#HOKIEPROUD Virginia TechGame vs. Liberty Game2 Notes • Page 1 2014-15 HOKIES Game Notes (1-0, 0-0) Date Opponent 11/14 UMES (ESPN3) W 71-46 Cancun Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) 11/19 LIBERTY# 7 p.m. ESPN3 11/22 APPALACHIAN STATE 1 p.m. ESPN3 Cancun Challenge (Cancun, Mexico) 11/25 vs. Northern Iowa# TBD CBSSN 11/26 Championship/Consolation# TBD CBSSN Cancun Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) 11/30 MORGAN STATE# 3 p.m. ESPN3 Virginia Tech Liberty ACC/Big Ten Challenge (University Park, Pa.) (1-0, 0-0) (2-0, 0-0) 12/ 3 at Penn State 7:15 p.m. ESPNU 12/ 7 RADFORD 3 p.m. ESPN3 12/14 ALABAMA A&M 3 p.m. ESPN3 12/20 THE CITADEL 1 p.m. ESPN3 12/22 VMI 7 p.m. ESPN3 Today’s Tech Topics 12/27 PRESBYTERIAN 7 p.m. ESPN3 12/30 at West Virginia 2 p.m. ESPNU 1/ 3 SYRACUSE* Noon RSN About Tonight’s Game 1/ 6 at Florida State* 7 p.m. RSN Hokies host The Hokies enter tonight’s game 1-0 1/13 at Louisville* 7 p.m. RSN overall following a 71-46 win over UMES on 1/18 at North Carolina* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU 1/22 NOTRE DAME* 7 p.m. RSN Friday night in Cassell Coliseum ... Liberty is 1/25 VIRGINIA* 1 p.m. ACCN mid-week match-up 2-0 on the season, following a 61-55 home 1/27 PITTSBURGH* 7 p.m. ESPNU win over Delaware on Monday night. 1/31 at Wake Forest* 2 p.m. RSN 2/ 3 at Syracuse* 9 p.m. ESPNU with Liberty in 2/ 7 FLORIDA STATE* 3 p.m. ACCN Last Time Out: VT 71, UMES 46 2/ 9 GEORGIA TECH* 9 p.m. ESPNU Cassell Colisem The Hokies opened the Buzz Williams Era 2/14 at Clemson* Noon RSN in style on Friday night, as they defeated 2/18 at Miami* 7 p.m. RSN Maryland-Eastern Shore, 71-46, in Cassell 2/21 at NC State* 6 p.m. ESPN2 2/25 DUKE* 9 p.m. ESPN2 Wed., Nov. 19, 2014 • 7 p.m. Coliseum ... Freshmen Malik Müller and 2/28 at Virginia* 4 p.m. ACCN Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Justin Bibbs scored 15 points each and 3/ 2 BOSTON COLLEGE* 9 p.m. ESPNU 3/ 7 MIAMI* Noon RSN Blacksburg, Va. freshman Ahmed Hill added 11 points in the victory ... Tech did not commit a turnover in 3/10- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Series vs. Liberty: VT, 13-3 the first half and recorded just six turnovers 14 (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) Series Streak: VT, one in the game. Last Meeting vs. the Flames: * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games VT, 58-46, 12-19-07, Cassell Coliseum # - Cancun Challenge Live Stats: hokiesports.com Series Against The Flames All times are EST and are subject to change Tech is 13-3 all-time against Liberty … Note - The ACC’s regional sports network (RSN) consists Fox Sports South, Tech won the most recent meeting, 58-46, in Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports, Fox Sports Indiana, Television/Internet Fox Sports Midwest, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, NESN, YES Network, ESPN3 Cassell on Dec. 19, 2007 … Tech is 8-3 against MSG Network and ROOT Sports Andrew Allagretta & Mack McCarthy the Flames in Cassell Coliseum … The Hokies are 45-5 all-time against schools currently in Radio the Big South Conference … This is the first Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network of three games against Big South teams this Bill Roth & Mike Burnop season … This game is a part of the Cancun Also available on: Challenge and the Flames will play in the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Mayan Division next week in Cancun. Primary Contact Sirius: 92 XM: 193 Bill Dyer - Associate Director Digital: Hokies Xtra & TuneIn [email protected] (free on downloaded apps) A Young Three (o) - 540-231-8853 In Tech’s win over Maryland-Eastern Shore (c) - 540-998-5906 on Friday night, freshmen Malik Müller, Secondary Contact Justin Bibbs and Ahmed Hill all scored in Rachel Perreault - Assistant Director HokieVision [email protected] double-figures ... That marked the first time (o) - 540-231-2228 This week’s @VT_MBBall on HokieVision: since Nov. 18, 2000 that three freshmen making their collegiate debuts for the Hokies http://www.hokiesports.com/videos/#!/videos/ all scored in double figures ... That night, a all/Q2aDZxcToaEXpU0GwaweoSmmYH0yknwP 92-68 win over VMI, Carlos Dixon (21 points), Chris Exilus (20 points) and Bryant Matthews Today’s #Hastags (17 points) pulled off the same feat. #Hokies #LUvsVT #AllCrowdCassell Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 2 #HOKIEPROUD

