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2016-17 Virginia Tech - (3-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. SCHEDULE 3-0, 0-0 New Mexico - (3-0, 0-0 MWC) Date Opponent Time TV Nov. 24, 2016 11/11 MAINE (ACCNExtra) W 80-67 11/15 HIGH POINT (ACCNExtra) W 99-73 4:30 p.m. ET 11/19 VMI (ACCNExtra) W 88-72 Titan Gym (4,000) Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) Fullerton, California 11/24 vs. New Mexico# 4:30 p.m. ESPN 11/25 vs. Texas A&M/CSUN# TBD ESPNU/2 Wooden Legacy (Anaheim, Calif.) TOP TOPICS HOKIE NOTES 11/27 Consolations/Final# TBD ESPN/U Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/30 at Michigan 7 p.m. ESPNU v Tech leads the all-time series, 2-0 About Today’s Game v The Hokies defeated VMI, 88-72, on The Hokies enter the game 3-0 on the 12/ 7 UMES 8:30 p.m. ACCNExtra Saturday night in Cassell Coliseum season … New Mexico is also 3-0 this 12/11 MISSISSIPPI Noon ESPNU v 12/17 THE CITADEL 1 p.m. ACCNExtra Zach LeDay led the Hokies with a season. 12/20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 9 p.m. ESPNU double-double of 23 points and 12 12/28 UMBC 7 p.m. ACCNExtra rebounds Last Time Out: VT 88, VMI 72 12/31 DUKE* Noon ESPN2 1/ 4 at NC State* 9 p.m. ACC Network v Seth Allen came off the bench with 15 The Hokies defeated VMI, 88-72, in 1/ 7 at Florida State* 2 p.m. ACC Network points and five assists Cassell Coliseum on Saturday night … 1/10 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. ESPNU v The VMI game was the final of three Zach LeDay recorded his second double- 1/14 NOTRE DAME* 2 p.m. ACC Network consecutive home games to begin the double of the season to lead four Hokies 1/18 GEORGIA TECH* 9 p.m. RSN in double figures … Seth Allen came off 1/22 at Clemson* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU 2016-17 season 1/26 at North Carolina* 8 p.m. ESPN v The Hokies honored the life of former the bench to add 15 points, and Justin 1/29 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Virginia Tech president Dr. T. Marshall Bibbs and Chris Clarke added 13 points 2/ 1 at Virginia* 8 p.m. ACC Network Hahn prior to the VMI game each ... The Hokies shot 60 percent from 2/ 8 at Miami* 9 p.m. RSN 2/12 VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU the field in the game. 2/14 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. ESPN/e2 2/18 at Louisville* 1 p.m. ACC Network Series Against the Lobos 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPNU This is just the third all-time meeting 2/25 at Boston College* 4 p.m. RSN SOCIAL MEDIA between the two schools and the Hokies 2/27 MIAMI* 9 p.m. ESPN2 3/ 4 WAKE FOREST* 4:30 p.m. RSN Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall have won both previous meetings ... The last time the two school met was on 2017 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Instagram: vthokiembb March, 18, 1973, as the Hokies defeated 3/ 7- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 3/11 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) Snapchat: HokieSports the Lobos, 65-63, in the first round of the #Hokies 1973 NIT in Madison Square Garden ... The CAPS denote home games * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games #BeatUNM Hokies went on to win the title that year ... # - Wooden Legacy The other meeting was a 58-45 Tech win All times are EST and are subject to change Follow us on Twitter in Blacksburg on Feb. 5, 1941 ... Tech is 2-2 @VT_MBall all-time against schools currently in the Mountain West Conference. BROADCAST Been Here Before This is the Hokies’ second trip to this Radio tournament … Tech played in this event, Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network then known as the 76 Classic, in the Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop 2010-11 season … The Hokies won their Also available on: first two games, 72-56 over Cal. State Satellite: Sirius: 81 XM: 81 Internet: 81 Northridge and 56-51 over Oklahoma Virginia Tech Strategic Communications Primary Contact State , before falling in the finals, 71-59, Bill Dyer - Associate Director Television/Internet to UNLV … The event was played at the [email protected] ESPN Anaheim Convention Center … Malcolm (o) - 540-231-8853 Steve Quis, Adrian Branch & Jeff Goodman Delaney, currently with the Atlanta (c) - 540-998-5906 Secondary Contact - Social Media Contact Hawks, averaged 21.0 points per game in Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director that