Virginia Tech 's men 's basketball team had seen a resurgence of fan support since the arrival of coach Seth Greenberg in 2003 – 04 and the university 's entry into the ACC in 2004 – 05 . Prior to Coach Greenberg 's arrival in Blacksburg , the men 's basketball team had not had a winning season since the 1995 – 96 season , when they received a bid to the NCAA tournament . In addition , the team did not make the Big East tournament in its first three seasons in the conference
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