Virginia Tech Hokies Rumors & News
HOKIES, CAVS BID ADIEU - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Miami holds Malcolm Delaney to seven points.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- For the first time in the college careers of any of its players, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team went one-and-done in the ACC Tournament. Now the Hokies must wait to learn if they will get a chance to redeem themselves in the NCAA tournament.
March 13, 2010Staying at Tech works in Bell's favor - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — BLACKSBURG -- Terrell Bell and his roommate often talked with each other last year about the possibility of transferring from Virginia Tech. That roommate, Hank Thorns, decided to transfer. Bell stayed put.
March 12, 2010Hokies' Hudson optimistic he will play - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — ReadIn here and here and here 4 decks.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Virginia Tech junior Dorenzo Hudson took part in a 5 p.m. Hokies' shootaround Wednesday at the Greensboro Coliseum and sounded optimistic that he would play Friday in Tech's opening game in the ACC men's basketball tournament.
March 11, 20101st-team All-ACC for Delaney - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — BLACKSBURG -- Malcolm Delaney is still going to play with a chip on his shoulder, but has one less reason to do so. The Virginia Tech point guard was one of three unanimous picks for the All-ACC first team Monday. Delaney, who averages a league-high 20.9 points, was a first-team pick by all 53 voters from the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
March 9, 2010Season over for Tech women - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Setting their sights on next year, the Hokies won't ask for an invitation for the WNIT.Next year is here for the Virginia Tech's women's basketball program, and it promises to be a pivotal one. Coach Beth Dunkenberger has just one season left on her contract, and that season has already started because the Hokies put an end to this season when they decided not to put their name in a hat for a potential bid to the postseason WNIT.
March 9, 2010Up next for Hokies in ACC quarterfinal: Deacons or 'Canes - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — If Seth Greenberg was hoping for a particular outcome to Sunday night's basketball game between Wake Forest and Clemson, he certainly wasn't obsessing over it. "So, we're playing the winner of the Miami-Clemson game, right?" Greenberg asked, referring to Virginia Tech's opponent in Friday's quarterfinal game of the ACC Tournament.
March 8, 2010Hokies pad NCAA resume - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Virginia Tech improves to 3-4 against top-50 RPI teams and gains a bye in the ACC tourney.ATLANTA -- Even without one of its most important players, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team managed to win its most important game of the season Saturday. The Hokies became an extremely safe bet for an NCAA tournament at-large bid and clinched a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament by fending off Georgia Tech 88-82.
March 7, 2010Hokies eye 'quality' victory - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Georgia Tech has an RPI rating of 35, and the Hokies have just two wins over such foes.Two years ago, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team entered its regular-season finale at Clemson with a 9-6 ACC record and the chance to enhance its NCAA tournament resume with a quality win. The Hokies lost by one point. They wound up in the NIT.
March 6, 2010Hokies ousted from ACC tourney by BC - roanoke.com
Roanoke Times — Virginia Tech struggles to hit shots and senior Lindsay Biggs is held to just four points.GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Six points. That's all that stood between Lindsay Biggs and 1,000. Boston College had other plans. The Eagles took Biggs out of the Hokies offense and knocked Virginia Tech out of the ACC women's basketball tournament with a 62-49 victory in the opening round on Thursday at Greensboro Coliseum.
March 5, 2010
- Do the Yellow Jackets have the legs to win the ACC title? Tech Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution GREENSBORO, NC – So that’s the question. Does Tech have the legs to beat Duke today, a team that’s played only two games in this tournament to Tech’s three. No team has won this title after playing four games in four days, since the league expanded to 12 teams in 2005. Coincidentally, that’s the last time Tech was in the final – 2005 – but the Yellow Jackets received a first round bye that year as a No. 5 seed. As the No. 7 seed, playing the No. 1 seed Duke, they’ve got a tough row to hoe. I asked Paul Hewitt about that last night, how Tech was doing physica...
- Bobby Cremins sitting behind Tech bench today Tech Blog | Atlanta Journal-Constitution GREENSBORO – Bobby Cremins will be sitting behind the Georgia Tech bench today, cheering on his former Yellow Jackets in the ACC tournament against Duke. The shaggy-haired former Tech coach won three ACC tournament titles with the Yellow Jackets in 1985, 1990 and 1993. He’s taking a break from his College of Charleston coaching schedule today to support his former team. Cremins was honored as part of the 25th anniversary of Tech’s 1985 ACC title team at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in early February but couldn’t be there for the festivities because the College of Charle...
- Matt Lombardi, BC dispatch UMass Boston Herald There is a new sniper in the Boston College locker room today, and he doesn't answer to the name Cam Atkinson,...
- Seminoles should be lock for NCAA Tournament, but offense is a concern Florida Times-Union Even after a surprising first-round exit from the ACC Tournament, Florida State (22-9) is just about assured of a second consecutive NCAA berth.read more
- Tigers take two to open ACC The State CLEMSON - Sweep opportunities don't come around often in the top-heavy ACC, so the chance to finish off N.C. State today in the first conference series of the season looms large for Clemson."I learned last year that a sweep is making a statement in this league," Clemson shortstop Brad Miller said Saturday. "That's something we lacked last year - that sweep mentality."Miller delivered big hits in both games of No. 12 Clemson's 12-7, 12-6 doubleheader sweep at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, including a grand slam and five RBIs in the opener."We know we can hit," said third baseman John Hinson, who igni...
- Smart move: Spiller's draft stock on the rise The State CLEMSON - Fourteen months ago C.J. Spiller made the biggest decision of his life when he skipped the NFL draft to return to Clemson for his senior season.The dynamic running back knew people thought he was crazy to turn down the millions that being a first-round pick would bring, while risking the possibility of a career-altering injury playing one last time for the Tigers. Even his mother wanted him to turn pro.Today, however, he looks pretty smart. He has a sociology degree because he came back to finish school. But he also has a better career opportunity lined up after a spectacular season ...