year’s event. [email protected] (o) - 540-231-2228 GAME 4 (c) - 540-739-0002 Virginia Tech vs. New Mexico Notes • Page 1 Strong Start for LeDay Sharing is Good A Fine Start Senior Zach LeDay In the win over High Point, Tech had 24 Khadim Sy made his started the 2016-17 season assists ... It’s the most in a single game for the collegiate debut in the win right where he ended last Hokies since Tech had 25 assists in a win over over Maine ... The freshman season, on a hot note ... Charleston Southern on Jan. 7, 2008 ... The post earned the start and LeDay led the Hokies with Hokies had 19 assists in the win over VMI ... had a solid six points, four 20 points and 12 rebounds Combined with the 24 assists against High rebounds and team-high in the win over Maine ... It Point, this marks the first time that the Hokies three blocked shots in the marked his 13th double- Zach LeDay have had 19-or-more assists in back-to-back win ... In the win over High Khadim Sy double at Virginia Tech and games since the second and third games Point, Sy recorded his first the fifth double-double with at least 20 points of the 2011-12 season. Tech had 20 assists double-figure scoring game of his career, ... It also marks his third consecutive double- against both Monmouth and FIU. with 14 points on 6-of-9 from the field ... He double and his fourth in his last five games ... also had a team-high six The performance is the first Hokie to have a More on Sharing rebounds. 20-point double-double off the bench since In the win over VMI, Jeff Allen had 24 points and 13 rebounds off Justin Robinson had six On The List the bench in a win over VMI on Dec. 9, 2009 ... assists and Seth Allen and Seth Allen has been LeDay followed that with 12 points in the win Chris Clarke had five assists named to the Bob Cousy over High Point ... In the win over VMI, LeDay each ... This marks the Award watch list for the had his second double-double of the season first time since the Hokies 2016-17 season ... The with 23 points and 12 rebounds. joined the ACC in the 2004- award is given annually 05 season that three Hokies Justin Robinson to the nation’s top point Welcome Back, Med had at least five assists in a guard. Seth Allen Ahmed Hill has made single game. quite a comeback for the Not Here Now, Will Be Here Later Hokies ... After missing the Lotsa Points The Hokies will be 2015-16 season following Three games into the 2016-17 season and without Devin Wilson for knee surgery, Hill made his the Hokieshave scored 267 points so far ... the early part of the season Hokies return in the win That is the most points scored by a Virginia ... The senior guard, and over Maine ... Hill, earning Tech men’s basketball team in the first three wide receiver, is playing games of a season since the 1988-89 season, football for the Hokies this the start, scored 14 points Ahmed Hill and grabbed three rebounds when Tech scored 300 total points in home fall ... He currently has two in 30 minutes of action ... Then, in the win wins over Wofford, William & Mary and James catches for 13 yards ... He over High Point, Hill scored a career-high 20 Madison ... The 1988-89 team featured Tech’s will rejoin the basketball Devin Wilson points ... He also recorded career-highs with all-time leading scorer Bimbo Coles and team when the football six made three-pointers and four assists. sharp-shooter Wally Lancaster. season concludes. Making Points on Points vs. High Point Hit the Road, Jack Beating Top Teams In the Hokies’ win over High Point, the Beginning on Nov. 21, the Hokies have Last season, the Hokies won two games Hokies scored 99 points, the most points by embarked on a 10-day, four game road against top 10 teams, the first time that had a Virginia Tech team since a 105-92 win over trip against top-level competition ... Tech happened since Tech defeated three top 10 VMI on Nov. 18, 2013 in Cassell Coliseum ... In is competing in the Wooden Legacy, being (actually top 5) teams in the the High Point win, Tech scored 60 points in played on the campus of Cal. State Fullerton 2006-07 season. the first half, the most for a Tech team since and the Honda Center in Anaheim ... Tech Brothers scoring 61 points in the second half of the opens play on Thanksgiving Day against This year’s team has afore mentioned VMI game ... The 60 points New Mexico and then will play either Cal some interesting brother is the most points scored in a first half since State Northridge or Texas A&M on Friday, notes ..