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Day Date Opponent Time TV Day Date Opponent Time TV Fri. Nov. 12 CAMPBELL 7:30 p.m. Sat. Jan. 22 LONGWOOD 7 p.m. Tue. Nov. 16 at Kansas State 4 p.m. ESPN Tue. Jan. 25 at Georgia Tech* 9 p.m. RSN Sun. Nov. 21 at UNCG# 1 p.m. Comcast/NESN Sun. Jan. 30 MIAMI* 5:30 p.m. FSN 76 Classic – Anaheim, Calif. Wed. Feb. 2 at NC State* 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Thu. Nov. 25 vs. Cal. State Northridge‡ 2 p.m. ESPNU Sat. Feb. 5 at Boston College* 1 p.m. Fri. Nov. 26 vs. DePaul/Okla. State‡ 2:30/5 p.m. ESPN2/U Sun. Feb. 13 GEORGIA TECH* 1 p.m. ACC Network split Sun. Nov. 28 Consolations/Finals‡ TBA ESPN/2/U Tue. Feb. 15 MARYLAND* 8 p.m. ACC Network split Sat. Feb. 19 at Virginia* 1 p.m. ACC Network split ACC/Big Ten Challenge Tue. Feb. 22 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. Dec. 1 PURDUE 7:30 p.m. ESPN Sat. Feb. 26 DUKE* 9 p.m. ESPN Tue. Mar. 1 BOSTON COLLEGE* 9 p.m. ESPNU Sun. Dec. 5 VIRGINIA* 6/6:30 p.m. FSN Sat. Mar. 5 at Clemson* 12 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Sun. Dec. 12 PENN STATE 1 p.m. Comcast ACC Tournament – Greensboro, N.C. Battle at Atlantis – Paradise Island, Bahamas Thu. - Sun. March. 10-13 Times & Opps. TBA ACC Network/ESPN/ESPN2 Sat. Dec. 18 vs. Mississippi State 8 p.m. # - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. Thu. Dec. 23 vs. St. Bonaventure† 7 p.m. ‡ - Anaheim Convention Center Thu. Dec. 30 USC UPSTATE 2 p.m. * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games Sun. Jan. 2 MT. ST. MARY’S 2 p.m. † - at Rochester, N.Y. Sat. Jan. 8 FLORIDA STATE* 3 p.m. ESPN2 All times are EST and are Thu. Jan. 13 at North Carolina* 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 subject to change Sat. Jan. 15 WAKE FOREST* 8 p.m. ACC Network Thu. Jan. 20 at Maryland* 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Cadarian Raines Victor Davila Our season will not be determined by preseason publications, but rather by our competitive spirit, Ben toughness, work ethic Boggs and commitment to improve as players, people and teammates! Manny Atkins — Seth Greenberg Paul Erick Debnam Green 2010-2011 VIRGINIA TECH BASKETBALL 1 VIRGINIA TECH BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Location ............................................................................... Blacksburg, Va. 24061-0502 Basketball Address ...................................... Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center Washington Street, Suite 208 Enrollment ................................................................................................................... 31,000 Nickname ..................................................................................................................... Hokies Colors ..........................................................................Chicago maroon & burnt orange Conference.............................................................................Atlantic Coast Conference Arena (Capacity).......................................................................Cassell Coliseum (9,847) What is great about Coach Tech’s All-Time Record ......................................................................................1306-1079 President ................................................................................................. Dr. Charles Steger Greenberg is in spite of all his Director of Athletics .........................................................................................Jim Weaver “success, he is still the same focused Head Coach ......................................... Seth Greenberg (Fairleigh Dickinson, 1978) VT Record/Years ....................................................................................... 132-94 (7 years) and driven coach that built up Long Overall Record/Years ......................................................................... 345-264 (20 years) Beach State and South Florida. His Assistant Coaches .......................................................James Johnson (Ferrum, 1993) Adrian Autry (Syracuse, 1994) affable demeanor, his understanding John Richardson (Elizabeth City State, 1995) of the 21st century athlete and his Director of Men’s Basketball Operations ....... Dennis Wolff (Connecticut, 1978) Director of Strength & Conditioning integration of his entire life into the for Basketball Programs .............................David Jackson (Virginia Tech, 1997) culture of Virginia Tech are unique Video Coordinator .....................................................................................Ben Thompson Basketball Trainer ...........................................................................................Dave Dietter virtues that make Virginia Tech a Basketball Secretary ...............................................................................Sharon Spradlin rising power in the ACC. 2009-10 Record ...............................................................................................................25-9 Conference Record/Finish .............................................................. 