Not in a Giving Mood Larger Than Last Year High on Low Points Virginia Tech committed just six turnovers In the win over UMES, the Hokies led the In the season-opening win over Maryland- in the win over UMES, including none in game, 70-42, with 1:13 remaining ... That Eastern Shore, the Hokies allowed the Hawks the first half ... That is the fewest turnovers 28-point lead was larger than the largest lead just 46 points ... That’s the fewest points Tech commited by the Hokies in a game since of last season, which was 27 points in the has allowed an opponent since a 52-45 win Jan. 27, 2013, when the Hokies committed win over UMES ... The last time the Hokies over Miami in Cassell Coliseum last season just five turnovers at Clemson ... The Hokies led a game by more than 28 points was on ... It is the fewest points allowed in a season- went 32 minutes and 15 seconds before Nov. 15, 2012, when Tech led VMI, 86-51, in opener since Nov. 10, 2006, when Tech committing their first turnover. the second half ... Tech’s 25-point margin of defeated Coppin State, 94-43, in Cassell. victory against UMES tied the largest margin 500-Plus in the Cassell of victory from last season, also 25 points Playing Tight Defense The Hokies have a 539-174 overall record against the Hawks. In the win over Maryland-Eastern Shore, in Cassell, good for a .756 winning percentage the Hokies held UMES to just 13 field goals in ... The win over Florida State on Jan. 8, 2011, The Multi-Lingual Big Man the game ... That is the fewest number of field was the 500th victory in the building ... Tech Communicating with Joey van Zegeren goals allowed to an opponent since Jan. 2, defeated Rhode Island, 86-63, on Nov. 20, is easy for most students at Virginia Tech, 2011, when the Hokies held Mount St. Mary’s 2002, in its 500th game in the arena ... Tech regardless of nationality ... The redshirt to just nine field goals ... UMES managed just has had just one break-even home season junior from The Netherlands is fluent in five 27.7 percent from the field for the game, the and two losing season in Cassell Coliseum. languages and has understanding of several others ... If you see him around campus, make lowest percentage allowed by the Smart Group Hokies since Dec. 10, 2012, when the Hokies sure to say “Hello”, or “Hola”, or “Hallo”, or Three current Hokies allowed Mississippi Valley State just 25.7 “Bonjour”, or, well, you get the idea. have earned All-ACC percent from the field. Academic team honors Schedule Odds & Ends Youthful while at Virginia Tech ... The Hokies play seven games against With all the new faces Joey van Zegeren and teams in the top 25 of last year’s NCAA RPI on the Virginia Tech roster, Will Johnston were named ... Tech plays 10 games against top 50 teams the Hokies have 12 players to the team last season and 13 against top 100 teams ... Tech plays available for the 2014- and Christian Beyer was Christian Beyer nine games against teams in the 2014 NCAA 15 season ... Of those 12 named to the team in 2013 Tournament, four games against NIT teams players, only nine began ... Last year, Beyer won ... Four of the Hokies’ nine ACC home games the Skelton Award, given are against 2014 NCAA Tournament teams their careers as scholarship Devin Wilson players ... Of those nine, annually to the top male ... The Virginia Tech – VMI game will be the there are three juniors (one of whom is new student-athlete at Virginia 132nd all-time meeting in the series, the to the Hokies this season), one sophomore Tech. second most-played rivalry and most-played non-conference rivalry for the Hokies ... Tech and the rest are freshmen ... Entering the Finally a Two season-opener vs. UMES, five Virginia Tech will play Radford for the eighth time; Radford After hitting a three- players had career starts for the Hokies, led is 12.9 miles from the Virginia Tech campus ... pointer in the season- Will Johnston by 31 starts by sophomore Devin Wilson ... Tech will play five games against schools from opneing win over In the UMES game, Malik Müller and Justin the Commonwealth of Virginia, four in Cassell Maryland-Eastern Shore, Bibbs made their first career starts ...Ahmed Coliseum ... Tech will play The Citadel for the Will Johnston has made Hill, Jalen Hudson and Satchel Pierce also first time since Feb. 16, 1966 ... This will be 49 field goals and all but saw their first collegiate action in thegame... the 19th meeting between the two schools. three of them have been Shane Henry made his Division I debut in Author Pat Conroy was on that Citadel team three-pointers ... He made the win. ... Of the nine home non-conference games, a career-high four three- three are against teams from Virginia, two Müller Returns pointers in the win over against teams from Maryland, two against The NCAA ruled freshman Furman, a feat he matched Joey van Zegeren teams from South Carolina. guard Malik Müller at FSU last season. Guard Your Cameras and Microphones ineligible for the 2013- 366 and Counting 14 season due to initial Virginia Tech redshirt junior Adam Smith The Hokies have hit at least one three- eligibility rules ... Müller has spent some time on pointer in every game since joining the ACC was able to practice with the other end of questions in the 2004-05 season ... Tech has now hit a the team last season ... He ... Adam has interviewed Malik Müller three in 366 consecutive games, the most in is now eligible to play four numerous student-athletes school history ... Since the three-point arc was years and is listed as a redshirt freshman ... on HokieVision, the video added to college basketball for the 1986-87 Müller played his first game for the Hokies on component of hokiesports. season, the Hokies have hit at least one three Friday night after redshirting last season, but com ... Check out some of in all but three games ... The last time that the the freshman guard was busy playing over his interviews at: http:// Hokies did not record a three-point field goal the summer ... He had five games in double www.hokiesports.com/ in a game was at Providence on Feb. 1, 2003. figures for his native Germany in FIBA U20 videos/#!/. Adam Smith Championships in Crete this summer ... Müller scored 15 points in his first collegiate game on Friday night. #HOKIEPROUD Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 3

