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Virginia Tech HOKIE NOTES TOP TOPICS (21-10, 10-8 ACC) Entering the ACC Tournament v Justin Robinson scored 18 points in The Hokies the loss at Miami enter the 2018 v Ahmed Hill scored his 1,000th career New York Life ACC point against Louisville and Justin Tournament 21-10 Robinson scored his 1,000th career overall and 10-8 in point in the win over Duke ACC regular season v The Hokies are eighth in the nation in 2018 New York Life action … The Hokies field goal percentage are the seventh v The Hokies have won at least 20 games ACC Tournament seed in the event in each of the last three seasons March 6-10, 2018 and will play the v The Hokies have a winning ACC record winner of Tuesday’s for each of the last three seasons. Barclays Center (19,000) Notre Dame - Pittsburgh game at 7 p.m. on Brooklyn, New York Wednesday, March 7 in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @hokiesports & 2017-18 Last Time Out: Miami 69, VT 68 @HokiesMBB The Hokies dropped their regular season Instagram: HokiesMBB SCHEDULE finale, 69-68, at Miami on Saturday afternoon Snapchat: Hokiesports (21-10, 10-8) … Tech led by as many as 12 points in the #Hokies Date Opponent Time TV first half, but an early second half run by the #ACCTourney Hoops 4 Hurricane Relief Exhibition 11/ 5 at South Carolina (SECN+) W 86-67 Hurricanes erased Tech’s seven-point half time 2K Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) lead … Justin Robinson led the Hokies with 11/10 DETROIT MERCY# (ACCNX) W 111-79 18 points, Kerry Blackshear Jr., added 11 BROADCAST 11/12 THE CITADEL (ACCNX) W 132-93 points and Chris Clarke came off the bench 2K Classic (New York, N.Y., MSG) to score all 10 of his points in the second half Radio 11/16 vs. Saint Louis# (ESPN2) L 71-77 … Tech outscored the much taller Hurricanes Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network 11/17 vs. Washington# (ESPN2) W 103-79 Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop in the paint and won the battle on the boards, 2K Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) 33-26, but turned the ball over 15 times in the Sirius: 81 XM: 81 Internet: 81 11/21 HOUSTON BAPTIST# (ACCNX) W 99-73 11/25 MOREHEAD STATE (ACCNX) W 96-63 contest. TV/Internet ESPN2/ESPN app Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) ACC Honors 5 Mike Couzens, LaPhonso Ellis & Allison Williams 11/28 IOWA (ESPN2) W 79-55 12/ 2 at Ole Miss (SECN+) W OT 83-80 Justin Robinson has 12/ 6 RADFORD (ACCNX) W 95-68 been named to the All-ACC TV/Internet 12/10 UMES (ACCNX) W 93-40 second team, in voting by ACC Network/ESPN app 12/16 at #8/5 Kentucky (ESPN2) L 86-93 Wes Durham & Dan Bonner 12/19 PRESBYTERIAN (ACCNX) W 63-55 a panel of coaches, media 12/28 NC A&T (ACCNX) W 76-59 and radio broadcasters … 12/31 at Syracuse* (ESPNU) L 56-68 Robinson leads the Hokies 1/ 3 #8/8 VIRGINIA* (ACCN) L 52-78 in scoring with 13.8 points 1/ 6 PITTSBURGH* (ACCN) W 81-67 1/10 at Wake Forest* (RSN) W 83-75 per game, increased to 16.2 Justin Robinson 1/13 at Louisville* (ESPN2) L 86-94 points per game in ACC 1/20 FLORIDA STATE* (ESPN2) L 82-91 action … He also leads the team in assists with 1/22 #10/10 UNC* (ESPN) W 80-69 1/27 at Notre Dame* (ESPN2) W 80-75 171 and steals with 35 … Robinson was also 1/31 at Boston College* (RSN) W OT 85-80 named All-ACC second team in a vote by the 2/ 3 MIAMI* (ESPN) L 75-84 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Virginia Tech 2/ 7 NC STATE* (RSN) W 85-75 Strategic Communications 2/10 at #2/2 Virginia* (ESPN) W OT 61-60 Milestones Media Relations Contact 2/14 at #12/10 Duke* (ESPN2) L 52-74 Bill Dyer - Associate Director 2/17 at Georgia Tech* (ESPN2) W 76-56 In the loss to Louisville, Ahmed Hill [email protected] 2/21 #15/17 CLEMSON* (RSN) W 65-58 became the 47th player in Virginia Tech history (o) - 540-231-8853 2/24 LOUISVILLE* (CBS) L 68-75 to record 1,000 career points … Also in the (c) - 540-998-5906 2/26 #5/3 DUKE* (ESPN) W 64-63 game, Justin Bibbs became the 20th player in Social Media Contact 3/ 3 at Miami* (ESPN2) L 68-69 Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director school history to record 1,400 career points … [email protected] ACC Tournament (Brooklyn, N.Y.) In the win over No. 5 Duke, Justin Robinson (o) - 540-231-2228 3/6-10 TBA scored his 1,000th career point. (c) - 540-739-0002 * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games # - 2K Classic All times are EST and are subject to change GAME 32 Heading to The Big Apple Tech in Conference Tournaments VT in the Virginia Tech This will be the 14th ACC Tournament will make its 14th for the Hokies and the 15th-consecutive ACC Tournament appearance in the ACC conference tournament appearance for the Here is a list of Virginia Tech vs. opponents in the Tournament this week Hokies … Tech is 9-13 in ACC Tournament ACC Tournament. in Brooklyn … Tech action … The Hokies have a combined 35-54 VT