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2008-09 Virginia Tech Game Notes Hokies open 2008-09 season in Cassell Game 1 Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Coliseum against Gardner-Webb (0-0) (0-0) Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 • 8:00 p.m. 2008-09 Schedule & Results (9,847), Blacksburg, Va. (0-0, 0-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time TV Series vs. G-W: 1st meeting Series Streak: NA 11/14 GARDNER-WEBB 8 p.m. Last Meeting vs. the Bulldogs: NA 11/17 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 8 p.m. CSN Live Stats: Hokiesports.com Radio: Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network XM 192 TV: NA O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off 11/20 vs. Fairfield# 11 a.m. ESPNU 11/21 vs. Missouri/Xavier# TBA ESPNU Hokie Notables 11/23 Finals/Consolations# TBA ESPN2 Entering Tonight’s Game Hokie Checklist 11/26 ELON 7 p.m. This is the season opener for both Virginia Tech and 3 The Hokies open their Centennial Gardner-Webb. Season tonight. Big Ten/ACC Challenge 12/1 WISCONSIN% 7 p.m. ESPN2 Hokies in Season and Home Openers 3 This is the first-ever meeting in this series. Virginia Tech is 5-0 in season openers under Seth BB&T Classic - Verizon Center 12/7 vs. Navy^ 5 p.m. MASN Greenberg and the same 5-0 in home openers under 3 Tech has won all five season Greenberg ... The Hokies are 35-10 in season openers openers under . 12/9 at Georgia 7 p.m. RSN since the opening of Cassell Coliseum (this does not 12/14 LONGWOOD 2 p.m. 3 The Hokies return four starters include the season opener of the 1961-62 season, from last season’s 21-14 team. Aeropostale Holiday Festival - Madison Square Garden since Cassell opened in Jan. of that season, nor does 12/20 vs. Columbia$ 2 p.m. MSG 3 it include the season opener in the 2002-03 season A.D. Vassallo enters the season 12/21 vs. St. John’s/Marist$ noon/2 p.m. MSG that the Hokies lost to St. Bonaventure in the Paradise ranked 29th in career scoring at Jam, that was later vacated by St. Bonaventure due to Virginia Tech with 1,174 career 12/29 at Charleston Southern 7 p.m. RSN an ineligible player) ... The Hokies are 45-2 all-time in points. (at North Charleston Coliseum) home openers in Cassell Coliseum and won their first 1/4 at Duke* 7:45 p.m. FoxSN 1/10 VIRGINIA* 4 p.m. RSN 25 home openers in the arena before losing to James Madison, 70-67, in the home opener 1/14 RICHMOND 7 p.m. in 1986. 1/17 BOSTON COLLEGE* 4 p.m. ESPNU 1/21 at Wake Forest* 7 p.m. ESPN2 The Centennial Season 1/25 at Miami* 5:30 p.m. FoxSN This season marks the Centennial Season for Virginia Tech men’s 1/29 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPN basketball ... On Friday, Jan. 22, 1909, the Hokies played their first- 1/31 at Boston College* 8 p.m. Raycom ever game, a 33-26 home win over Emory & Henry, in the “Dutch 2/8 NC STATE* 1:30 p.m. Raycom Barn” ... That facility burned down in the 1920’s ... Tech was 4-2 in 2/11 GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. ESPNU that inaugural season, winning the first four games ... Tech was a 2/14 at Maryland* 4 p.m. Raycom perfect 10-0 in its second season. 2/18 at Virginia* 8 p.m. Raycom 2/21 FLORIDA STATE* 8 p.m. RSN 2/25 at Clemson* 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 2/28 DUKE* 3:30 p.m. ABC 3/4 NORTH CAROLINA* 7 p.m. ESPN Hokie Probables 3/8 at Florida State* 2 p.m. Raycom F 40 A.D. Vassallo Sr. 6-6 Toa Baja, P.R. 3/12- ACC Tournament TBA TV 3/15 (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.) 2007-08 season 16.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.0 apg F 0 Jeff Allen So. 6-7 Washington, D.C. * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games 2007-08 season 11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 spg # - O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off, San Juan, P.R. % - ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Blacksburg, Va. C 34 Cheick Diakite Sr. 6-9 Bamako, Mali ^ - BB&T Classic, Washington, D.C. 2007-08 season 1.