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		<title>2008-09 Season in Review</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/27/2008-09-season-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SEASON (19-15, 7-9 ACC &#8212; tied for seventh; ACC Quarterfinals; NIT Second Round) Any way you look at it, this season was a disappointment.Â  Back in November you heard one thing from almost every college basketball expert: this Virginia Tech team was an NCAA Tournament team.Â  The players said that was their goal.Â  Greenberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIT 2nd Round Recap &#124; baylor 84, VT 66</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/21/nit-2nd-round-recap-baylor-84-vt-66/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daveywoods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was one of the ugly ones, another agonizing cold start. The Hokies were thoroughly dominated at home, on national television, in the final game in a Hokie jersey for seniors Cheick Diakite and A.D. Vassallo. Twelve minutes into the game, the Hokies were down 22-5 on 1 of 17 shooting. The single made basket [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIT 2nd Round Preview &#124; baylor (21-14) @ VT (19-14) &#124; Sat., 11 AM</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/18/nit-2nd-round-preview-baylor-21-14-vt-19-14-sat-11-am/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE SETUP The Hokies will take on the baylor bears on Saturday morning at 11 AM in the second round of the NIT.Â  It is Breakfast in Blacksburg!Â  The early start timeÂ should be a good thing for VT since baylor is from the Central Time Zone.Â  This is a 10 AM tip-off on their body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIT 1st Round Recap &#124; VT 116, duquesne 108 (2OT)</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/18/nit-1st-round-recap-vt-116-duquesne-108-2ot/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/18/nit-1st-round-recap-vt-116-duquesne-108-2ot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BoxscoreÂ  &#124;Â  Highlights The Hokies just plain survived.Â  They did their best to give this game away, but managed to pull a victory out of the jaws of defeat after 50 minutes.Â  This is a game that will go down in the history of Cassell Coliseum as one of the great games ever played there, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIT 1st Round Preview &#124; duquesne (21-12) @ VT (18-14) &#124; Wed., 7 PM &#124; ESPNU</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/16/nit-1st-round-preview-duquesne-21-12-vt-18-14-wed-7-pm-espnu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SETUP Note: Please remember to Support Shirtlessness tonight by taking your shirt off at halftime, whether you are at the game, at home watching, in the bathroom at work (yes, someone really did this last week during the miami day game), or at Bailey&#8217;s.Â  Shirtless Halftime is quickly becoming one of the great VT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hokies Get No. 2 Seed in NIT, Host duquesne Wed. at 7 p.m.</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/15/hokies-get-no-2-seed-in-nit-host-duquesne-wed-at-7-pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cope</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1728</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Virginia Tech Hokies are a No. 2 seed in the 2009 NIT tournament and will host a home game Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Tech will play duquesne in the first round.Â  duquense and VT do have some fairly recent history &#8212; the two were Atlantic 10 rivals from 1996-2000 and played 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game Recap &#124; unc (28-3, 14-3) 79, hokies (18-14, 8-10) 76</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/13/game-recap-unc-79-hokies-7/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/13/game-recap-unc-79-hokies-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cope</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Box Score &#124; Highlights The Hokies had their hearts broken once again in the final seconds as the tar heels got some help from the officials and a very late questionable call to hold off the Hokies 79-76. The controversial call with 5.2 seconds left gave unc a held ball and possession with a 77-76 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game Recap &#124; Hokies (18-13, 8-9) 65, miami (18-12, 7-10) 47</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/12/game-recap-hokies-65-miami-47/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/12/game-recap-hokies-65-miami-47/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cope</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Box Score &#124; Highlights Virginia Tech took one small step toward playing its way back into the Big Dance with a dominating 65-47 win over No. 9 seed miami in the first round of the 2009 ACC Tournament. The Hokies held the canes to just 47 points &#8212; the lowest point total Tech has allowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Balla Report 3/11/09</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/11/the-balla-report-31109/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/11/the-balla-report-31109/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icecoldstreetballaRob</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008-09 ACC basketball regular season has come and gone. Donâ€™t forget tickets are still available for the 56th annual ACC Tournament at the Georgia Dome in Hotlanta (assuming you have 20/10 vision and a very nice pair of binoculars). Anyway, itâ€™s time once again for the Ballaâ€™s postseason awards. And the winners areâ€¦â€¦â€¦ All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACC Tournament Preview &#124; #8 Virginia Tech (17-13, 7-9)</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/11/acc-tournament-preview-8-virginia-tech-17-13-7-9/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/11/acc-tournament-preview-8-virginia-tech-17-13-7-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THE SETUP Virginia Tech no longer has any margin of error.Â  The Hokies are now in a single elimination situation in more ways than one.Â  Obviously if they lose in the ACC Tournament, they are done from that.Â  But a loss in the first two rounds of the ACC Tournament will eliminate Tech from any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Game Recap &#124; #24 fsu (23-8, 10-6) 63, Hokies (17-13, 7-9) 53</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/08/game-recap-fsu-63-hokies-53/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/08/game-recap-fsu-63-hokies-53/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cope</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Box Score Virginia Tech&#8217;s Big Three &#8211; Jeff Allen (6), Malcolm Delaney (13) and A.D. Vassallo (14) &#8211; combined for just 33 points as the Hokies lost their final regular season game on the road to No. 24-ranked fsu, 53-63. Tech&#8217;s 53 points was its second lowest output of the season behind its 44-point effort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preview &#124; VT (17-12, 7-8) @ #24 fsu (22-8, 9-6) &#124; Sun., 2 PM &#124; Raycom</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/07/preview-vt-17-12-7-8-24-fsu-22-8-9-6-sun-2-pm-raycom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Note: If Virginia Tech wins this game, they finish in 7th place in the ACC and will play nc state on Thursday at 7 PM.Â  If Tech loses, they finish in a three way tie with maryland and miami.Â  In that scenario, maryland would be the #7 seed and play nc state, while VT would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recap &#124; #2 unc (26-3, 12-3) 86, VT (17-12, 7-8) 78</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/05/recap-2-unc-26-3-12-3-86-vt-17-12-7-8-78/</link>
		<comments>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/05/recap-2-unc-26-3-12-3-86-vt-17-12-7-8-78/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techhoops.com/?p=1656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boxscore Once again the Hokies were within reach of getting their NCAA Tournament ticket punched, only to have the ticket-taker drift away into the night and leave Tech empty handed.Â  VT now faces a must-win situation on Sunday at florida state. The Hokies played uphill all game, trailing most of the contest &#8212; VT never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preview &#124; #2 unc (11-3, 25-3) @ VT (7-7, 17-11) &#124; Wed., 7 PM &#124; ESPN</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/03/preview-2-unc-11-3-25-3-vt-7-7-17-11-wed-7-pm-espn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niemo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SETUP Note: Wednesday is Senior Night.Â  Please come out to Cassell and show some love for A.D. Vassallo and Cheick Diakite! Spread: unc by 9.5 If unc was ranked #1, I&#8217;d have a lot of confidence coming into this game &#8212; Tech is 2-2 against #1&#8242;s under Greenberg, with one win over #1 unc [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Balla Report 3/1/09</title>
		<link>http://techhoops.com/2009/03/01/the-balla-report-3109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icecoldstreetballaRob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The duke blue devils used their famous sixth man (seventh and eighth too for that matter) to escape Cassell Coliseum with a 72-65 victory over the Hokies on Saturday. And no, weâ€™re not talking about anyone off the duke bench. This time it was the three man officiating crew of Gary Maxwell, Tony Greene and [...]]]></description>
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