New Faces There’s a First Time for Everything Points for Pondering The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team Will Johnston made his first collegiate has a number of new faces, both on the start at Virginia in the 2012-13 season ... It Led VT in Scoring: Müller (1), Bibbs (1) court and with the basketball staff ... Junior marked the first time a walk-on had started Double Figure Scoring Games: Müller (1), Bibbs (1), Hill (1) college transfer Shane Henry and freshmen for the Hokies since Joey Racer started in the 40-point Games: none Justin Bibbs, Jalen Hudson, Ahmed Hill home finale against NC State two seasons 30-39-point Games: none and Satchel Pierce will be available to play ago ... It was the first time that the Hokies 20-29-point Games: none this season, along with redshirt freshman have started a walk-on in a non-Senior Day Led VT in Rebounding: Henry (1) Malik Müller, who sat out last season ... Also situation since at least the 1999-2000 season Double Figure Rebounding Games: none new on the team this season are juniors Seth ... In the loss at Notre Dame last season, walk- Led VT in Assists: Wilson (1) Allen and Zach LeDay, who must sit out this on Christian Beyer made his first collegiate Double Figure Games: none season due to transferring from Maryland start. Double-Doubles: none Most Points in a Half: 41 (2nd vs. UMES) and South Florida, respectively ... Along with Devin Wilson Honored Fewest Points in a Half: 30 (1st vs. UMES) new head coach Buzz Williams, new faces Most Points Allowed in a Half: 26 (2nd vs. on the staff are assistant coaches Isaac Chew, Virginia Tech guard Devin Wilson was UMES) Steve Roccaforte and Jamie McNeilly, along named to the 2014 ACC All-Freshman team Fewest Points Allowed in a Half: 30 (1st vs. with director of basketball operations Jeff by both the Atlantic Coast Sports Media UMES) Reynolds, director of player personnel Devin Association (ACSMA) and the ACC coaches’ Largest Lead: 28 pts. (70-42 vs. UMES) Johnson and director of student-athlete votes ... Wilson started all 31 games for the Largest Deficit:none developent Steve Thomas ... Also new to Hokies and led the Hokies in minutes played, Largest Margin of Victory: 25 pts. (71-46 vs. UMES) the Hahn Hurst Center are assistant AD for assists and steals ... He set Virginia Tech Largest Margin of Defeat: N/A freshman records for minutes played, assists sports medicine Ernest Eugene, assistant to Largest Deficit Overcome in a Victory:N/A the head coach Lyle Wolf and administrative and free throws attempted. Largest Lead Lost in a Loss: N/A assistant Cara Jacobson. Largest Halftime Lead: 10 pts. (30-20 vs. UMES) Largest Halftime Deficit:N/A All-Time Record Average Margin of Victory: 25.0 ppv Virginia Tech is now 1367-1148 all-time in #AllCrowdCassell Average Margin of Defeat: N/A collegiate basketball, good for a .544 winning Average Margin: +25.0 percentage ... Last season’s game against Did you know...Devin Wilson was third * - Includes ties Clemson marked the 2,500th game in school in the ACC in assists last season as a history ... This is the Hokies’ 106th season of men’s basketball. freshman (4.8 apg)? It Runs in the Family 2014-15 Starters Virginia Tech senior Will Johnston is not Wilson, Müller, Smith, Bibbs, van Zegeren...... 1-0 the only student-athlete in his family ... Older sister, Paige, ran track at Arkansas ... Younger sister, Marie, runs track at Virginia Tech this season after transferring from Wake Forest ... Youngest sister, Kari, is a freshman on Virginia Tech’s nationally-ranked women’s soccer team ... Will has seven sisters in all. Dishing It Out In the win over Furman last season, Devin Wilson recorded 11 assists ... The last Hokie freshman to record 11 assists in a single game was Dell Curry, who had 11 assists as a freshman against Maryland-Eastern Shore on Dec. 4, 1982 ... The 11 assists is also one assist shy of the Tech overall school record of 12, set by Dave Sensibaugh, Bimbo Coles and, most recently, Troy Manns in 1997 ... In the home win over Miami, Wilson had nine assists, his personal high in assists in an ACC game and ties the school’s record for assists in an ACC game ... He matched that total of assists with nine in the NC State game.