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.2 bspg $ - Aeropostale Holiday Festival, New York, N.Y. G 23 Malcolm Delaney So. 6-3 Baltimore, Md. All times are EST and are subject to change 2007-08 season 9.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg G 5 Dorenzo Hudson So. 6-5 Marshville, N.C. 2007-08 season 3.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg hokiesports.com Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Game Notes • Page 2 Hokie Notes The Series vs. Gardner-Webb Lights, Camera, Hokies Double Your Pleasure This is the first-ever meeting between the Virginia Tech was 15-11 on television last Or today, even triple it ... Today is the two schools … This is the Bulldogs first game season and 15-10 the previous year ... Tech is first of two men’s/women’s doubleheaders as a member of the Big South Conference, 50-55 on television under Seth Greenberg in Cassell Coliseum ... Actually, its more of after previously being affliated with the ... The Hokies will make a school-record a tripleheader, since, prior to the women’s Atlantic Sun ... Tech is 76-15 all-time against minimum of 27 appearances this season and game with UNC Greenboro at 6 p.m., the schools currently in the Big South Conference made a then-school-record 26 television volleyball team will host ACC foe Boston ... This is the first of two games this season appearances last season ... The Hokies will College at 3 p.m. ... The second doubleheader against Big South schools (Charleston make their first television appearance of the will come on Dec. 14, when the women Southern on Dec. 29). season on Nov. 17, as the Hokies host Mount host JMU at 4 p.m., following the men game St. Mary’s on Comcast SportsNet ... All 16 ACC against Longwood at 2 p.m. Thompson Shelved for a While games this season will be televised, for the Forward J.T. Thompson first time since joining the league in 2004 ... Taking the Day Off will miss the next 4-6 Last season’s NIT win over Morgan State was The Hokies have earned a first-round bye weeks following surgery the Hokies’ first-ever appearance on ESPN in three of the four seasons since joining the this morning to correct an Classic. league in 2004 ... The only team to better that inguinal hernia. mark is North Carolina, which has had a bye Returning Scoring in all four seasons ... Duke and Boston College The Next Group The Hokies return 81.2 percent of their have each earned two first round byes over Virginia Tech announced scoring from last season to this season’s that stretch .. BC did not join the league until the signing of four players squad ... That number increases to 82.0 2005 ... In the 2004-05 season, with 11 teams, to national letters of intent J.T. Thompson percent for ACC games. there were five teams receiving byes, but Tech on Wednesday ... Joining the Hokies for the was the fourth seed that season. 2009-10 season will be Manny Atkins, a 6-7, In the Cassell 200 lbs. wing, Ben Boggs, a 6-4, 185 lbs. The Hokies have a 470-138 overall record Since Expansion guard, Erick Green, a 6-2, 180 lbs. guard and in Cassell Coliseum, good for a .773 winning Since the ACC expanded to include Virginia Cadarian Raines, a 6-8, 210 lbs. forward. percentage ... Tech was 14-3 in Cassell Tech and Miami in 2004 (and Boston College Coliseum during the 2007-08 season ... The joined in 2005), the Hokies have the fourth- A Homecoming for Hokies win over Florida State marked the Hokies’ most conference victories ... Tech is 31-33 in When Virginia Tech competes in the 600th game played in Cassell Coliseum ... that stretch ... Only North Carolina (51-13), O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Tech was 13-2 in the Cassell last season and Duke (46-18) and