18 –19 Media Guide
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18 –19 2018-19 VIRGINIA TECH MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS CONTENTS Location .................................. Blacksburg, VA 24061-0502 HOKIE BASKETBALL LIFE Student-Athlete Development ...................... 92 Basketball Address ................ Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center Cassell Coliseum ................................. 2 Q&A with Reyna Gilbert-Lowry ..................... 94 605 Washington Street, SW Cassell Improvements ............................. 4 Q&A with Alise Svihla ............................. 95 Enrollment. 34,000 Gameday Excitement .............................. 6 Student-Athlete Academic Support Services ......... 96 Alise Svihla ...................................... 98 Nickname .................................................... Hokies Hahn Hurst Practice Facility ........................ 8 Q&A with Gary Bennett, Ph.d. ...................... 99 Colors ................................ Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange The Atlantic Coast Conference ..................... 12 NCAA Tournament ............................... 16 Family Photos .................................. 100 Conference ................................. Atlantic Coast Conference Media Exposure .................................. 18 Arena (Capacity) .............................. Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Big Monday ..................................... 20 STAFF Tech’s All-Time Record .................................... 1,440-1,209 Team Travel ..................................... 22 Coaching Staff Highlights ........................ 104 President .......................................... Dr. Timothy Sands Thank–You Tour. 24 Head Coach Buzz Williams ....................... 106 Director of Athletics ..................................... Whit Babcock Offseason Workouts .............................. 26 Assistant Coach Jamie McNeilly ................... 110 Assistant Coach Christian Webster ................ 112 Head Coach ........................ Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City, 1994) Boot Camp ..................................... 28 Training Camp ................................... 30 Assistant Coach Devin Johnson ................... 114 Virginia Tech Record/Years ............................. 74-60 / 4 years Special Assistant to the Head Coach Dale Layer ..... 116 Overall Record/Years ............................... 227-146 / 11 years Hokies in the Community .......................... 32 Buzz’s Bunch .................................... 34 Director of Basketball Operations Lyle Wolf ......... 118 Assistant Coaches .................. Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans, 2007) Quote Shirts .................................... 36 Director of Administration Baylie Stous ............. 120 Christian Webster (Harvard, 2013) Team Gear ...................................... 38 Director of Recruiting Operations Josh Chambers .... 121 Devin Johnson (New Orleans, 2008) Virginia Tech Athletics Success .................... 40 Director of Player Personnel Ryan Nadeau .......... 122 Director of Basketball Operations ............ Lyle Wolf (Transylvania, 2010) Hokies in the Pros ................................ 42 Assistant AD Sports Medicine Eddie Benion ........ 123 Director of Recruiting Operations ...... Josh Chambers (Virginia Tech, 2014) Hokie Greats .................................... 44 Assistant AD Strength & Conditioning David Jackson ............................... 124 Director of Player Personnel ........... Ryan Nadeau (Michigan State, 2016) National Invitation Tournament ...................... 52 Hurricane Relief Game ............................ 60 Assistant Director, Equipment Services Special Assistant to the Head Coach ............ Dale Layer (Eckerd, 1980) Bruce Garnes ............................... 125 Assistant AD Athletic Training ............... Eddie Benion (Missouri, 1995) MEET THE HOKIES Program Assistant Joe Fulce ...................... 126 Assistant AD Strength & Conditioning Team Photo ..................................... 54 Graduate Managers Chakiris Moss and TJ Ryan ..... 127 for Basketball Programs ............ David Jackson (Virginia Tech, 1997) Roster .......................................... 55 Team Physicians ................................ 128 Assistant Director, Equipment Services .. Bruce Garnes (Virginia Tech, 1994) Ahmed Hill ...................................... 56 2017-18 Record .............................................. 21-12 Ty Outlaw ....................................... 58 THIS IS VIRGINIA TECH University President Dr. Timothy D. Sands .......... 129 Conference Record/Finish ............................ 10-8 (7th in ACC) Justin Robinson .................................. 62 Kerry Blackshear Jr. ............................... 