Greenberg tells Hokies he'll be back next season ...

There's been a good bit of rumor and worry about coach Seth Greenberg's future (or lack of one) in Blacksburg. With Big East jobs open at St. John's and Seton Hall -- both of which would put Greenberg closer to where he grew up -- the rumors and the worry are logical.

But Greenberg's steady response to questions about other jobs has been, "I'm the coach at Virginia Tech." Cryptic? Mabye. Or just factual. For now and, according to star point guard Malcolm Delaney, for next season, too.

Delaney said today that his coach -- who is set to receive a raise at Tech -- has assured everyone involved that he'll be back on the sidelines next season.

Here's exactly what he had to say ...

HOKIES GUARD MALCOLM DELANEY

ON WHETHER HE HAS ASKED GREENBERG ABOUT THESE RUMORS: "I'm not worried about it."

ON THINKING HE'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR: "Yeah. Because he told us that. If a coach tells a player he's going to be there and tells your parents that he's going to be there and he doesn't, I'd have some different things to say. But I'm pretty sure he'll be back. He told my father two days ago. He's been telling people basically the whole week."

ON THE REALITY THAT SOMEONE, THOUGH, COULD OFFER HIM A LUCRATIVE CONTRACT TO LEAVE: "It's a business. You have to be a realist in some situations. If somebody offered you a lot of money and you needed it, some people would take it. But if you give your word to your players and their parents and you're loyal to your program, then that gives us nothing to worry about. We're not even thinking about that type of stuff right now."

ON GREENBERG HAVING A TALENTED TEAM COMING BACK THAT COULD BE SPECIAL NEXT SEASON: "Whatever happens, happens. I'm not really worried about it. I just worry about going out and playing. No matter what the situation is, we've got a good team. We've been together so long, we know our chemistry. No matter who it is -- and like I said, I'm pretty sure it's going to be Coach (Greenberg) -- we're going to have a great team."

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