The Hokies announced their basketball schedule today. If you like neutral-site games, this is the season for you! The Hokies will participate in the Puerto Rico Tip-off in (you guessed it) San Juan, PR, the BB&T Classic in Washington, DC (vs. Navy), and the Hokies will defend their title at the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at the Most Famous Arena in the World (don’t worry, the announcers will remind you of this 36 times during the game if you forget) at Madison Square Garden in NY, NY. Tech will play columbia and then the winner of st. john’s/marist in New York.
Virginia Tech also hosts wisconsin as part of the big 11/ACC Challenge, and the Hokies travel to georgia to face the bulldogs. georgia is the reigning SEC champs, surviving tornadoes, arena changes, and empty stands. But that was a shocker, considering they finished dead last in their division in the regular season. In other words, VT can handle them (the ACC is to basketball what the SEC is to football).
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Home Games: gardner-webb, mount st. mary’s, elon, wisconsin, longwood, uva, richmond, bc, clemson, nc state, ga tech, fsu, duke, and unc
Away Games: georgia, charleston southern (huh?), duke, wake, miami, bc, maryland, uva, clemson, fsu
Neutral Games: (3 games at Puerto Rico including fairfield), Navy at Washington, DC, (2 games in New York including columbia)
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Random Thought
I’ll say it right now: This year’s men’s basketball team is better than the football team. At VT. I’m serious. That said, it doesn’t mean the Hokies will have a better ACC record. You have to remember that the ACC may be the worst BCS conference in football. And if they aren’t dead last, they are second to last ahead of the Big East.
So I’m predicting the football and basketball teams will have similar winning percentages this year. But I stick by my comment that the hoops team is better this year. Especially with Tyrod redshirting.
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I’m with you Niemo. Your random thought is dead on.
Niemo, Wick, you guys know I was the first one on your site last year to predict a postseaon appearance, specifically, the NIT… I predict 5th place finish for our Hokie Men’s Basketball team and a bid in the NCAA tournament… I would have said 4th, but I think Clemson has too much experience at the guard slot. Here are my top five teams: 1.) UNC, 2.) Duke, 3.) Wake Forest, 4.) Clemson, 5.) Virginia Tech.
Hey guys, I’m a big fan of this site. I agree with you as well on the thought. My question is how would you rate this schedule? I know last year we didn’t have any key wins, especially out of conference. So if we lose to Wisconsin this year, would the committee have a strong case again? I’m not sure how Georgia will be, as well as some of the mid-majors such as Richmond. We already knew what the ACC games would look like ahead of time. Any thoughts on interesting games/matchups for the other part of the schedule?
Puerto Rico will be a great test. Im glad that we get 2 tune up games before the trip.
My goal for this season is not to lose crappy non conference games.
I looking at you Charleston Southern & Richmond
I would also like to add Gardner Webb to the list above.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/notebook?page=notebook/shootaround/bigsouth
@John Thanks for the comment. I would say that the PR Tournament and wisconsin are our most important non-conference games. Last year, if we had pulled the upset over butler or gonzaga in the Alaska Shootout that could have been the difference between NCAA and NIT.
If we are on the bubble towards the end of the season, then this schedule is great for us because we will have the opportunity to show the committee what we are made of by playing duke and unc late in the season.
I like this schedule more than last year’s and the year before. My only complaint is the Holiday festival. I know Coach Greenberg has roots up there, but it would have been nice to take a year off from MSG and those teams are not very impressive.
@vatechhokies50 That’s a pretty safe pick this year. Your NIT pick last year was much bolder.
You don’t have to remind me that I’m the Hokie Guru. LOL.
I dissagree…VT football is going to be great. Tyrod needs a year on the sidelines. Plus he needs to get stronger so he doesn’t break himself.
Glennon is going to rock this season!
Yeah… Glennon rocks… but I think he’d be better as a graduate assistant, byronw…