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2016-17 Virginia Tech - (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. SCHEDULE - (0-0, 0-0 AEC) Maine Date Opponent Time TV Nov. 11, 2016 11/11 MAINE 9 p.m. ACCNExtra 11/15 HIGH POINT 7 p.m. ACCNExtra 9 p.m. 11/19 VMI 7 p.m. ACCNExtra Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) Blacksburg, Virginia 11/24 vs. New Mexico# 4:30 p.m. ESPN 11/25 vs. Texas A&M/CSUN# TBD ESPNU/2 Wooden Legacy (Anaheim, Calif.) 11/27 Consolations/Final# TBD ESPN/U TOP TOPICS HOKIE NOTES Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/30 at Michigan 7 p.m. ESPNU v This is the first-ever meeting between Entering the 2016-17 Season 12/ 7 UMES 8:30 p.m. ACCNExtra the Hokies and Black Bears Tonight is the season opener for the 12/11 MISSISSIPPI Noon ESPNU v The Hokies finished last season with a Hokies and the Black Bears … Tech 12/17 THE CITADEL 1 p.m. ACCNExtra 20-15 overall record, 10-8 in ACC play 12/20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9 p.m. ESPNU advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 12/28 UMBC 7 p.m. ACCNExtra v The Hokies advanced to the second ACC Tournament and the second round of 12/31 DUKE* Noon ESPN2 round of the 2016 NIT last season the 2016 NIT. 1/ 4 at NC State* 9 p.m. ACC Network v Zach LeDay led the Hokies in scoring 1/ 7 at Florida State* 2 p.m. ACC Network Starting Off the Season 1/10 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. ESPNU at 15.5 ppg and rebounding at 7.9 rpg 1/14 NOTRE DAME* 2 p.m. ACC Network v Zach LeDay was named honorable The Hokies are 49-4 all-time in home 1/18 GEORGIA TECH* 9 p.m. RSN mention All-ACC last season by both openers in Cassell Coliseum … Tech is 1/22 at Clemson* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU the coaches and media 10-2 in home openers since joining the 1/26 at North Carolina* 8 p.m. ESPN 1/29 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU v Seth Allen was named second team ACC in 2004 … Tech lost to Alabama 2/ 1 at Virginia* 8 p.m. ACC Network ACC All-Tournament last season State, 85-82, in last season’s opener. 2/ 8 at Miami* 9 p.m. RSN 2/12 VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Series Against the Black Bears 2/14 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. ESPN/e2 This is the first-ever meeting between 2/18 at Louisville* 1 p.m. ACC Network 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPNU the Hokies and the Black Bears … Tech 2/25 at Boston College* 4 p.m. RSN SOCIAL MEDIA is 4-0 all-time against teams currently in 2/27 MIAMI* 9 p.m. ESPN2 the America East Conference … This is the 3/ 4 WAKE FOREST* 4:30 p.m. RSN Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall first of two games against America East 2017 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Instagram: vthokiembb opponents this season for the Hokies. 3/ 7- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Snapchat: HokieSports 3/11 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) What We Return #Hokies CAPS denote home games The Hokies return their top four players * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games #BeatMaine in scoring average from last season and # - Wooden Legacy All times are EST and are subject to change eight of the top nine … Tech returns the Follow us on Twitter top five players in rebounding average … Only one player that averaged at least @VT_MBall 20 minutes per game last year does not return this season. BROADCAST Veterans Day Radio Virginia Tech has a long-standing Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network tradition of honoring veterans and active Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop duty military … Prior to tonight’s game, a large group of veterans will unfurl a Also available on: Virginia Tech Strategic Communications large 30’ X 60’ American flag during the Primary Contact Satellite: Sirius: 134 XM: 194 Internet: 956 national anthem … Please join us in Bill Dyer - Associate Director Television/Internet honoring our veterans today and every [email protected] (o) - 540-231-8853 ACC Network EXTRA day. (c) - 540-998-5906 Andrew Allegretta & Mack McCarthy Secondary Contact - Social Media Contact Thank You Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director [email protected] (o) - 540-231-2228 GAME 1 VETERANS (c) - 540-739-0002 Virginia Tech vs. Maine Notes • Page 1 Who Returns from Two New Ones On The List Missing Last Year Two players new players Seth Allen has been The Hokies return two will see action this year ... named to the Bob Cousy players who missed last Khadim Sy, a freshman Award watch list for the season due to medical post player from Senegal, 2016-17 season ... The issues ... Ahmed