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This trio will season-opening homestand on Saturday Your help in these matters is appreciated. enroll at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2015. afternoon, as they will host Appalachian State at 1 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum ... The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. #HOKIEPROUD Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 5 Head Coach Buzz Williams opportunity to build a program. My fam- at Texas A&M for two seasons (2004-05 ily and I look forward to becoming a part and 2005-06) under head coach Billy Gil- of this great university and community, lispie. Both of his recruiting classes with and taking on the challenges associated the Aggies were ranked among the best with succeeding in the ACC.” in the nation and featured some of the Williams was an assistant at Marquette top-ranked talent at the prep level. The in the 2007-08 season. MU concluded the squad made its first NCAA Tournament year 25-10 and advanced to the second appearance in 25 years in 2005-06 and round of the NCAA Tournament for the the previous team posted the top turn- first time since 2003. around in the nation, improving its win His coaching career has included stints total in 2004-05 by 14 games compared as an assistant, associate head and head to 2003-04. coach. He has been at the NCAA Division Williams spent four seasons (2000-01 I level for 19 seasons, and 2013-14 was through 2003-04) at Colorado State, serv- his seventh campaign as a head coach. ing as an assistant the first three seasons Williams has recruited and coached over before being promoted to associate head 20 players who have earned all-confer- coach in 2003-04. Two of his recruiting ence accolades, including two league classes were ranked among the 40-best players of the year, two conference in the nation, including the 2003 group, freshmen of the year and four Associated which was tabbed No. 1 in the Mountain Press All-Americans. West Conference. Colorado State made Williams arrived in Milwaukee after its first NCAA Tournament appearance Buzz Williams begins his first season serving for one season as the head coach in 13 years during his tenure and he was as the head men’s basketball coach at at the University of New Orleans. He named one of the top assistants in the Virginia Tech. Williams comes to the guided the Privateers to a 14-win cam- country by HoopScoopOnline.com. Hokies following six seasons as the head paign in 2006-07 and his roster featured The Van Alstyne, Texas, native was coach of the Marquette Golden Eagles. Bo McCalebb, the Sun Belt Conference previously an assistant at Northwestern At Marquette, Williams had a record of Player of the Year. UNO claimed fourth State (1999-2000), Texas A&M- Kingsville 139-69 and led the team to five NCAA place in the Sun Belt’s Western Division (1998-99) and Texas-Arlington (1994-98). appearances, including a trip to the and advanced to the league tournament He earned a bachelor’s degree in kine- regional finals in the 2012-13 season, the quarterfinals. The squad claimed as many siology from Oklahoma City University same season the team won the Big East victories on the road that season as it in 1994 before completing his master’s Conference regular season title. Wil- had in the previous three seasons com- work in the same field at Texas A&M- liams led the Golden Eagles to a 69-39 bined. His recruiting class for the 2007-08 Kingsville in 1999. Big East Conference record during his season was ranked in the top-50 nation- Williams is married to the former Corey time in Milwaukee. Six Marquette players ally by HoopScoopOnline.com. Norman and the couple has two daugh- have made it to the NBA during Williams’ Prior to UNO, Williams served as an as- ters, Zera and Addyson, and two sons, tenure. sistant coach and recruiting coordinator Calvin and Mason. “I am extremely excited about welcom- ing Buzz Williams to the Hokie Nation,” Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock said at the time of Williams’ hiring in March. “Buzz is a proven winner who has earned his way up through the ranks with a strong track record of success. I am confident he will energize our fan base and help make Virginia Tech basketball competitive in the Atlantic Coast Conference. I know he will recruit at the highest level.” “It’s never easy to leave a great school like Marquette, where I spent seven won- derful years, six as the head coach,” Wil- liams said. “But this is a special situation to work at a place like Virginia Tech. I’ve heard tremendous things about this ter- rific institution and this is an outstanding Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 6 #HOKIEPROUD 2014-15 Roster Alphabetical Listing

