Hokies Shut Out of 2013 ACC/Big(12)Ten Challenge

09 May 2013

The ACC stuck to their guns and are allowing the top 12 teams from the new ACC (based on their final RPI) to play in the Challenge. Since there will be 15 teams in the league, this means 3 teams will not play since the Big-whatever still has 12. VT, clemson, and wake will be [...]

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Hokies’ 2013-14 ACC Opponents Announced

23 April 2013

Here’s an ARTICLE with the list of VT’s 2013-14 ACC opponents.  For the second year in a row the league will feature an 18 game schedule.  But this coming year there will now be 15 teams in the league, which should be the norm going forward (pitt, syracuse, and notre dame have been added — maryland is [...]

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Hokies to Play in Coaches vs Cancer Classic

17 April 2013

Tech will be one of the four teams competing in the Coaches vs Cancer Classic in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center (home of the Brooklyn Nets) this coming November.  Similar to the Las Vegas Classic last year, the Hokies will host two round robin games in Blacksburg between November 9th and 18th.  The other [...]

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Guard Devin Wilson Commits to VT for Class of 2013

16 April 2013

The Virginia Tech basketball Class of 2013 is now complete.  With Robert Brown’s transfer, another spot opened up and guard Devin Wilson from Montour HS in McKees Rock, PA (basically Pittsburgh) has committed to the Hokies and could sign as early as Wednesday, April 17th when the spring signing period begins. Wilson is listed at [...]

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We Remember

16 April 2013

God bless all 32 of you that had your life tragically taken away six years ago today.  And bless your families who no doubt struggle with this day.  We remember and are thinking of you and your families. WE REMEMBER Yesterday was all too familiar of a reminder of the bad side of humanity, and [...]

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Erick Green Named Third Team AP All-American

01 April 2013

LINK TO TECH ALL AMERICANS How many years has the ACC Player of the Year not been an AP First Team All-American? I’m not sure, but I bet it is pretty rare (that’s our crack research staff right there). The Winchester Rifle was honored by being named a Third Team AP All-American. Update: Our buddy [...]

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One and done, assistant coach leaving after one season

29 March 2013

Oh Mark Byington, we hardly knew ye. Virginia Tech assistant basketball coach Mark Byington spent one season in Blacksburg and already, he’s off to greener pastures, which, to be honest, isn’t hard to do. Byington is leaving the Hokies to take over as the head coach of georgia southern, a team that inexplicably beat the [...]

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Robert Brown Transferring from Virginia Tech

26 March 2013

Updated with Niemo’s Notes… Earlier this morning, Niemo wrote a post title “Transfer Train” and addressed a rumor going around that an unnamed player was going to transfer from Virginia Tech’s basketball team. Shock of shocks, right? Yeah. Not really. A few hours later, the Washington Post’s Mark Giannotto posted to his @HokieJournal Twitter account [...]

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Transfer Train Leaving the Station?

26 March 2013

In what was always an annual event with Coach Greenberg and now is spilling into JJ’s tenure, transfer rumors are out there in terms of a Hokie potentially leaving the ‘Burg.  This player*** has been rumored to be considering leaving since back in January, so this is nothing new but talk about it has heated [...]

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Congrats to Tyrone Garland

24 March 2013

Former Hokie Tyrone Garland hit the game-winning shot for la salle with 2.5 seconds left to propel the explorers to a 2-point win over ole miss and that punk Henderson in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. Garland and la salle are off to the Sweet 16. The legendary Philly Public League player (top 3 all [...]

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Trevor Thompson ESBC All-Star Game Recap and Pictures

24 March 2013

Virginia Tech Class of 2013 signee Trevor Thompson participated in the 2013 Elite Showcase Basketball Classic on Sunday, March 24th at trinity university in Washington, DC.  Donte Clark was also supposed to participate in the game but was a no-show (I asked Trevor after the game and he had no idea why Clark wasn’t there). [...]

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Join the TechHoops NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge

19 March 2013

Click on the image above to join our Yahoo! bracket challenge. If, for some reason, ricky “program bomb” stokes managed to screw up the link, the group ID is 161687, and the password is: programbomb. Who’s got liberty going all the way? Personally, I’m going with Gene Swindle and the james madison dukes.

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The official TechHoops.com printable NCAA tournament bracket

18 March 2013

Click on the image above to view and download the PDF, or click here.

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Six Former/Almost Hokies Playing in the NCAA Tournament

17 March 2013

Update: JT Thompson’s charlotte team is playing in the NIT (though he’s out for the season with another knee injury) and Allan Chaney will be playing in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament for high point. That means Manny Atkins (georgia state) is the only one of nine former Hokies/commits who’s team isn’t playing in the postseason. While [...]

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Congrats to Ace Custis, Virginia Tech’s ACC Legend

16 March 2013

Each year at the ACC Tournament they honor a “legend” from each ACC school.  This year’s legend from Virginia Tech definitely fits into that category: Ace Custis. The Virginia peninsula native is firmly one of Tech’s 10 greatest players (and nicest guys you’ll ever meet).  His jersey is one of four hanging from the rafters [...]

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Congrats to the wahoos!

15 March 2013

With their loss to nc state today, uva failed to advance to ACC Semifinal Saturday for the 18th consecutive year! They haven’t made it to the weekend of the ACC Tournament since my freshman year at VT. They must really want to get out of G-boro and back to Ch-ville for all those awesome wine [...]

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