrejeros de Santurce
Position Head coach
League BSN
Personal information
Born (1954-02-24) February 24, 1954 (age 70)
Plainview, New York, U.S.
Career information
High school John F. Kennedy
(Plainview, New York)
College
Coaching career1977–present
Career history
As coach:
1977–1978 American (asst.)
1978–1984 Saint Joseph's (asst.)
1984–1986 Los Angeles Clippers (asst.)
1986–1987 New York Knicks (asst.)
2003–2004 Virginia Tech (asst.)
2004–2007Virginia Tech (assoc. HC)
2007–2011 Radford
2012 Venezuela (asst.)
2012–2013 Maccabi Haifa
2013–2014 Hapoel Jerusalem
2014–2015 Eskişehir Basket
2015 Avtodor Saratov
2016–2017 Eskişehir Basket
2017–2018 Kosovo
2017–2020 Maccabi Ashdod
2019–present Canada (asst.)
2020–2021 Ironi Nes Ziona
2021–2022 Mets de Guaynabo
2023–present Cangrjeros de Santurce
Career highlights and awards

Brad Howard Greenberg (born February 24, 1954) [1] is an American basketball coach.

Contents

Early life and college playing career

Greenberg was one of three sons of Marilyn and Ralph Greenberg of Plainview, New York, on Long Island. One of his brothers, Seth, would also grow up to be a college basketball coach. [2] [3] Brad Greenberg graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in 1972, then went to Washington State University as a freshman and played on the Washington State Cougars basketball team. [3] [4] He transferred to American University in Washington, D.C., and lettered in basketball from 1974 to 1977. Greenberg graduated from American University with a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies in athletics, media, and society. [5]

Coaching career

Greenberg began his coaching career in 1977 as an assistant coach at his alma mater American University. From 1978 to 1984, he was an assistant coach at Saint Joseph's University under Jim Lynam. [5] [6] During Greenberg's time as assistant coach, Saint Joseph's appeared in the NIT in 1979, 1980, and 1984 and the NCAA tournament in 1981 and 1982, including a run to the Elite Eight in 1981. [5] Saint Joseph's also was the 1979–80 regular season champion in the East Coast Conference (ECC) and won the 1981 and 1982 ECC tournaments. [6]

In 1984, Greenberg followed Lynam to the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, again as an assistant coach. Don Chaney replaced Lynam as head coach in the middle of the 1984–85 season, and Greenberg remained on Chaney's staff until 1986. [5] [7] In the 1986–87 season, Greenberg was an assistant coach for the New York Knicks under head coach Bob Hill. [5] [8]

Greenberg returned to coaching basketball in 2003 after nearly 15 years as an administrator. He joined the staff of head coach and younger brother Seth Greenberg at Virginia Tech. In 2004, Brad Greenberg was promoted to associate head coach. [5] Virginia Tech made the 2005 NIT and 2007 NCAA tournament during Brad Greenberg's stint as assistant coach.

Greenberg was named head coach at Radford University in 2007. [9] [2] 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. [10]

He resigned his position at Radford University on May 18, 2011, amid NCAA investigations. [11] 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 show-cause penalty, which effectively barred him from college coaching during that period. [12]

He coached the Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Venezuelan League, 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 NBA head coach Eric Musselman's coaching staff for the senior Venezuela national basketball team that hosted FIBA's 2012 Men's Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [12] [13]

On July 7, 2017, Greenberg was named Maccabi Ashdod head coach, signing a two-year deal. [14] 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. [15] 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. [16]

On August 5, 2020, he has signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. [17] On April 25, 2021, he led Ness Ziona to a FIBA Europe Cup 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 Portland Trail Blazers front office as director of player personnel and remained in that position (renamed vice president of player personnel in 1992) until 1995. [5]

In the 1996–97 season, Greenberg was general manager and vice president of basketball operations for the Philadelphia 76ers. During his stint as general manager, the Philadelphia 76ers drafted scoring sensation Allen Iverson, 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. [5] [18] However, Greenberg was fired after the 76ers finished the season 22–60. [19]

Greenberg has also worked as a scout for various NBA teams and other agencies. [5] In 2000, he was an executive at HoopsTV.com. [20] From 2001 to 2003, Greenberg was director of basketball operations at the University of South Florida. [5]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2007–2011)
2007–08 Radford 10–205–97th
2008–09 Radford 21–1215–31st NCAA Division I First Round
2009–10 Radford 19–1213–52nd
2010–11 Radford 5–242–1610th
Radford:55–6835–33
Total:55–68

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Israeli Basketball Super League

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Maccabi Haifa 2012–13 271710.6302nd972.778Won BSL Final
Hapoel Jerusalem 2013–14 28217.7502nd844.500Lost in semi-finals
Career553817.6902nd17116.647 

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Lynam</span> American basketball coach

James Francis Lynam is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached at the college level for Fairfield University from 1968 to 1970, American University from 1973 to 1978, and St. Joseph's University from 1978 to 1981. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), Lynam coached the San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers from 1983 to 1985, the Philadelphia 76ers from 1987 to 1992, and the Washington Bullets from 1995 to 1997. Lynam compiled a 158–118 record at the college level, and 328–392 in the NBA. He was also Philadelphia's general manager from 1992 to 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taurean Green</span> American basketball player

