Categorized | 2012-13 Season, Game Previews

Preview: etsu (0-0) @ VT (0-0) | Sat., 2 PM | ESPN3

Posted on05 November 2012. Tags: ,

Tired of Hokie football?  Yeah, me too (I better set a reminder to update this line in case we beat fsu on Thursday).  Well Hokie hoops is back this Saturday!  And there’s a new sheriff in town – Coach James Johnson.  Look for a brand new, up-tempo style!  Wait, stop laughing, I really mean it – we are going to play up-tempo, this isn’t another SG token statement!

Niemo’s Nugget: 3 of etsu’s players that averaged double digit points last year are gone, and they have no returning post players that saw significant minutes

Anyway, the bucs come to the Cassell on Saturday.  Here’s the tale of the tape (* Returning players only):

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  • Chris

    Very cool preview, Niemo.

    This is a game VT should win fairly easily… should being the key word there. I’ll be at the game Saturday. Although I don’t have high hopes for the season, I’m really looking forward to watching these guys. If we had just a little depth I think we could be a legitimate tourney team… ahh, maybe next season.

    Looking forward to seeing the JJ era get started!

  • goodraisin

    I would like to take this moment to renew my objection to our out-of-conference schedule. It reeks… I can smell it from here. With that said I’m perfectly cool with opening against a team that we are heavily favored to beat. I’m just still bitter that I won’t be watching any quality VT basketball games around Thanksgiving or Christmas.

    • Daniel

      What makes me mad is we play BYU in Salt Lake (where I live) but I’ll be back in VA for Christmas!

      • goodraisin

        That should be one of our better OOC games… looking forward to that. What I don’t understand about the scheduling for that game is that we played BYU at home in Cassell Coliseum last year and this year we play them at a “neutral” location in Salt Lake City. From a Selection Committee perspective, all they will see is that it’s a neutral court game… we won’t get as much credit as if we were to beat BYU on their home court, even though SLC might as well be their home court. Seems logical in that sense for VT to have had a BS neutral location of Richmond or something last year. Unless that is happening next season?

        • Niemo

          No, this is just a 2 game series with byu, instead of the 4-pack we had/have with oklahoma state.

          • goodraisin

            Hmmm, I don’t get that then. We should never have to take a deal with BYU where we give a dollar to get three quarters. I hope JJ has better luck in scheduling than SG did.

  • Ryan W.

    I can’t wait! Big year for EG coming…


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2012-13 Schedule

November
11/10 Hokies 80, etsu 62
11/12 Hokies 69, rhode island 50
11/15 Hokies 95, vmi 80
11/19 Hokies 96, unc-g 87
11/23 Hokies 87, appalachian state 76
**ACC/BIG Ten Challenge**
11/27 Hokies 95, iowa 79
December
12/1 Hokies 81, #15 oklahoma state 71
12/8 wvu 68, Hokies 67
**Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic**
12/10 Hokies 70, mvsu 49
12/15 Georgia Southern 78, Hokies 73
12/22 Hokies 66, bradley 65, OT
12/23 colorado state 88, Hokies 52
**Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic**
12/29 byu 97, Hokies 71
January
1/5 maryland 94, Hokies 71
1/9 boston college 86, Hokies 75
1/12 Hokies 70, georgia tech 65
1/19 Hokies 66, wake forest 65
1/24 virginia 74, Hokies 58
1/27 clemson 77, Hokies 70
1/30 miami 73, Hokies 64
February
2/2 unc 72, Hokies 60, OT
2/7 maryland 60, Hokies 55
2/9 Georgia Tech 64, hokies 54
2/12 virginia 73, Hokies 55
2/16 nc state 90, Hokies 86
2/21 duke 88, Hokies 56
2/24 Hokies 80, fsu 70
2/27 miami 76, Hokies 58
March
3/2 Hokies 69, clemson 61
3/5 duke 85, Hokies 57
3/10 wake 90, Hokies 79
**ACC Tournament in Greensboro**
3/14 vs. nc state, 2:30 p.m.
3/15 Quarterfinals
3/16 Semifinals
3/17 Finals

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