Hill, who by way of Oak Hill Academy award is given annually averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 and Tyrie Jackson, a guard to the nation’s top point rebounds per game as a from Tifton, Georgia, will guard. freshman two seasons ago, Ahmed Hill join the team this season. Khadim Sy Seth Allen returns after missing last Finishing Strong season following off-season Brothers Last season, Zach LeDay was named knee surgery ... Ty Outlaw, This year’s team has honorable mention All-ACC by both the a junior college transfer some interesting brother coaches and the media ... In the four games who missed last season notes ... Freshman guard he played following that announcement, due to a medical issue, Tyrie Jackson’s older LeDay scored a total of 73 points and grabbed also returns to action this brother, Tadric, is a junior 40 rebounds ... He averaged 18.3 points season. guard at ACC rival Georgia and 10.0 rebounds per game in those four Tech ... Senior Zach LeDay contests and recorded three double-doubles. Ty Outlaw Tyrie Jackson Two Who Won’t Play doesn’t have to wait for a Two Virginia Tech players will not play this January ACC game to see The 400 & 500 Clubs season ... Seth LeDay, a junior college transfer his younger brother, Seth With Zach LeDay’s 543 points, Seth Allen’s from NW Mississippi Community College and ... Seth LeDay is a junior 514 points and Justin Bibbs’ 411 points, the Nick Fullard, a walk-on transfer from Division transfer for the Hokies ... Hokies had three 400-plus point scorers on II Belmont Abbey, will not play this season Seth will sit out the 2016-17 the same team since Malcolm Delaney (667 due to transfer rules ... LeDay is the younger season due to transfer rules. pts.), Dorenzo Hudson (500 pts.) and Jeff Allen brother of Hokie senior Zach LeDay. (409 pts.) accomplished the feat in the 2009- New Faces on Staff 10 season ... That season was also the last year Not Here Now, Will Be Here Later The Hokies have a few Zach LeDay that Tech had two 500-point scorers. The Hokies will be new faces on the 2016-17 without Devin Wilson for staff ... Christian Webster Winning Streak the early part of the season has joined the program The Hokies won six consecutive games ... The senior guard, and as an assistant coach, against ACC competition after defeating wide receiver, is playing coming to Tech from UCF Florida State in the ACC Tournament last football for the Hokies this ... The 2013 Harvard grad season, the first time since the 1964-65 fall ... He currently has two also spent two seasons season that has occurred, when the Hokies catches for 13 yards ... He on the Crimson’s staff ... won eight consecutive games against will rejoin the basketball Josh Chambers, a former conference foes ... That was Tech’s final season Seth LeDay team when the football Devin Wilson manager for the Hokies in in the Southern Conference. 2014, returns to Blacksburg as the program’s season concludes. 561 in the Cassell graphic designer ... Long time Tech athletics The Hokies have a 561-188 overall record O Canada employee Bruce Garnes moves into the Hahn in Cassell Coliseum, good for a .749 winning Virginia Tech assistant Hurst Center as the equipment manager for percentage ... The win over Florida State in coach Jamie McNeilly both the men’s and women’s programs ... Joe 2011, was the 500th victory in the building spent some of his summer Fulce and Nick Buchanan join the Hokies’ ... Tech has had just one break-even home in Chile ... He was an program this season as graduate managers. assistant coach with season and two losing seasons in Cassell the Canadian National And Some New Titles Coliseum ... Tech was 7-2 in ACC games in team at the FIBA U18 David Jackson has been promoted to Cassell Coliseum last season and 14-5 overall. Assistant Athletics Director of Strength Americas Championship Jamie McNeilly 200 and Rising in Valdivia, Chile, a team and Conditioning, Basketball Programs ... Zach LeDay grabbed 275 rebounds last that featured Virginia Tech signee, Nickeil And Cara Jacobson has been promoted to year ... That is the most rebounds in a season Alexander-Walker and finished with the Silver Director of Basketball Administration. for a Virginia Tech player since 2010-11, when Medal ... Last summer, he was an assistant Jeff Allen had 330 boards. with the Canadian team at the FIBA U19 Beating Top Teams Championship in Herkalion, Greece, where Last season, the Hokies won two games Justin Bibbs’ USA Basketball team won the against top 10 teams, the first time that had What’s Next gold medal ... McNeilly has contributed to the happened since Tech defeated three top 10 The Hokies return to action on Tuesday night, as Canadian National team system since 2011.