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2016-17 #21/23 Virginia Tech - (12-2, 1-1 ACC) vs. SCHEDULE 12-2, 1-1 #12/13 Florida State - (14-1, 2-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time TV Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017 11/11 MAINE (ACCNExtra) W 80-67 11/15 HIGH POINT (ACCNExtra) W 99-73 2 p.m. 11/19 VMI (ACCNExtra) W 88-72 Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) 11/24 vs. New Mexico# (ESPN) W 92-72 Tallahassee, Florida 11/25 vs. Texas A&M# (ESPNU) L 65-68 Wooden Legacy (Anaheim, Calif.) 11/27 vs. Nebraska# (ESPNU) W 66-53 TOP TOPICS HOKIE NOTES Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 11/30 at Michigan (ESPN2) W 73-70 v The Hokies trail the all-time series, About Today’s Game 30-22 12/ 7 UMES (ACCNExtra) W 75-59 The Hokies enter the game 12-2 overall 12/11 MISSISSIPPI (ESPNU) W 80-75 v The Hokies won both meetings last and 1-1 in ACC action … Florida State 12/17 THE CITADEL (ACCNExtra) W 113-71 season is 14-1 overall and 2-0 in league play … 12/20 CHARLESTON SOU. (ESPNU) W 87-59 v The Hokies are in the polls for the first The Hokies are ranked 21st in the AP poll 12/28 UMBC (ACCNExtra) W 87-70 12/31 #5/5 DUKE* (ESPN2) W 89-75 time since 2010 and 23rd in the USA Today Coaches poll., 1/ 4 at NC State* (ACCN) L 78-104 v The Hokies lost at NC State, 104-78, in while the Seminoles are 12th in the AP Raleigh on Wednesday night poll and 13th in the coaches poll. 1/ 7 at #12/13 Florida State* 2 p.m. ACC Network 1/10 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. ESPNU v Ahmed Hill led the Hokies with 17 1/14 NOTRE DAME* 2 p.m. ACC Network points Last Time Out: NCSU 104, 21/23 VT 78 1/18 GEORGIA TECH* 9 p.m. RSN v The Hokies return to Blacksburg on The Hokies lost at NC State, 104-78, in 1/22 at Clemson* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Tuesday night to begin a three-game Raleigh on Wednesday night … Ahmed 1/26 at North Carolina* 8 p.m. ESPN Hill led four Hokies in double-figures with 1/29 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU ACC home stand 2/ 1 at Virginia* 8 p.m. ACC Network v Khadim Sy missed the NC State game 17 points … Zach LeDay added 16 points 2/ 8 at Miami* 9 p.m. RSN after injuring his ankle in shoot around and six rebounds … NCSU out rebounded 2/12 VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU the Hokies, 40-25 … Tech made a season- 2/14 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. ESPN/e2 2/18 at Louisville* 1 p.m. ACC Network high 13 three-pointers in the game. 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPNU SOCIAL MEDIA 2/25 at Boston College* 4 p.m. RSN Series Against the Seminoles 2/27 MIAMI* 9 p.m. ESPN2 3/ 4 WAKE FOREST* 4:30 p.m. RSN Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall This is the 53rd all-time meeting between the two schools …The Instagram: vthokiembb 2017 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Seminoles lead the series 30-22 … Tech 3/ 7- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Snapchat: HokieSports has won the last two meetings, most 3/11 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) #Hokies recently a 96-85 victory in the ACC CAPS denote home games #BeatFSU Tournament last season … Tech won both * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games meetings last season … Tech is 5-18 in # - Wooden Legacy All times are EST and are subject to change Follow us on Twitter road games in the series and have not @VT_MBall won in Tallahassee since 1990. Med Heating Up BROADCAST Over the last six games, Ahmed Hill has scored a total of 114 points, for a 19.0 Radio ppg during that span … He leads the Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network team in made three-pointers. Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop Bunches of 3s Also available on: So far this season, through 14 games, Satellite: Sirius: 134 XM: 194 Internet: 956 Virginia Tech Strategic Communications the Hokies have recorded seven games of Primary Contact Bill Dyer - Associate Director Television/Internet at least 10 three-point field goals … The [email protected] The ACC Network Hokies lead the ACC in three-point field (o) - 540-231-8853 Dwayne Ballen & Brian Oliver goal percentage and are third in three- (c) - 540-998-5906 pointers made … Tech made a season- Secondary Contact - Social Media Contact Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director high 13 three-pointers