Projected 2013-14 Lineup: Virginia Tech Hokies
Last year the Virginia Tech Hokies were not a good team and that was with the scoring monster Erick Green leading the way. Maybe this will be a classic case of…big star gone, team becomes an actual team and plays better as a group. On the other hand, the Hokies could continue to struggle as head coach James Johnson breaks in seven new faces and a new-look fast pace VCU style press...
Depressing Hokie Basketball Season Gives Little Hope for 2013
Depressing Hokie Basketball Season Gives Little Hope for 2013Mercifully, the Hokies’ basketball season is finally over.
NC State ousted Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament by beating the Hokies 80-63 to end James Johnson’s painful, puzzling first season.
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It’s safe to say that nobody was expecting greatness after Seth Greenburg’s departure...
Recap of a Very Special Season in Blacksburg
Recap of a Very Special Season in Blacksburgphoto courtesy of insidevtsports.com
On Thursday afternoon Virginia Tech’s season came to an end with an 80 – 63 loss to North Carolina State in the first round of the ACC tournament. Although Virginia Tech finished with a 13-19 overall record this will not be a season soon forgotten in Blacksburg.
The main problem that Virginia Tech...
Hokie Hoops Sinks Deeper into Depression
Hokie Hoops Sinks Deeper into DepressionThe wheels have officially come off for the Virginia Tech basketball team.
Things were undoubtedly bad for the Hokies coming into the last three games, but consecutive losses to Maryland, Georgia Tech, and UVa. pretty much put the nail in this season’s coffin.
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The team has now lost seven games in a row and has...
No. 14 Miami 73, Virginia Tech 64
Shane Larkin scored 25 points and No. 14 Miami took command with a 13-2 second-half run Wednesday night, beating Virginia Tech 73-64 for its eighth consecutive victory.
Kenny Kadji added 18 points and Trey McKinney-Jones had 12 for the Hurricanes (16-3, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed by 12 in the first half before getting a 22-6 burst spanning halftime.
National scoring...
Game Notes: Virginia @ Virginia Tech
Virginia at Virginia Tech Date 1/24/2013 8:00:00 PMLive StatsLinkTV ACCN Team Stats Advantage Virginia TechAdvantage VirginiaFG % FT % 3 PT % 2 PT % 3/FG Four FactorseFG% TO% O Reb % D Reb % FT Rate Defensive Allowed3 PT % 2 PT % TO% Embed This Chart On Your WebsiteMatchup Simulation...
Virginia Tech 66, Wake Forest 65
Robert Brown made a short jumper with 12.3 seconds left to lift Virginia Tech to a 66-65 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
Brown, who previously made one of his last 10 shots, had the ball with the shot clock winding down before driving into the lane for the score and getting fouled. He missed the free throw.
Wake Forest called a timeout with 8.8 seconds left to setup the final...
Boston College 86, Virginia Tech 75
Ryan Anderson had 26 points and nine rebounds and Boston College won for the sixth time in seven games, beating undermanned Virginia Tech 86-75 on Wednesday night in the Hokies' ACC home opener.
Lonnie Jackson added 22 points and Olivier Hanlan 17 for the Eagles (9-6, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from a 5-point loss at North Carolina State at home on Saturday...
Hokies’ Loss Will Show What Team’s Made Of
Hokies’ Loss Will Show What Team’s Made OfAfter a 1-2 stretch following the Hokies’ spectacular 7-0 start, the honeymoon period in the James Johnson era seems to be over.
While it was thrilling while it lasted, and probably earned a lot of goodwill from a fan base that might have been indifferent towards this team otherwise, it’s probably for the best. Now that they’ve...
Georgia Southern 78, Virginia Tech 73
C.J. Reed scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to lead Georgia Southern to a stunning 78-73 upset of Virginia Tech on Saturday.
Georgia Southern (4-5) opened with an 8-0 run and never trailed, notching its first win over an Atlantic Coast Conference team. The Eagles hit a season-high 11 3-pointers.
Reed's 3-pointer and layup capped a 12-0 run that spanned both halves...
Will's World: Will's Random Thoughts
I was a little under whelmed with both of the hires at NC State and Boston College. I understand the excitement around the NC State hire of Dave Doeren, but I have some questions. He was at Northern Illinois for two years, and a lot of the players that were there were brought in under former coach Jerry Kill. I don't know how much Doeren had to do with bringing in some of these...
Virginia Tech stuns No. 10 Oklahoma State
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Erick Green scored 28 points and hit eight critical free throws in the final 76 seconds Saturday to help Virginia Tech remain unbeaten and handed No. 10 Oklahoma State its first loss, 81-71.
Robert Brown added 18 points and Jarell Eddie had 15 with 12 rebounds for the Hokies (7-0) and first-year head coach James Johnson. It's their first 7-0 start to a season...