No. Name POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN HS/OTHER 4 Seth Allen* G 6-1 195 Jr. Woodbridge, Va. Fredericksburg Christian/Maryland 22 Christian Beyer F 6-7 220 Sr. New Bern, N.C. New Bern 10 Justin Bibbs G 6-5 220 Fr. Dayton, Ohio Montverde Academy (Fla.) 14 Greg Donlon F 6-8 230 Jr. Midlothian, Va. Cosby 0 Shane Henry F 6-8 190 Jr. Decatur, Ga. Newton/Georgia Perimeter College 13 Ahmed Hill G 6-5 195 Fr. Augusta, Ga. Aquinas 23 Jalen Hudson G 6-5 195 Fr. Richmond, Va. St. Vincent-St. Mary 25 Will Johnston G 6-4 210 Sr. Midlothian, Va. Midlothian 32 Zach LeDay* F 6-7 235 Jr. Dallas, Texas The Colony/South Florida 1 Malik Müller G 6-3 220 r-Fr. Ehingen, Germany Urspring 21 Satchel Pierce F 7-0 255 Fr. Barberton, Ohio The Kiski School (Pa.) 3 Adam Smith G 6-1 170 r-Jr. Jonesboro, Ga. Fayette County /UNC Wilmington 2 Joey van Zegeren F 6-10 235 r-Jr. Hoogeveen, The Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy 11 Devin Wilson G 6-4 190 So. McKees Rocks, Pa. Montour

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No. Name POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN HS/OTHER 0 Shane Henry F 6-8 190 Jr. Decatur, Ga. Newton/Georgia Perimeter College 1 Malik Müller G 6-3 220 r-Fr. Ehingen, Germany Urspring 2 Joey van Zegeren F 6-10 235 r-Jr. Hoogeveen, The Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy 3 Adam Smith G 6-1 170 r-Jr. Jonesboro, Ga. Fayette County /UNC Wilmington 4 Seth Allen* G 6-1 195 Jr. Woodbridge, Va. Fredericksburg Christian/Maryland 10 Justin Bibbs G 6-5 220 Fr. Dayton, Ohio Montverde Academy (Fla.) 11 Devin Wilson G 6-4 190 So. McKees Rocks, Pa. Montour 13 Ahmed Hill G 6-5 195 Fr. Augusta, Ga. Aquinas 14 Greg Donlon F 6-8 230 Jr. Midlothian, Va. Cosby 21 Satchel Pierce F 7-0 255 Fr. Barberton, Ohio The Kiski School (Pa.) 22 Christian Beyer F 6-7 220 Sr. New Bern, N.C. New Bern 23 Jalen Hudson G 6-5 195 Fr. Richmond, Va. St. Vincent-St. Mary 25 Will Johnston G 6-4 210 Sr. Midlothian, Va. Midlothian 32 Zach LeDay* F 6-7 235 Jr. Dallas, Texas The Colony/South Florida

* - Must sit out 2014-15 season due to NCAA Transfer rules

Coaching Staff Adam Smith Head Coach: Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City, 1994) Assistant Coaches: Isaac Chew (Avila, 1998) Steve Roccaforte (Lamar, 1989) Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans, 2007) Director of Men's Basketball Operations: Jeff Reynolds (UNCG, 1978) Director of Player Personnel: Devin Johnson Director of Student-Athlete Development: Steve Thomas Director of Strength & Conditioning, Basketball Programs: David Jackson Assistant Athletics Director/Sports Medicine: Ernest Eugene #HOKIEPROUD Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 7 The Last Time That... Tech scored 100 points and won: 105-92, vs. VMI, 11-18-13 Tech scored 100 points and lost: 100-104 2OT vs. Maryland, 2-27-10 Tech played in overtime: 61-60, OT, at Miami, 12-8-13 Tech played in consecutive overtime games: 75-74 at Clemson, 2-8-06 & 77-81 at Virginia, 2-11-06 Tech played 2 OT: 57-62, 2OT at Pittsburgh, 2-8-14 Tech played 3 OT: 86-90 at WVU, 2-2-83 Tech scored 100+ points: 105-92, vs. VMI, 11-18-13 Tech scored 90-99 points: 95-79, vs. Iowa, 11-27-12 Tech scored 80-89 points: 82-66, vs. UMES, 12-31-13 Tech scored 70-79 points: 71-46, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 12-14-14 Tech scored 60-69 points: 64-71, vs. NC State, 2-22-14 Tech scored 50-59 points: 53-57, vs. Miami, 3-12-14 (ACCT) Tech scored 40-49 points: 47-64 at Maryland, 3-4-14 Tech scored 30-39 points: 33-43 at East Carolina, 1966-67 season Joey van Zegeren Tech scored 20-29 points: 27-40 at McGuire Gen., 1945-46 season Tech scored 10-19 points: 16-45 at Virginia, 1938-1939 season Tech scored less than 10 points: 7-31 at W&L, 1922-1923 season Tech allowed 100+ points: 100-104, 2OT vs. Maryland, 2-27-10 Tech allowed 90-99 points: 77-96, vs. Michigan State, 11-22-13 Tech allowed 80-89 points: 60-80, vs. Maryland, 2-1-14 Tech allowed 70-79 points: 64-71, vs. NC State, 2-22-14 Tech allowed 60-69 points: 51-62, at Georgia Tech, 3-8-14 Tech allowed 50-59 points: 53-57, vs. Miami, 3-12-14 (ACCT) Tech allowed 40-49 points: 71-46, vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 12-14-14 Tech allowed 30-39 points: 99-34, vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 1-2-11 Tech allowed 20-29 points: 31-25 vs. Richmond, 2-1-46 Tech allowed 10-19 points: 60-19 vs. Lynchburg College, 1-9-46 Tech allowed less than 10 points: 28-9 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1-17-23 Largest margin of victory: 83 points vs. Randolph Macon Academy, 87-4, 1-10-11 Largest margin of victory in an ACC game: 29 points vs. Wake Forest, 94-65, 1-15-11 Two Tech players recorded double-doubles in a game: C.J. Barksdale (14 pts./10 rebs.) & Jarell Eddie (13 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Radford, 11-29-13 Two Tech players recorded double-doubles in consecutive games: vs. UNC, ACC Tournament, 3-13-09 and vs. Duquesne, NIT, 3-18-09 Tech player had five or more steals: Manny Atkins (5) vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 1-2-11 Tech player had 10 or more assists in a game: Devin Wilson (11) vs. Furman, 11-26-13

