Instead of giving you the #2 greatest Hokie basketball player of all time, and in the process giving away #1, we’ll hold off for a week and give you both #1 and #2 next Friday, June 10th.  This week we take a look at the greatest moments, players, coaches, and everything else Virginia Tech basketball.

• Greatest Dunker: Deron Washington (2004-08) – The Human You Tube Clip won in a landslide here.  Not only did he dunk a lot, but his dunks were ferocious.  He posterized opponents with regularity and was a frequent guest on ESPN’s Top 10.  [Runner-up: Shawn Good (1992-96) - For a guard, he had insane hops and could dunk with the best.]
• Greatest Dunk: Deron Washington – vs boston college – 2/21/2007.  This leaves you speechless and makes your hair stand straight up, even four years later. [Runner-up: Just You Tube Deron Washington]
• Greatest Shooter: Dell Curry (1982-86) – Curry was in range from the time he passed half court, and that’s not even an exaggeration.  Dell could shoot from anywhere.  He played in an age where there was no 3-point line in college, other than a few games, but he regularly dropped 2-pointers from 25 or more feet out.  Dell acclimated himself to the 3-point line in the NBA very well, hitting over 1,200 3-pointers in his NBA career at a 35% clip.  [Runner-up: Brian Chase (1999-2003) - Hit 239 3-pointers, hitting 41% from deep. Just 28 3's behind A.D. Vassallo's Tech record.]
• Greatest Shot: Les Henson – at florida state – 1/21/1980.  How can a shot at the buzzer that won the NIT for the Hokies get knocked off its perch as greatest shot ever?  Easy, set a Guinness World Record for longest shot and do it at the buzzer to win a game.  While Les Henson’s 89’3″ shot may not have had the importance of the NIT game-winner, it certainly was amazing.  A full court heave at the buzzer to give the Hokies a rare win in Tallahassee. [Runner-up: Bobby Stevens's shot to beat notre dame at the buzzer and win the NIT for VT.]
• Greatest Shot Blocker: Roy Brow (1984-88) – His 100 blocks in 1987-88 are easily a Tech record for a season (his 86 the year before are #2).  Roy’s 251 career blocks are 57 ahead of the next closest player. Roy had 9 in a game twice, also a VT record.  [Runner-up: Jimmy Carruth (1990-94) - Jimmy couldn't do much on the court (he once air-balled a dunk), but he sure could swat shots and that got him a cup of coffee in the NBA.]
• Greatest Rebounder: Chris Smith (1957-61) – There’s no runner-up on this list.  Chris would be the four greatest rebounders all by himself.  He grabbed 36 boards in one game, averaged over 20 per game for an entire season, snagged 17.1 for his career, and is over 100 rebounds ahead of the next closest Hokie, with more than 1,500 for his career.
• Greatest Defender: Jamon Gordon (2003-07) – He’s second on Tech’s all-time steal list, trailing Dell Curry 295 to 290.  But his 94 steals his senior year are a VT record.  Jamon was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team all three years he was in the league and was the Defensive Player of the Year his senior year.  And that doesn’t even tell the whole story — Jamon deflected so many passes that didn’t count as steals, but disrupted the other team’s offense.  [Runner-up: Roy Brow - you thought twice before you drove the paint on him.]
• Greatest Nickname: “Bimbo” Coles (1986-90) – Not many schools have “Disco” Bristow, “Ace” Custis, and “Bimbo” to choose from for best nickname.  But you have to go with Vernell Eufaye “Bimbo” Coles.  The nickname was coined by a cousin based on a line in a country music song.
• Greatest Moment: Bobby Stevens‘s put-back to win the 1973 NIT.
• Greatest Highlight: Deron Washington’s tea-bag of Greg Paulus of duke in 2007.
• Greatest Cassell Win: Take your pick – the 1983 win over #1 memphis state, the 1995 win over new mexico state to put VT in the NIT semi-finals, the 2007 win over #1 unc, or the 2011 win over #1 duke.  My pick is the 1995 win over new mexico state despite the fact I got racked by a cop jumping over the railing to celebrate.
• Greatest Game (Team): Tech’s 141-133 double overtime win over southern miss in 1988.  Bimbo Coles had 51 in the game.
• Greatest Game (Player): Allan Bristow’s 52 points against gwu in 1973.  [Runner-up: Chris Smith's 34 points and 27 rebounds in the 1960 Southern Conference Tournament against richmond.]
• Greatest Team: 1972-73 – This team won the NIT Championship back when the NIT was a big deal.  The Hokies won their four NIT games by a combined 5 points, culminating on Bobby Stevens’s buzzer beater to beat notre dame by 1 point in overtime.  The Hokies finished 22-5 that season.  [Runner-up: 1966-67 Hokies won two ncaa tournament games and lost in overtime in the Elite 8, just missing a Final Four appearance (which would have earned them the top spot here).]
• Greatest Season: Dell Curry – 1985-86 – Dell led the Hokies with 24 ppg, 113 assists, and 79 steals, plus a trip to the ncaa tournament.
• Greatest Coach: Charlie Moir (1976-87) – The Hokies went 213-119 under Moir, a 64% winning percentage.  Tech won at least 19 games in nine of his 11 seasons and won 20 or more seven times (including five in a row).  Moir led the Hokies to four ncaa tournament appearances (and this is back when the field was much smaller) and four NIT berths.  He also led Tech to the only conference tournament championship, winning the 1979 Metro title.  His 213 wins leave him 59 ahead of the next closest coach, Seth Greenberg.  Moir only had one losing season at VT, his last.
• Greatest Player: Dell Curry

And here’s a Deron mix to end things…

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