Virginia Tech moves to 7-0
Erick Green scored 28 points and hit eight critical free throws in the final 76 seconds Saturday to help Virginia Tech remain unbeaten and hand No. 10 Oklahoma State its first loss, 81-71.
Robert Brown added 18 points and Jarell Eddie had 15 with 12 rebounds for the Hokies (7-0) and first-year head coach James Johnson. It's their first 7-0 start to a season since 1982-83.
Le...
Virginia Tech Hokies- #10 ACC college basketball power rankings
Virginia Tech
Coach: James Johnson (1st season at VT)
2011-12: Record 16-17 overall, 4-12 in ACC (Tie 9th)
Starters Returning (2) Erick Green, Jarell Eddie
Preseason Tournament: Las Vegas Classic
Top Non-Conference Games: vs. Iowa, vs. Oklahoma State, at West Virginia
Transfer Out: Dorian Finney-Smith (Florida); J.T. Thompson (Charlotte – eligible immediately for final season)...
Virginia Tech 96, UNC-Greensboro 87
Jarell Eddie scored a career-high 28 points and Virginia Tech hit a season-high 14 3-pointers to hold off UNC Greensboro 96-87 on Monday night.
Erick Green added a career-best 26 points and Robert Brown had 10 for the Hokies (4-0), who had to fend off a late Spartans' rally to remain undefeated.
Trevis Simpson scored 25 points and Derrell Armstrong added 23 for UNC Greensboro...
Virginia Tech Hokies 2012-13 Basketball Preview
Our Virginia Tech writer @hokieguru gives his Virginia Tech basketball preview.
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Record Last Season
16 - 17, 5 - 13 ACC
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#104 Virginia Tech Hokies: College Basketball 111 in 111
Welcome to The Sports Bank’s third annual college basketball season preview series. Two years we looked at 99 teams in 99 days. Last year, we were slightly more aggressive and expanded to 111 teams in 111 days and will do so again as we look ahead to the 2012-2013 season.
We will rank the 75 power conference teams and top 36 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order. We’ll...
Tweets Of The Day
GREEN (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)Evidently...new Virginia Tech coach James Johnson has always been a popular coach with the Hokie’s players, and judging from some of their Tweets yesterday, the players favor the new hire.Erick Green: “Yessss I’ll be back next year”Cadarian Raines: “throwing a party tonight”Cadarian Raines: “Its a great day to be a hokie”Jarell...
Virginia Tech 74, Georgia Tech 73
Dorenzo Hudson made a 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to lift Virginia Tech to a 75-74 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets took a 73-71 lead on a jumper by Mfon Udofia with 5 seconds remaining, and Virginia Tech called a timeout with 3.5 seconds left.
After the timeout, Jarell Eddie caught the ball in the corner and nearly lost control. But he passed the...
M. Basketball. ClemsonTigers.com Exclusive: Tigers Learning to Control What They can Control
CLEMSON, SC - When Virginia Tech's Jarell Eddie threw up an ugly shot in the first half of the Hokies' 67-65 victory over Clemson last Saturday, Tanner Smith just knew the shot was not going to go in.
Hokies blow double-digit lead, survive Clemson
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Jarell Eddie scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith snapped out of a six-game shooting skid and added 12 points on Saturday, and Virginia Tech squandered almost all of a big second-half lead and hung on to beat Clemson 67-65.
The Hokies (13-10, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures until the last four minutes, when Clemson went to a full...
Hokies blow double-digit lead, survive Clemson
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Jarell Eddie scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith snapped out of a six-game shooting skid and added 12 points on Saturday, and Virginia Tech squandered almost all of a big second-half lead and hung on to beat Clemson 67-65.
The Hokies (13-10, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures until the last four minutes, when Clemson went to a full...
Tigers fall in Blacksburg
Jarell Eddie scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith snapped out of a six-game shooting skid and added 12 points on Saturday, and Virginia Tech squandered almost all of a big second-half lead and hung on to beat Clemson 67-65.
Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 65
Jarell Eddie scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith snapped out of a six-game shooting skid and added 12 points on Saturday, and Virginia Tech squandered almost all of a big second-half lead and hung on to beat Clemson 67-65.
The Hokies (13-10, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) led by double figures until the last four minutes, when Clemson went to a full court press that was effective...
Duke Enters Hostile Cassell Coliseum Tonight at 7PM
By Ray Horn — After a disappointing showing against St. John’s, the Duke Blue Devils look to get back in a groove against the Virginia Tech Hokies. In their last game on Saturday, Duke jumped out to 22 point lead only to let St. John’s back into the game, having to then knock down free throws to close it out. Mason Plumlee continued his good play with a 15 point, 17 rebound...
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