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Virginia Tech - (1-0, 0-0 ACC) HOKIE NOTES TOP TOPICS vs. About Tonight’s Game v Tonight’s game is a sellout The Citadel - (1-0, 0-0 SoCon) The Hokies enter the game 1-0 on the v This is Buzz Williams’ fourth season at Nov. 12, 2017 season … The Bulldogs are also 1-0 on the Virginia Tech season. v Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 24 7 p.m. points in his Virginia Tech debut against Last Time Out: VT 111, Detroit Mercy 79 Detrit Mercy Cassell Coliseum (9,275) The Hokies opened the regular season on v Five Hokies scored in double-figures in Blacksburg, Virginia a fast note, as they defeated Detroit Mercy, the win over Detroit Mercy. 111-79, on Friday night in Cassell Coliseum … Nickeil Alexander-Walker led all scorers 2017-18 with 24 points in his collegiate debut … Kerry Blackshear Jr., scored a career-high 23 points SOCIAL MEDIA SCHEDULE for the Hokies. Date Opponent Time TV Twitter: @hokiesports & Hoops 4 Hurricane Relief Exhibition The Hokies vs. The Citadel @HokiesMBB 11/ 5 at South Carolina (SECN+) W 86-67 Virginia Tech is 18-2 all-time against The Instagram: HokiesMBB 2K Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) Citadel and has won the last three meetings … 11/10 DETROIT MERCY# (ACCNX) W 111-79 Snapchat: HokiesMBB Tech is 10-1 in home games in the series and 11/12 THE CITADEL 7 p.m. ACCNX has won the last two home games … Tech is #Hokies 2K Classic (New York, N.Y., MSG) 2-1 in Cassell Coliseum against the Bulldogs #BeatCitadel 11/16 vs. Saint Louis# 7 p.m. ESPN2 … Tech defeated The Citadel, 113-71 in Cassell 11/17 vs. Providence/Washington# TBA ESPN2 Coliseum last season … Tech is 155-64 all- 2K Classic (Blacksburg, Va.) time against teams currently in the Southern BROADCAST 11/21 HOUSTON BAPTIST# 7 p.m. ACCNX Conference. 11/25 MOREHEAD STATE 1 p.m. ACCNX Radio Hot Start for the Freshman Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop 11/28 IOWA 9 p.m. ESPN2 Nickeil Alexander- 12/ 2 at Ole Miss 2 p.m. SECN+ Walker scored 24 points in Television/Internet 12/ 6 RADFORD 6 p.m. ACCNX his collegiate debut … That ACC Network Extra 12/10 UMES 3 p.m. ACCNX Andrew Allegretta & Mack McCarthy 12/16 at Kentucky 2 p.m. ESPN2 marks the most points for 12/19 PRESBYTERIAN 7 p.m. ACCNX a Virginia Tech freshman in 12/28 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 4 p.m. ACCN their collegiate debut since 12/31 at Syracuse* 6 p.m. ESPNU freshmen became eligible 1/ 3 VIRGINIA* 9 p.m. ACCN 1/ 6 PITTSBURGH* Noon ACCN in 1972 … The previous 1/10 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. RSN high was 23 points by Dale Nickeil 1/13 at Louisville* 4 p.m. ESPN/2 Solomon against Buffalo 1/20 FLORIDA STATE* Noon ESPN/2 Alexander-Walker 1/22 NORTH CAROLINA* 7 p.m. ESPN State in the 1978-79 season 1/27 at Notre Dame* 8 p.m. ESPN2 opener ... The 24 points is tied for 11th on the 1/31 at Boston College* 9 p.m. RSN Virginia Tech list of points in a game by a Hokie 2/ 3 MIAMI* 2 p.m. ESPN/2 freshman and the most points in a game by a 2/ 7 NC STATE* 9 p.m. RSN 2/10 at Virginia* 6 p.m. ESPN/2 Tech frosh since Jalen Hudson scored 32 points 2/14 at Duke* 7 p.m. ESPN/2 against Wake Forest in the first round of the 2/17 at Georgia Tech* Noon ESPN/2 2015 ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. RSN Carolina … It marks the fifth time since Tech 2/24 LOUISVILLE* 1 p.m. CBS Virginia Tech 2/26 DUKE* 7 p.m. ESPN joined the Big East Conference in the 2000-01 3/ 3 at Miami* Noon ESPN/2 season that a Hokie freshman scored at least Strategic Communications Primary Contact 20 points in his debut … Some other notable * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games Bill Dyer - Associate Director # - 2K Classic Hokie debuts: Dell Curry scored 10 points in [email protected] All times are EST and are subject to change his collegiate debut, Bimbo Coles scored seven (o) - 540-231-8853 (c) - 540-998-5906 points in his debut and Ace Custis scored 16 Social Media Contact points in his debut. Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director [email protected] Selling Out (o) - 540-231-2228 So far this season, the Hokies are two-for- (c) - 540-739-0002 two in sellouts … The Hokies sold out the season opener against Detroit Mercy and again tonight’s game against The Citadel. GAME 2 Welcome Back X3 New Faces He Earned It Kerry Blackshear Jr., Seven scholarship players on this year’s Nick Fullard transferred missed the 2016-17 season active roster did not play for the Hokies from Division II Belmont due to a leg injury … He last season … Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Abbey College in North returned to the Hokies line- a freshman wing from Toronto, Canada, Carolina to Virginia Tech up in the season-opening Wabissa Bede, a freshman guard from North and joined the program as win over Detroit Mercy, Andover, Mass. and P.J. Horne, a freshman a walk-on … Due to NCAA scoring a career-high 23 forward from Tifton, Ga., join the team this transfer rules, Fullard was points on 7-of-10 from the Kerry Blackshear season … The other four players are Devin forced to sit out last season Nick Fullard floor, including making his Wilson, a redshirt senior guard from McKees … Earlier this school year, only three-point attempt Rocks, Pa. who played football last season, head coach Buzz Williams awarded Fullard a … He was also 8-of-10 Nick Fullard, a redshirt junior post from scholarship … Tech currently has 12 players from the free throw line LaPlata, Md., who sat out last season due to on scholarship. … Blackshear added six NCAA transfer rules, Tyrie Jackson, a redshirt rebounds in just 17 minute freshman guard from Tifton, Ga., who sat More on the Gate of action … Devin Wilson out last season and Kerry Blackshear Jr., a With the five sellouts last season, the returned after missing redshirt sophomore forward from Orlando, Hokies averaged 7,476 per game … In the last season while playing Florida, who was injured last season … All 2015-16 season, the Hokies averaged 6,658 Devin Wilson football for the Hokies … seven saw action in the win over Detroit and in the 2014-15 season, Tech averaged Wilson scored 10 points on Mercy. 5,744 … Last year’s attendance was the a perfect 3-for-3 from the largest for the Hokies since averaging 8,395 in Gray Beards? field and 4-for-4 from the the 2010-11 season … In the 2015-16 season, Two Hokie players line, had three rebounds the Hokies averaged 7,529 for nine ACC home are two of the most and three assists in 27 games; last season, Tech averaged 8,047 for experienced ACC players minutes of action … He ACC home games The best-ever ACC average in the league this season scored Tech’s first points of attendance for the Hokies is 9,847 in the … Justin Bibbs has played the new season … Chris 2008-09 season. a total of 3,032 minutes at Clarke missed the final nine Chris Clarke Virginia Tech and Devin We’ll Miss Ty games of last season with a Wilson entered the season Redshirt senior wing torn ACL, but made his comeback on Friday Justin Bibbs having played 2,758 minutes Ty Outlaw will miss the night in the win over Detroit Mercy … Clarke as a Hokie … Tech has another player, Ahmed 2017-18 season following had nine points, five rebounds and four Hill, who is just shy of 2,000 minutes in a Tech surgery for a torn ACL in his assists in 18 minutes of action. jersey entering his junior year. right knee … He suffered the injury playing pick-up 2 X 20 He’s Back basketball in July … Outlaw Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 24 points Devin Wilson returns to the court for the set a Virginia Tech record and Kerry Blackshear Jr., scored 23 points in Hokies this season … The redshirt senior Ty Outlaw when he made eight three- the win over Detroit Mercy ... It marks the first from McKees Rock, Pennsylvania sat out last pointers in the home win over No. 25 Miami time that two Hokies have scored at least 20 season while playing wide receiver for the on Feb. 27 … Outlaw is on track to graduate points in a game since Zach LeDay (24) and Virginia Tech football team … He rejoined with a degree in sociology in May. Seth Allen (20) matched the feat last season in the basketball team last December, but the the regular season finale against Wake Forest. decision was made to redshirt and return for Trip of a Lifetime Making Points About Points a full senior season … He scored 10 points on Redshirt senior wing Ty Outlaw was part a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor and 4-of-4 from of a Virginia Tech Athletics trip to study in Virginia Tech defeated Detroit Mercy, 111- the line, with three rebounds and three assists Rwanda … Outlaw enrolled in UAP 3984: 79, in the season opener this season ... That is in the win over Detroit Mercy.