Maryland (33-31) have Rico Tip-Off, a pair of Hokies 6-2 in ACC games in Cassell a year ago ... more wins in that span ... Tech’s winning will be playing in front of Tech was 13-3 in the 2004-05 season and had percentage is fifth-best over that time (add the home crowd ... Senior a 10-7 mark in the 2005-06 season ... Tech Boston College to the previous three teams). A.D. Vassallo and freshman defeated Providence, 69-64, on Feb. 23, 2003, Victor Davila are both for the Hokies’ 400th victory in the building Hokies Led the Way natives of Puerto Rico ...... Tech defeated Rhode Island, 86-63, on Nov. Perhaps the largest factor in the Hokies’ Vassallo is from Toa Baja, a 20, 2002, in its 500th game in the arena ... top-four finish in the ACC last season was city west of San Juan, site of Tech is now in its 45th season in Cassell ... the fact that Tech led the ACC in scoring Victor Davila the tournament ... Davila is The first basketball game was played in the defense ... Tech held opponents to 64.7 points from Canovanas, a city east of San Juan. Coliseum on Jan. 3, 1962, with the Hokies per game, 3.2 points per game better than routing Alabama, 91-67 ... On Sept. 17, 1977, second place Miami ... Tech was second in Playing Champions Tech dedicated the Coliseum in honor of the the league in percentage defense, This season, the Hokies will face the late Stuart K. Cassell ... Tech has had just one trailing on Maryland. champions of the ACC (North Carolina), the break-even home season and one losing Big Ten (Wisconsin) and the SEC (Georgia) ... Where the Big Boys Play season in Cassell Coliseum. Possible second round opponent in Puerto In the five seasons since taking over as the Rico, Xavier, was the Atlantic-10 regular Need to Change the Nickname head coach of the Hokies, Seth Greenberg season champion. When the season tips off, Hokie fans may has made it a priority to play games in high- not recognize the “Big profile arenas ... Over that span, the Hokies Seth Likes the Cassell Donut” ... Jeff Allen has are a combined 6-6 in NBA arenas ... Tech will Seth Greenberg is slimmed down and toned play at least three games in NBA arenas this 61-19 as a head coach in up his body from a year season (the Verizon Center in the BB&T Classic Cassell Coliseum, good for a ago, when Seth Greenberg against Navy and two games in Madison winning percentage of .763 tagged him the “Big Donut” Square Garden in the Aeropostale Holiday ... Greenberg is 36-4 (.900) ... Allen will hit the court Festival). against non-conference around 240 pounds this competition in Cassell Opening Up the Event season ... Despite playing Coliseum. Virginia Tech will have the honor of playing a year ago around 260-270 Jeff Allen in the opening game of the 2008 ACC/Big Ten Seth Greenberg lbs., Allen was second in the ACC in steals All-Time Numbers Challenge ... The Hokies will host defending from his power forward position. Virginia Tech is 1,262-1,055 all-time in Big Ten champion, Wisconsin, in Cassell men’s basketball action, for a .545 winning Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m., in a percentage. game to be televised by ESPN2. Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Game Notes • Page 3 About A.D. ACC Info 1,000 A.D. A.D. Loves the Cassell ACC Preseason Poll A.D. Vassallo scored his In the home win over Georgia Tech, A.D. 1,000th career point in the Vassallo scored a season-high 27 points ... In Here is the ACC preseason media poll, win over Georgia Tech on the final regular home game of the season, as compiled by the Atlantic Coast Sports Feb. 23, 2008, becoming the a win over Wake Forest, Vassallo added 20 Media Association. 39th Hokie to reach 1,000 points ... He scored in double figures in all points ... He now has 1,174 home games this season, including all eight 1. North Carolina career points at Virginia ACC games ... He averaged 17.7 points per 2. Duke 3. Wake Forest Tech ... He became the first A.D. Vassallo game at home this past season and 18.9 ppg 4. Miami Hokie junior to score 1,000 in home ACC games. 