versus... finished the regular all-time record in post-season conference Boston College ...........................................................0-0 season in seventh place tournaments … Tech is 12-21 all-time Clemson ........................................................................1-0 … Tech is the seventh- against current ACC members in post-season Duke ...............................................................................0-2 seed and will play the conference tournaments. Florida State ................................................................2-1 winner of the Notre Georgia Tech................................................................1-1 Dame - Pittsburgh game on Wednesday night The ACC Tournament Louisville .......................................................................0-0 … The winner of that game will play second- This is the 65th annual ACC Tournament Miami .............................................................................2-4 North Carolina ............................................................0-2 seed Duke at 7 p.m., on Thursday night … The … This is the second consecutive ACC Tournament played at Barclays Center … NC State ........................................................................0-2 Hokies defeated the Irish in South Bend and Notre Dame .................................................................0-0 The tournament will return to Charlotte next the Panthers in Blacksburg this season. Pittsburgh ....................................................................0-0 season … Greensboro has hosted 26 ACC Syracuse ........................................................................0-0 More on Tech in the ACC Tournament Tournaments … The next most-common Virginia ..........................................................................0-1 Virginia Tech is the seventh seed in the venue is Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh Wake Forest .................................................................3-0 event … This is the second consecutive (13) … Of the 10 other arenas to host the Total ............................................................8-13 season Tech is the seventh seed … Tech has event, three, the Capital Centre in Landover, been seeded higher than seventh in five Maryland, the Charlotte Coliseum and the tournaments, once as a three-seed, three Omni in Atlanta, are no longer standing VT Media Availability at the times as a four-seed and once as the sixth … Duke is the defending ACC Tournament ACC Tournament seed … This marks the first time that Virginia Champion. Virginia Tech will abide by all media policies of Tech has received a first-round bye in three First Games in the ACC Tournament the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2018 consecutive ACC Tournaments … Tech New York Life ACC Tournament ... Virginia Tech will has advanced to the semifinals in the ACC Since Virginia Tech has been in the practice in Barclays Center from 7-7:55 p.m. on Tournament three times in its previous 13 ACC, the post-season tournament has had Monday, March 5 ... Following the open practice, ACC Tournament appearances. multiple formats and brackets, depending Hokie players and coaches will be available to the on the number of teams in the league and media for no more than 20 minutes in the locker The Hokies in Barclays competing in the tournament … Virginia room area of the arena ... Following this media Tech has played in Barclays Center five Tech is 8-5 in its first game in each year’s period, Virginia Tech players will be available to times over the years, with an 1-4 record … tournament … Tech has won its first game the media only under prior arrangement or in a post-game situation ... For more information, Tech was 1-1 last season in the arena, in the in the ACC Tournament all three years since contact Bill Dyer, Associate Director of Strategic 2017 ACC Tournament … Tech defeated Buzz Williams took over as head coach … Communications and the primary men’s basketball Wake Forest, 99-90, in the second round Tech is 3-3 in ACC Tournament games under contact for the Hokies ... Mr. Dyer will be staying and lost to No. 16 Florida State, 74-68, in the Williams. at the team hotel and can be reached on his cell quarterfinals. phone or by e-mail ... Contact information for Mr. Dyer is located on page 11 of this release. The Hokies vs. Notre Dame Tech is 2-7 all-time against the Fighting VT Seeds in the Irish … Tech defeated Notre Dame, 80-75, in Hokies by Seed at South Bend on Jan. 27 this season … Tech’s ACC Tournament only other victory over the Irish came in the ACC Tournament Here is a list of Virginia Tech seeds and byes in the five boroughs of New York City, as the Hokies Seed Record Seed Record ACC Tournament. defeated Notre Dame, 92-91, in Madison #3 1-1 #10 1-2 Square Garden to win the 1973 NIT … Tech is #4 1-3 #12 0-1 2005 #4 bye 1-3 against Notre Dame under Buzz Williams.