in the loss at NC [email protected] State. (o) - 540-231-2228 GAME 15 (c) - 540-739-0002 Virginia Tech vs. Florida State Notes • Page 1 Leading the Way Some Facts from the Duke Win Sharing is Good Ahmed Hill has made The Hokies’ 89 points is the most points In the 113-71 win over The Citadel, the quite a comeback for the the Hokies have ever scored against the Blue Hokies dished out a season-high 30 assists Hokies … Hill missed the Devils … The 14-point margin of victory ties … That is the second-most assists in school 2015-16 season following the largest margin of victory against Duke history … Tech had 31 assists in a 122-73 win knee surgery … In perhaps … This marks the Hokies first win over a top over South Carolina State on Dec. 18, 1982 ... his most impactful game, 5 team since Jan. 4, 2016, when the Hokies With the 18 assists in the loss at NC State, the Hill led the Hokies with 20 defeated No. 4 Virginia, 70-68, in Cassell Hokies now have eight games of at least 18 points and nine rebounds Ahmed Hill Coliseum … This is the first win by the Hokies assists this season and 13 of the 14 games this in the win over Ole Miss … over a top 10 team since a 77-62 win over season, Tech has at least double-figure assists. Both numbers tied then-career-highs for No. 7 Miami on March 5, 2016 in Cassell Hill … He scored six of the Hokies’ final nine Coliseum … This is the first time the Hokies A Balancing Act points in the contest, including going 4-of-4 have defeated a top 5 Duke team since Feb. The Hokies had seven players score in from the line in the final 16 seconds … Then, 26, 2011, when the Hokies downed the top- double figures in the win over The Citadel, in the 113-71 win over The Citadel, Hill set ranked Blue Devils, 64-60, in Cassell Coliseum the most since Tech placed seven players in a new career-high with 22 points and also … The Hokies’ 89 points is the most in a win double figures in a 104-74 win over Rider on handed out a career-high four assists … He against a nationally-ranked team since a Dec. 19, 1984 in Cassell Coliseum … With six currently leads the ACC and is 30th nationally 94-88 win over top-ranked North Carolina players scoring in double figures in the win in three-point field goal percentage. on Jan. 13, 2007 in Cassell Coliseum … It is over Duke, Tech completed a span of four tied for the third-most points scored against games in which it had at least five players Clarke Steps Up a nationally-ranked team in a Virginia Tech score in double figures. In the Hokies’ win over victory … The Hokies’ 89 points is the most 14 in a Row The Citadel, Chris Clarke allowed by Duke this season … Tech has now The Hokies have won 14 consecutive home recorded the Hokies’ first- won three of its last four ACC openers. ever triple-double, scoring games, beginning with the 60-57 win over 13 points, grabbing 12 Into the Polls Clemson on Feb. 6, 2016 … This is the longest rebounds and dishing out The Hokies are ranked 21st in this weeks’ home winning streak for the Hokies since a career-high 10 assists AP poll and 23rd in the USA Today Coaches the 2009-10 season, when the Hokies won 14 consecutive home games … The last time … Clarke is one of three Chris Clarke poll … This is the first time the Hokies have ACC players and 17 players been ranked in either poll since the polls of Tech won more than 14 consecutive games nationally with a triple-double this season … Nov. 15, 2010, when Tech was 22nd in the AP in Cassell Coliseum was in the 1994-95 and Since that triple-double, Clarke recorded two poll and 24th in the coaches poll … All-time, 1995-96 seasons, when the Hokies strung consecutive double-doubles, in the wins over the Hokies are 3-2 when ranked 21st in the AP together 17 home victories. Charleston Southern and UMBC and scored poll … The last time the Hokies were ranked A New High for J Rob 13 points in the win over No. 5/5 Duke. 21st in the AP poll was the preseason AP poll In the Hokies’ 87-70 in 2010 … Tech is 59-29 all-time as a ranked win over UMBC, Justin Clarke Stays Hot team. In the last six games, all of which Chris Robinson made four of Clarke has scored in double figures, he has Solid Stats for LeDay his six three-point field scored 92 points, averaging 15.3 points … Zach LeDay has posted goal attempts … That sets Over the same period, he is averaging 8.3 some great numbers for the a new career-high for the rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.