5. Clemson career points since Zabian Dowdell in 2006 ... 6. VIRGINIA TECH Vassallo recorded his 300th career A.D. vs. W.F. 7. Maryland in the loss to #4/3 Duke last season ... In the Forgive A.D. Vassallo if he is giddy when 8. Georgia Tech win at Maryland last season, he recorded his the Hokies play Wake Forest this season ... 9. N.C. State 100th career and 400th point of the Vassallo has played five games in his career 10. Florida State season ... If he scores his average points per against the Demon Deacons and is averaging 11. Boston College season this year, he could enter the top 15 in 20.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game ... 12. Virginia career scoring at Tech ... If he scores the same He had his career-high with 29 points in the number of points as a year ago, he could win in Winston-Salem as a freshman ... His finish in the top 10 in career scoring. 22 points in the win over Wake Forest in last year’s ACC Tournament quarterfinals is a new Another A.D. Scoring Note record for most points in an ACC Tournament The 27 points A.D. Vassallo scored in the game by a Hokie ... He recorded his third win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 23 is the most career double-double with 19 points and a points scored by a Hokie in a home ACC career-high 11 rebounds in the loss at Wake game ... It is the fourth-highest point total by Forest on Dec. 23 of last season and scored a Hokie in any ACC game ... Zabian Dowdell 20 points in the home win over the Demon holds the school record for points in an ACC Deacons on March 4, 2008. game, with 33 points in the win at #4 North Carolina on 2-13-07. All-Time Scoring 33 Zabian Dowdell at #4 UNC, 2-13-07 Here is a list of the names A.D. Vassallo 30 Zabian Dowdell at Miami, 2-23-07 is approaching on the list of all-time leading 29 A.D. Vassallo at Wake Forest, 1-28-06 scorers in Virginia Tech history. 27 A.D. Vassallo vs. Georgia Tech, 2-23-08 25 Carlos Dixon at Clemson, 3-1-05 Career Points 25 Coleman Collins at #1 Duke, 12-4-06 27. Damon Watlington...... 1224 25 Zabian Dowdell vs. Clemson, 3-4-07 28. Jeff Schneider...... 1178 29. A.D. Vassallo...... 1174 30. Rolan Roberts...... 1169 Hokie Notes Tech Loves the Garden Close Games ACC Odds & Ends Madison Square Garden is quickly With the loss to #1 North Carolina in the becoming a second home to the Hokies ... ACC semifinals, the Hokies are 26-28 under The ACC won the Big Ten/ACC Challenge This season, Virginia Tech will return to defend Seth Greenberg in games that were decided for the ninth consecutive season a year ago their title in the Aeropostale Holiday Festival in overtime or by five-or-fewer points ... Tech ... The ACC has won the series every year ...... Since Seth Greenberg took over as the was 6-8 in such games last season and had Here’s an oddity; seven of the top 10 scorers Hokies’ head coach in 2003, Tech has played a 5-5 record in such games two years ago in the ACC last season have returned this five games in “The World’s Most Famous ... The 14 games decided by five-or-fewer year ... The only major catagory leaders that Arena” and has a 4-1 record in those games. points or in overtime last season led the ACC did not return to the ACC this season are J.J. ... Three conference wins came in overtime Hickson (FG%), Anthony Morrow (3pt. FG%) Family Tradition against nationally-ranked teams last season ... and Tyrelle Blair (blocked shots) ... This will Two Hokie players didn’t need any Tech was 2-10 in such games in the 2005-06 be the Hokies fifth season in the ACC and introduction when they arrived on campus season, with 10 games being decided in the will mark the fifth different arena in which last season ... J.T. Thompson was joined final seconds of action. the team has played the ACC Tournament. on the Tech team in December 2007 by his cousin, Dorenzo Hudson ... Hudson and Jeff Overtime in the Cassell Allen were teammates at Hargrave Military Virginia Tech is 23-6 all-time in home Academy two years ago, as well. overtime games. Atlantic Coast Conference Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Game Notes • Page 4 Hokie Notes Career Double-Doubles The Hokies Where to Find It Under Seth Greenberg 2005-06 Season Many Virginia Tech men’s basketball facts VT outrebounds opponent...... 