For the Hokies, the 2024 season was one to forget. Head coach Mike Young's squad posted a 13-19 record, which included a first-round exit in the ACC Tournament to Cal in a double-overtime 82-73 loss to the Golden Bears.
1. Poor Shooting Virginia Tech struggled shooting the ball in this one, scoring a season first-half low 11 points. The Hokies had fewer made baskets 15 than turnovers 17 and shot a season-low 29.4% from the floor, 15.8% from three, and 37.5% from the free-throw line.
Tobi Lawal drilled a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 5:43 to play, Mylyjael Poteat dropped in a key layup in the final minute and Virginia Tech survived a second-half California flurry for a 71-68 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball win Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.
The Hokies take down Miami for their first ACC win. Senior forward Mylyjael Poteat was not about to see the Virginia Tech Hokies begin ACC play 0-3. Poteat’s 3-point play with 2.7 seconds remaining helped the Hokies defeat Miami 86-85 on Saturday from Cassell Coliseum.
Mylyjael Poteat scored a career-high 25 points and delivered the go-ahead three-point play in the final seconds to lift Virginia Tech past visiting Miami 86-85 on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
Blacksburg, VA- There are a lot of words that could describe what took place on the most chilly of nights at Cassell Coliseum but perhaps the most accurate
1. Tobi Lawal In the first half, Tobi Lawal helped lead the Hokies in scoring, finishing the first half with 12 points. In the second half, Lawal scored two more points but finished with five turnovers which ended up being costly in the teams shortcomings down the stretch of this game.
1. Defense To start the game, the Hokies gave up open shots to the Nitty Lions, leading them to shooting 46% from the floor. Part of this sloppy defense led to 11 of Penn State's 37 points scored off turnovers and 10 points scored in the paint.
Senior Mylyjael Poteat powered inside for a career-high 19 points to propel slow-starting Virginia Tech to a 93-74 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Friday in Blacksburg, Va.
Q. With the few transfers that you picked up, one of them was Jaden Schutt out of Duke, who was coming off a knee injury. How has his progress been? MIKE YOUNG: Really, really good.
Poteat will return to Blacksburg for his final season. Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Mike Young finally received some good news on Saturday afternoon.
Five members of last season’s roster hit the portal in the last two days. Wednesday began with some difficult news for the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team.
This game was tied at halftime. The Virginia Tech Hokies entered Saturday’s contest at Pittsburgh with an excellent opportunity. Coming off a blowout win over Virginia this week, a win over Pitt would pull the Hokies to 8-8 in ACC play.
Mylyjael Poteat gave Virginia Tech a lift off the bench, matching his career high with 18 points to propel the Hokies to a 91-67 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.