64 About Virginia Tech .............................. 130 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 3/2 Director of Athletics Whit Babcock ................ 132 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................... 7/3 Nickeil Alexander-Walker .......................... 66 Wabissa Bede ................................... 68 Senior Associate AD Tom Gabbard ................ 133 Associate AD/Strategic Communications ...................... Pete Moris P.J. Horne ....................................... 70 Executive Associate AD John Ballein ............... 134 Associate SID/Primary Men’s Basketball Contact ................. Bill Dyer Jonathan Kabongo ............................... 72 Virginia Tech Athletics Executive Staff .............. 135 Assistant SID/Social Media Contact ........................ Lance Dozier Landers Nolley II ................................. 73 HISTORY AND RECORDS Tyrece Radford .................................. 74 Individual Records ............................... 136 DIRECTORY Isaiah Wilkins .................................... 75 Records by Class ............................... 139 Athletics Department .................................. (540) 231-6796 Brendan Palmer .................................. 76 Team Records .................................. 140 Men’s Basketball Office ............................... (540) 231-6725 2018-19 Managers .............................. 77 Year-by-Year Leaders ............................ 143 Athletics Communications Office ........................ (540) 231-6726 STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT Tech’s Top 10 .................................. 146 Athletics Communications Fax .......................... (540) 231-6984 Technology ...................................... 78 2017-18 Stats and Results ....................... 148 Website ........................................ www.hokiesports.com Athletics Performance ............................ 80 Basketball Hall of Fame Members ................. 150 Twitter ................................................. @HokiesMBB Sports Medicine ................................. 82 All-Conference Honors .......................... 154 Instagram ................................................ hokiesmbb Q&A with Eddie Benion ........................... 84 HOKIE NEWS Snapchat ................................................. VTMBBall Q&A with Devin Johnson .......................... 85 Hokie Club ..................................... 155 On the Road .................................... 84 HokieVision .................................... 156 Q&A with David Jackson .......................... 88 Virginia Tech Strategic Communications ............ 158 New Athletic Performance Center .................. 86 IMG Sports Network ............................. 159 Hokie Fuel ...................................... 88 Year 5 Theme ................................... 160 Nutrition Oasis ................................... 89 2018-19 Schedule ....................... Back Cover Alyson Onyon/Jennie Zabinski ...................... 90 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Q&A with Alyson Onyon .......................... 91 Editor: Bill Dyer, Associate Director of Strategic Communications Grant Pearrell, Austin Hodges, Ivan Morozov, George Patch, Wayne Scarberry, Mark Nystrom, Jim Bridgeman, Bill Setliff, Ruth Design: John Sours, Associate Director, Graphic and Web Design; Josh Chambers Babylon, Tom Maguire, AP Wirephoto, Damian Salas, Tony D’Antonio, Quinton Nottingham and the Office of Student Life also Contributors: Jimmy Robertson, Damian Salas, Josh Chambers, Baylie Stous, Lyle Wolf, Lance Dozier contributed images. Photographers of The Roanoke Times also contributed to the guide, and Stroup, John McCormick and Photography: Cover photographs were taken by David Knachel of the Virginia Tech Office of Athletics Communications Kelsey Kradel of University Relations Visual Communications. Photos of professional players were provided by NBA teams, Photos inside the media guide were taken by Knachel, Josh Chambers, Jim Stroup, Woody Veasey and Michael Shroyer. Hefelfinger Studio Photography, Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images and Steve Lipofsky/www.Basketballphoto.com. 2018-19 BASKETBALL Known for its frenzied atmosphere, Cassell Coliseum has provided Virginia Tech with one of the greatest home courts in college basketball for more than a half century. Winning has been the norm in the facility since its opening in 1962. Cassell stands as perhaps even more exciting today than ever in its history. A facility long known for one of the great home-court advantages in COLISEUM college basketball, “The Cassell” now gives Tech opponents one of the most difficult environments in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In 2015, a new, exciting chapter for the venerable arena began, as Virginia Tech officials renamed