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Tech player had 20 or more rebounds in a game: Jeff Allen (21) vs. Longwood, 12-14-08 Two Tech players had double figures in rebounds: C.J. Barksdale 10 rebs.) & Jarell Eddie (10 rebs.) vs. Radford, 11-29-13 Two Tech players had five or more assists: Devin Wilson (5) & Adam Smith (5) vs. Michigan State, 11-22-13 Two Tech players scored 20 or more points: Devin Wilson (26 points) & Jarell Eddie (20 points) vs. Wake Forest, 1-22-14 Two Tech players scored 20 or more points in consecutive games: Erick Green & Jarell Eddie 11-19-12 & 11-23-12 Tech freshman scored 20 or more points in a game: 26, Devin Wilson, vs. Wake Forest, 1-22-14 Two Tech freshmen scored in double figures in a game: Malik Müller (15 pts.), Justin Bibbs (15 pts.) & Ahmed Hill (11 pts.) vs. UMES, 12-14-14 Three Tech freshmen scored in double figures in a game: Malik Müller (15 pts.), Justin Bibbs (15 pts.) & Ahmed Hill (11 pts.) vs. UMES, 12-14-14 Tech player scored 30-39 points in a game: 34, Jarell Eddie vs. Winthrop, 12-3-13 Tech player scored 40-49 points in a game: 41, Dorenzo Hudson vs. Seton Hall, 1-2-10 Tech player scored 50+ points in a game: 51, Bimbo Coles vs. Southern Miss., 2-6-88 Tech defeated a ranked opponent on the road: 80-77 at No. 12/13 Clemson, 2-25-09 Tech defeated a ranked opponent at home: 81-71, vs. No. 15/17 Oklahoma State, 12-1-12 Tech defeated a ranked opponent on a neutral court: 72-64, vs. No. 21 Virginia, 12-28-95, Roanoke Civic Center Tech player had consecutive double-doubles: Jarell Eddie, 11-26-13 & 11-29-13 Tech player had seven consecutive double-doubles: Jeff Allen, 1-25-11, 1-30-11, 2-2-11, 2-5-11, 2-13-11, 2-15-11 & 2-19-11 Tech held opponent without a double-figure scorer: 65-47 vs. Miami, ACC Tournament, 3-12-09 No Tech player scored in double figures: 41-57 vs. Temple, 2-25-96 Tech had five players score in double figures: 75-54, vs. Furman, 11-26-13 Tech had six players score in double figures: vs. Wake Forest, 1-15-11 Tech did not make a three-point field goal: at Providence, 2-1-03 Tech’s opponent did not make a three-point field goal: at NC State, 2-10-10 Tech did not shoot a in the first half: at Miami, 12-8-13 Tech did not shoot a free throw in the second half: vs. Virginia, 12-5-10 Tech allowed a triple-double: Iman Shumpert (22 pts., 12 rebs., 11 assists), at Georgia Tech, 1-25-11 Tech held an opponent under 10 points in a half: 9 points, vs. Eastern Michigan, 12-22-11 Tech held an opponent under 20 points in a half: 17 pts., vs. Furman, 11-26-13 Tech had double-figures in blocked shots: 13, 87-82, vs. West Virginia, 11-12-13 Tech came back from a double-figure deficit to win: 13 pts. (37-24), at Miami, 12-8-13 Tech led by 20-or-more points at half time of a game: 20 pts., 38-18, vs. WCU, 11-15-13