10-6 (T 3rd in ACC) Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................................................. 5/0 ” Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................................................................10/1 — Doug Gottlieb, ESPN College Newcomers ............................................................................................................................. 3 Basketball Analyst Assistant AD/Athletics Communications .................................................Dave Smith Associate ACO/Basketball Contact ................................................................... Bill Dyer ACO Secretary ................................................................................................ Donna Smith DIRECTORY Athletics Department ............................................................................. (540) 231-6796 Men’s Basketball Office ........................................................................... (540) 231-6725 Athletics Communications Office ....................................................... (540) 231-6726 Athletics Communications Fax ............................................................ (540) 231-6984 Dyer’s Office Phone ................................................................................. (540) 231-8852 Dyer’s Home Phone ................................................................................. (540) 552-8461 Dyer’s E-mail Address ................................................................................wdyer@vt.edu Web site ........................................................................................ www.hokiesports.com MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS Editor: Bill Dyer, Associate Director of Athletics Communications BASKETBALL STAFF Assistant Coaches.................................................38-41 Design: Anne Panella, publications director, with cover design by David Knachel. Head Coach Seth Greenberg ...........................34-36 Support Staff ..........................................................42-43 Contributors: Torye Hurst, Jimmy Robertson, Matt Kovatch, Damian Salas, Allison Jarnigan, Rachel Perrault, Marla Glasser, Nathan Sheehan, Rebecca Favret, Joe Mehfoud, Annemarie Cole and Anne Panella. ATHLETICS AND MEDIA Administration...........................................................151 Photography: Cover photographs were taken by David Knachel of the Virginia Tech Office Athletics Communications Staff .........................156 of Athletics Communications. Many photos inside the media guide were taken by Knachel, Athletics Department Directory ................152-153 Woody Veasey, Michael Shroyer and Tyler Henderson. Ivan Morozov, George Patch, Wayne Athletics Director Jim Weaver ..............................150 Scarberry, Mark Nystrom, Jim Bridgeman, Bill Setliff, Ruth Babylon, Tom Maguire, AP Wirephoto, Damian Salas, Tony D’Antonio, Quinton Nottingham and the Office of Student Athletic Fund/Roundball Club .............................153 Life also contributed images. Photographers of The Roanoke Times also contributed to the Hokiesports.com .......................................................158 guide, and John McCormick, Jim Stroup and Kelsey Kradel of University Relations Visual Inside Hokie Sports..................................................157 Communications. Photos of professional players were provided by NBA Photos, the Utah Media Information ..........................................154-155 Jazz, the New Jersey Nets, the New Orleans Hornets, the Miami Heat, the Detroit Pistons, This Is Virginia Tech ..................................................148 Hefelfinger Studio Photography, Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images and Steve Lipofsky/ University President Charles Steger ..................149 www.Basketballphoto.com. Photos were also provided by Disney and Kerzner International. CONTENTS Virginia Tech Network by IMG College .............159 In 2007, Virginia Tech began a multi-year contract with Nike for team apparel and equipment. 2 HOKIE HOOPS! RECORDS AND HISTORY PREVIEWING THE SEASON Academics at Virginia Tech ...............................12-13 All-Conference Honors ...........................................115 A Talk With Seth Greenberg.................................... 37 Basketball Faciliies ....................................................6-7 All-Time Greats .................................................107-114 Hokie Profiles .........................................................46-65 Big League Facilities ............................................22-23 Coaches & Captains ................................................... 99 Message from Seth Greenberg .........