51-20 are available on hokiesports.com ... Below is Opponent outrebounds VT...... 32-46 A.D. Vassallo (1) a listing of URLs that may be helpful to the at Wake Forest (29* pts./10* rebs.) Rebounds are equal...... 5- 4 VT leads at the half...... 57- 7 media. VT trails at the half...... 28-60 2006-07 Season Game is tied at the half...... 3- 3 The Last Time: VT shoots 50% or better...... 26- 6 A.D. Vassallo (1) http://www.hokiesports.com/lasttime.html VT outshoots opponent...... 66-14 at Georgia Tech (19 pts./10 rebs.) Opponent outshoots VT...... 22-56 Tech’s all-time games against ranked VT holds opp. under 40%...... 46- 5 opponents: 2007-08 Season VT scores 100+ points...... 1- 0 VT scores 90-99 points...... 8- 1 http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ Jeff Allen (10) VT scores 80-89 points...... 14- 1 rankedopp.html vs. Elon (19 pts.*/10 rebs.*) VT scores 70-79 points...... 31-15 at Penn State (18 pts./14 rebs.*) VT scores 60-69 points...... 26-31 Opponent History: vs. UNC Greensboro (16 pts./12 rebs.) VT scores less than 60 points...... 8-22 http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ vs. George Washington (10 pts./10 rebs.) Opponent scores 100+ points...... 0- 1 at Old Dominion (13 pts./16 rebs.*) Opponent scores 90-99 points...... 0- 2 opponents.html vs. Charleston Southern (10 pts./10 rebs.) Opponent scores 80-89 points...... 5-20 Past Schedules: at Maryland (14 pts./14 rebs.) Opponent scores 70-79 points...... 8-27 vs. Boston College (13 pts./10 rebs.) Opponent scores 60-69 points...... 28-14 http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ at Clemson (11 pts./12 rebs.) Opp. scores less than 60 points...... 47- 6 pastschedules.html vs. Miami, ACC Tourny (10 pts.,/10 rebs.) VT in games 5-or-fewer points or OT...... 26-28 A.D. Vassallo (2) VT at home...... 61-19 All-time overtime games: VT on the road...... 17-37 at Wake Forest (19 pts./11 rebs.*) http://www.hokiesports.com/cgi-bin/new- at Boston College (14 pts.,/11 rebs.*) VT at a neutral site...... 10-14 Overtime games...... 7- 3 schedule/lasttime.pl J.T. Thompson (1) VT against conference foes...... 40-46 at Boston College (14 pts.*/12 rebs.*) VT on television...... 50-55 The Last Time page is customizable to VT vs. ranked teams...... 7-22 search a wide range of topics. * - career highs at the time VT as a ranked team...... 4- 6 New this season, player bio pages have a Winning in Blacksburg A Sweeping Statement new and improved career stats section ... Seth Greenberg enters tonight’s game During the Hokies’ four seasons in the ACC, Available now are career highs, multiple with a record of 88-70 in his five seasons Tech has swept the season series from league splits and career game-by-game stats. at Virginia Tech ... The 88 victories ties Don foes six times, including a single-season DeVoe for fifth place on the all-time coaching high three sweeps last year ... In the 2007-08 Seth Gets His 300th wins list at Virginia Tech ... Next on the list is season, the Hokies swept Virginia, Maryland Seth Greenberg won his 300th game as Bill Foster, who was 101-78 in his six seasons and Boston College ... The year before, Tech a collegiate head coach in the Hokies’ 94-62 in Blacksburg ... Greenberg served on Foster’s swept North Carolina and Miami and in win over Morgan State in the