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CHRISTIAN BEYER WILL JOHNSTON ADAM SMITH Season/Career Game Highs Season/Career Game Highs Season/Career Game Highs

POINTS POINTS POINTS Career 9 vs BYU (12/19/12) Career 12 vs Furman (11/26/13), at FSU (2/5/14) Career 28 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 7 at Boston College (1/29/14) ACC 12 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC 12 vs Boston College (1/11/14) MINUTES PLAYED MINUTES PLAYED MINUTES PLAYED Career 27 vs Bradley (12/22/12), at BC (1/29/14) Career 38 at Maryland (3/4/14) Career 36 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 27 at Boston College (1/29/14) ACC 38 at Maryland (3/4/14) ACC 30 vs Syracuse (1/7/14) FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOALS MADE Career 4 vs BYU (12/19/12) Career 4 vs Furman (11/26/13), at FSU (2/5/14) Career 9 vs MSU (11/22), vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 3 at MD (1/7/13), at BC (1/29/14) ACC 4 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC 5 vs Boston College (1/11/14)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Career 6 vs BYU (12/19/13) Career 7 vs Winthrop (12/3/13) at FSU (2/5/14) Career 19 vs Michigan State (11/22/13) ACC 5 at MD (1/7/13), at BC (1/29/14) ACC 7 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC 16 vs Boston College (1/11/14)

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Career 1, 3x, last vs UMES (12/31/13) Career 4 vs Furman (11/26/13), at FSU (2/5/14) Career 4 vs Michigan State (11/22/13) ACC 1 at Clemson (1/27/13) ACC 4 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC 3 vs Syracuse (1/7/14) 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Career 3 vs MVSU (12/10/12) Career 7 vs Winthrop (12/3/13), at FSU (2/5/14) Career 9, 3x, last vs Boston College (1/11/14) ACC 1, 7x, last vs NC State (2/22/14) ACC 7 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC 9 vs SU (1/7/14), vs BC (1/11/14) FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE Career 3 vs Bradley (12/22/12) Career 3 at BYU (12/29/12) Career 8 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 2 vs Boston College (1/9/13) ACC 2 vs WF (1/22/14), vs Maryland (2/1/14) ACC N/A

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Career 4 vs Bradley (12/22/12) Career 4 at BYU (12/29/12) Career 10 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 2, 6x, last at Boston College (1/29/14) ACC 3 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) ACC N/A

REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS Career 11 vs BYU (12/19/12) Career 6 vs Virginia (2/18/14) Career 6 vs Michigan State (11/22/13) ACC 8 vs Boston College (1/9/13) ACC 6 vs Virginia (2/18/14) ACC 1, 4x, last at Notre Dame (1/19/14)

ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS Career 2, 3x, last vs UMES (12/31/13) Career 2, 4x, last at Boston College (1/29/14) Career 5 vs MSU (11/22), vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 2 vs Boston College (1/9/13) ACC 2, 3x, last at Boston College (1/29/14) ACC 3 at Miami (12/8/13)

BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS Career 1, 5x, last vs UMES (12/14/14) Career N/A Career N/A ACC 1 vs WF (1/19/13), at Miami (12/8/13) ACC N/A ACC N/A

STEALS STEALS STEALS Career 2 vs Bradley (12/22/12) Career 3 vs Florida State (2/24/13) Career 1 vs WCU (11/15/13), vs MSU (11/22/13) ACC 2 at Maryland (1/7/13) ACC 3 vs Florida State (2/24/13) ACC N/A Virginia Tech vs. Liberty Game Notes • Page 10 #HOKIEPROUD Hokie Returning Players 22 11 14

JOEY VAN ZEGEREN DEVIN WILSON GREG DONLON Season/Career Game Highs Season/Career Game Highs Season/Career Game Highs

POINTS POINTS POINTS Career 21 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) Career 26 vs Wake Forest (1/22/13) Career 2 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 21 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) ACC 26 vs Wake Forest (1/22/13) ACC N/A MINUTES PLAYED MINUTES PLAYED MINUTES PLAYED Career 35 at Miami (12/8/13) Career 46 at Pittsburgh (2/8/14) Career 7 vs Miss. Valley St. (12/10/12) ACC 35 at Miami (12/8/13) ACC 46 at Pittsburgh (2/8/14) ACC 2, 3x, last at Boston College (1/29/14) FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOALS MADE Career 9 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) Career 7 at Notre Dame (1/19/14) Career 1 vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 9 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) ACC 7 at Notre Dame (1/19/14) ACC N/A

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Career 17 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) Career 13 vs North Carolina (3/1/14) Career 1, 3x, last vs Radford (11/29/13) ACC 17 at Georgia Tech (3/8/14) ACC 13 vs North Carolina (3/1/14) ACC 1 at Virginia (2/12/13)