Taurean James Green is a Georgian-American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is the son of former NBA journeyman Sidney Green. Green played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Florida Gators teams that won back-to-back NCAA national championships in 2006 and 2007. He also played internationally for Georgia after gaining citizenship in June 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lior Eliyahu</span> Israeli basketball player (born 1985)

Lior Eliyahu is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m in height and he weighs 105 kg. He plays at the power forward position. He was named the 2012 and 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brandon Bowman</span> American basketball player

Brandon Kyle Bowman is an American professional basketball player who last played for Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball at Georgetown University where he played primarily at the small forward position under coach John Thompson III. Bowman was a preseason candidate for the 2006 John R. Wooden Award for the best collegiate men's basketball player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seth Greenberg</span> American basketball coach and analyst

Seth Vincent Greenberg is an American college basketball broadcaster who works as an analyst for ESPN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Hall (basketball)</span> American-Irish basketball player

Michael Horus Hall is an American-Irish former professional basketball player and current coach.

Preston Demond Knowles is an American professional basketball player for Aurora Jesi of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He formerly played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeremy Pargo</span> American basketball player

Jeremy Raymon Pargo is an American professional basketball player who last played for the NBA G League Ignite of the NBA G League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position. In 2011 he reached the EuroLeague Final with Maccabi Tel Aviv, earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in the process. He was the 2015 Israeli Basketball Premier League Assists Leader, and the 2016 Chinese Basketball Association assists leader. He is the brother of Jannero Pargo, who also played in the NBA.

The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Saint Joseph's competes as well as part of the Philadelphia Big 5. Their home court is the Hagan Arena. The team is coached by Billy Lange, who was hired on March 28, 2019, after Phil Martelli was fired as head coach on March 19, 2019, after 24 seasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brett Brown</span> American professional basketball coach

Brett William Brown is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Brown is a former college basketball player who previously served as head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013 to 2020. Before that, Brown was an assistant on Gregg Popovich's staff on the Spurs. He also has extensive experience coaching in Australia, having been the head coach of the North Melbourne Giants and Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Artsiom Parakhouski</span> Belarusian basketball player

Artsiom Parakhouski is a Belarusian professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław of the PLK. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xavier Silas</span> American basketball player

Xavier James Silas is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the highest professional basketball league in Puerto Rico. He played college basketball for the University of Colorado at Boulder and Northern Illinois University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Withey</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

Jeffree David Withey is an American professional basketball player for the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the University of Kansas where he became known for his shot-blocking ability and his defensive presence. He was drafted 39th overall in the 2013 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerald Lee (basketball)</span> Finnish professional basketball player

Gerald Raymond Lee Jr. is a Finnish professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Old Dominion University.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Cohen</span> American-Israeli basketball player

Jacob Greer Cohen is an American-Israeli 6' 10 3⁄4" tall professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Israeli national team in international competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khalif Wyatt</span> American basketball player

Khalif Wyatt is an American professional basketball player who last played for SCM U Craiova in the Liga Națională. He was the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year as a college basketball senior in the 2012–13 season, after leading the Owls to the Round of 32 in the 2013 NCAA tournament. Wyatt led Temple in scoring in his final college season, with a 20.5 points per game average.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Nunnally</span> American basketball player (born 1990)

James William Nunnally is an American professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the Adriatic league and the EuroLeague.

Nimrod Levi is an Israeli-Swedish professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he primarily plays at the power forward position. Levi was named the Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player in 2018.

Lis Shoshi is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Peja in the Kosovo Superleague. He played college basketball for Howard College and University of Arkansas at Little Rock before playing professionally in Kosovo, Lithuania and Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golan Gutt</span> Israeli basketball player

Golan Gutt is an Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), Gutt plays at the shooting guard position.

References

  1. ↑ "Find a certified FIBA coach". FIBA. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Feinstein, John (7 March 2010). "Seth Greenberg, Brad Greenberg maintain brotherly bond". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 Teel, David (March 9, 2005). "The Brothers Greenberg". Daily Press (Newport News, Va.). Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1972-73 Washington State Cougars Roster and Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Brad Greenberg". Radford Highlanders. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Saint Joseph's Hawks". sports-reference.com/cbb. Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Los Angeles Clippers Franchise Index".
  8. ↑ "New York Knicks Franchise Index".
  9. ↑ Brady, Erik (14 March 2009). "Season of wonder at Radford: Coach, center spark NCAA run". USA Today. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Brad Greenberg Coaching Record". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.
  11. ↑ Greenberg out as Radford basketball coach, accessed May 22, 2011
  12. 1 2 "NCAA puts Radford on 2-year probation". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ Feinstein, John (March 8, 2012). "Virginia Tech Coach Seth Greenberg wins, but doesn't help his feeling bad about his brother". Washington Post. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Brad Greenberg hired as head coach of Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Maccabi Ashdod re-signs coach Brad Greenberg". Sportando. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Canada names four assistant coaches to FIBA World Cup staff". SportsNet.ca. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Ironi Ness-Ziona name Brad Greenberg head coach". Sportando. August 5, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ Basketball-Reference.com
  19. ↑ "General Manager, Coach Fired After 1st Season With 76ers". Chicago Tribune. April 21, 1997. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Tierney promoted to Palmer COO". Sports Business Daily. March 27, 2000. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.