first round of staff at the in the ‘80s ... the Hokies’ inaugural ACC season, 2004-05, the 2008 NIT on March 19, 2008 ... Greenberg Charlie Moir is the winningest head coach in Tech swept the Hurricanes ... The 2006-07 now has a career record of 301-240 (.556) in Virginia Tech history with a 213-119 all-time sweep over North Carolina was even more 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach and is record. impressive, considering the Tar Heels were 88-70 (.557) in his five seasons at Virginia Tech ranked #1 and #4 in the two games. ... His 88 victories at Virginia Tech ties him with Hokies vs. Ranked Teams Don DeVoe for fifth place in career wins at The Hokies were 0-6 vs. ranked teams Virginia Tech. last season .... The Hokies were 4-1 against nationally-ranked teams two years ago, and 3-0 against teams ranked in the top 5 nationally ... Tech is 6-18 against nationally- ranked teams since joining the ACC for the 2004-05 season and 7-22 against nationally- ranked teams under Seth Greenberg ... Tech is 23-127 all-time against teams ranked in the AP poll ... Tech’s last two games against Virginia Tech Streaks ranked teams last season were by a total of Total Home Road Neutral three points and both games were away from Overall Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Cassell Coliseum. ACC* Lost 1 Won 3 Lost 1 --- Non-Conference Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Won 1 Hey, That’s a Lot of Games The Jan. 19 game at Georgia Tech marked * - regular season games only the Hokies’ 2,300th all-time game. Longest winning streak this season 4 2-20/3-4 Longest losing streak this season 3 11-23/11-28, 2-5/2-16 Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Game Notes • Page 5 Hokie Notables, 2007-08 100 Times Two Home Wins What We Did Hank Thorns had 113 assists last season The Hokies finished the 2007-08 season and Malcolm Delaney dished out 107 14-3 in Cassell Coliseum ... That marks the Here is a list of several Virginia Tech school assists during the 2007-08 season ... Jamon most home wins for the Hokies since the marks that were surpassed last season. Gordon and Zabian Dowdell each registered 1982-83 season, when Tech was 16-1 in the at least 100 assists in the 2006-07 season ... Cassell ... The team’s 27 combined wins at Free Throws Attempts by a Senior Virginia Tech was the only ACC team with two home over the last two seasons is the most Deron Washington 219 214 freshmen with at least 100 assists last season. for a two-year stretch in school history. Fouls by a Senior A Strong Freshman Class Man of Deron Washington 103 102 Virginia Tech’s freshman class of Jeff Allen, In the loss at Clemson, Jeff Allen broke the Terrell Bell, Malcolm Delaney, Dorenzo record for freshman steals record at Virginia Games Played by a Junior A.D. Vassallo 35 35 Hudson, J.T. Thompson, Hank Thorns Tech, previously 58 by Dell Curry in the and Tom Amalfe is currently averaging 1982-83 season ... Allen finished the season Steals by Freshman 35.1 points per game - eighth-best scoring with 69 steals and was in 10th place in single Jeff Allen 69 58 average by an ACC freshmen class since season steals at Virginia Tech ... In the win freshmen became eligible in 1972-73 ... In over Maryland on Jan. 12, Allen recorded a Assists by Freshman ACC games, their numbers increased to 36.9 then-career-high five steals ... It was also a Hank Thorns 113 112 ppg. then-season-high in steals for any Hokie ... In the loss at NC State, Allen surpassed that with Rebounds in an ACC game School Year W/L PG a new career-high and team season-high of 51 at Boston College, 1-26-08 (49) Duke 1982-83 11-17 52.9 six steals ... The last time a Tech freshman had 51 vs. Miami, 3-14-08 Georgia Tech 1982-83 13-15 46.9 six or more steals in a game was the 2003-04 Clemson 1995-96 18-11 44.4 Ind. Steals in an ACC game season, when had an eight- North Carolina 