3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3-PT FIELD GOALS MADE Career N/A Career 3 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) Career N/A ACC N/A ACC 3 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) ACC N/A 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 3-PT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Career 1 vs USC Upstate (11/9), vs WU (12/3/13) Career 6 vs North Carolina (3/1/14) Career N/A ACC N/A ACC 6 vs North Carolina (3/1/14) ACC N/A FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE Career 4 vs Iowa (11/27/12) Career 11 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) Career 1, 2x, last vs UMES (12/31/13) ACC 4 at Maryland (1/5/13) ACC 11 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) ACC N/A

FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS FREE THROW ATTEMPTS Career 9 vs NC State (2/22/14) Career 14 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) Career 2, 2x, last vs UMES (12/31/13) ACC 9 vs NC State (2/22/14) ACC 14 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) ACC N/A

REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS Career 10 at Miami (12/8/13) Career 7 vs UNCG (12/28/13) Career 1, 4x, last vs Maryland (2/1/14) ACC 10 at Miami (12/8/13) ACC 4, 4x, last at Pittsburgh (2/8/14) ACC 1, 2x, last vs Maryland (2/1/14)

ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS Career 3 vs Virginia (2/18/14) Career 11 vs Furman (11/26/13) Career N/A ACC 3 vs Virginia (2/18/14) ACC 9 vs. Miami (2/15/14), vs NC State (2/22/14) ACC N/A

BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS Career 6 at Notre Dame (1/19/14) Career 1, 5x, last vs North Carolina (3/1/14) Career 1, vs Maryland (2/1/14) ACC 6 at Notre Dame (1/19/14) ACC 1, 3x, last vs North Carolina (3/1/14) ACC 1, vs Maryland (2/1/14)

STEALS STEALS STEALS Career 2 at BYU (12/29/12), vs WF (1/22/14) Career 3 at Florida State (2/5/14) Career N/A ACC 2 vs Wake Forest (1/22/14) ACC 3 at Florida State (2/5/14) ACC N/A Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UMES vs Virginia Tech 11/14/14 7:00 PM at Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.

UMES 46 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Michael Myers f 1-4 0-0 7-14 3 7 10 4 9 3 1 0 0 27 32 Dominique Elliott f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 12 04 Devin Martin g 4-14 1-8 0-0 0 1 1 5 9 2 2 0 0 27 11 Devon Walker g 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1 1 31 13 Isaac Smith g 1-5 0-1 1-2 0 3 3 2 3 4 5 0 1 34 00 Ryan Andino 3-9 3-9 2-2 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 16 01 Iman Johnson 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 13 02 Ishaq Pitt 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 4 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 24 03 Mark Blackmon 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 05 Stephen Spurlock 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Shane Randall 0-2 0-0 5-6 3 0 3 3 5 0 0 1 0 11 Team 3 0 3 1 Totals 13-47 5-22 15-26 14 21 35 26 46 10 15 3 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 6-20 30.0% 2nd half: 7-27 25.9% Game: 13-47 27.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 5-22 22.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 10-17 58.8% Game: 15-26 57.7% 5

Virginia Tech 71 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Joey van Zegeren f 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 5 4 0 0 2 0 19 01 Malik Muller g 5-5 2-2 3-4 0 3 3 2 15 0 1 0 1 27 03 Adam Smith g 3-6 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 7 0 1 0 0 27 10 Justin Bibbs g 6-10 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 1 15 2 0 0 1 29 11 Devin Wilson g 2-2 0-0 1-5 0 3 3 1 5 6 0 0 2 24 00 Shane Henry 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 7 8 2 3 0 0 3 0 13 13 Ahmed Hill 3-6 1-3 4-5 2 3 5 0 11 2 1 0 0 20 21 Satchel Pierce 1-2 0-0 2-4 1 1 2 5 4 1 1 2 0 15 22 Christian Beyer 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 23 Jalen Hudson 0-2 0-2 4-6 0 3 3 3 4 0 2 0 0 18 25 Will Johnston 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 Team 1 0 1 Totals 24-46 6-14 17-29 7 26 33 21 71 11 6 8 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-27 48.1% 2nd half: 11-19 57.9% Game: 24-46 52.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 6-14 42.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd half: 15-23 65.2% Game: 17-29 58.6% 6

Officials: Sean Cassidy, Ron Tyburski, Anthony Franklin Technical fouls: UMES-None. Virginia Tech-None. Attendance: 6191

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UMES 20 26 46 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UMESM 12 4 10 3 18 Virginia Tech 30 41 71 VT 30 20 4 12 25

Last FG - UMESM 2nd-00:36, VT 2nd-01:13. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - UMESM None, VT by 28 2nd-01:13. Lead changed - 0 times. UMESM led for 00:00. VT led for 38:39. Game was tied for 01:09.