2002-03 19-16 42.1 6, Jeff Allen at NC State, 2-5-08 (6) Duke 1999-00 29- 5 40.5 steal-game and seven steal game ... Allen’s six 6, Hank Thorns at Maryland, 2-20-08 North Carolina 2005-06 23- 8 39.8 steals in the NC State game ties a Virginia Tech Wake Forest 1978-79 12-15 38.1 record for most steals in an ACC game, set Games Played by a Senior Virginia Tech 2007-08 21-14 35.1 four times in the past ... The six steals ties an Deron Washington 35 34 Wake Forest 1990-91 19-11 35.0 ACC season-high this year, set six other times. Maryland 1993-94 18-12 34.8 Blocked Shots in a Season Clemson 1974-75 17-11 34.4 2007-08 168 160

Hokie Honors, 2007-08 Man of Steal II Hank Thorns tied Jeff Allen’s season-high Greenberg Earns ACC Honors ACC Tournament Honors with six steals in the win at Maryland ... This Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Seth Virginia Tech’s starting guards, A.D. marks a new career-high for Thorns and he is Greenberg was named the 2008 Atlantic Vassallo and Malcolm Delaney, were each second on the team with 40 steals ... It’s not Coast Conference Coach of the Year, as named to the ACC All-Tournament second just steals for Thorns this season ... He dished selected by members of the Atlantic Coast team on March 16. out a career-high seven assists in the Hokies’ Sports Media Association ... This is the second win over Boston College on Feb. 26. time in the team’s four seasons in the league Commonwealth Honors that Greenberg has earned the honor ... Virginia Tech’s Seth Greenberg was named A New Record Greenberg previously earned the award the Virginia Coach of the Year by the Virginia Hank Thorns finished the 2007-08 season in 2005, the team’s inaugural season as a Association of Sports Information Directors ... with 113 assists on the season ... That sets the member of the ACC ... Greenberg is the first Virginia Tech’s A.D. Vassallo was named first Virginia Tech record for assists in a season ACC coach to win the award at least twice in a team All-State by VaSID ... Deron Washington by a freshman, originally set by Bimbo Coles three-year span since Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski was named to the second team and Jeff in the 1986-87 season, with 112 ... Malcolm won the award three times between 1997 and Allen received honorable mention. Delaney finished the season with 107 assists. 2000. Washington, Vassallo Honored We Are Honored Hokie wings Deron Washington and Three Virginia Tech players have earned A.D. Vassallo were named to the District 4 All-ACC honors this season ... A.D. Vassallo second team by the National Association of has been named to the All-ACC second Basketball Coaches. team, as selected by members of the Atlantic Vassallo Honored Coast Sports Media Association ...Teammate A.D. Vassallo won the Lou Carnesecca Deron Washington has earned an honorable Award, given to the MVP of the Aeropostale mention ... Jeff Allen has been named to the Holiday Festival. All-ACC Freshman team ... Both Washington and Allen are honorable mention on the All- ACC Defensive team. Virginia Tech Basketball Virginia Tech vs. Gardner-Webb Game Notes • Page 6 The Last Time That The Hokies... Tech scored 100 points and won: 102-50 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-23-04 Tech scored 100 points and lost: 106-113 OT vs. Virginia (at Richmond), 1-25-89 Tech played in overtime: 72-65 vs. Virginia, 2-2-08 Tech played in consecutive overtime games: 75-74 at Clemson, 2-8-06 & 77-81 at Virginia, 2-11-06 Tech played 2 OT: 84-75 vs. High Point, 12-30-00 Tech played 3 OT: 86-90 at WVU, 2-2-83 Tech scored 100+ points: 102-50 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-23-04 Tech scored 90-99 points: 94-62 vs. Morgan State, 3-19-08 Tech scored 80-89 points: 80-58, vs. Wake Forest, 3-4-08 Tech scored 70-79 points: 72-81 vs. Mississippi (NIT), 3-26-08 Tech scored 60-69 points: 66-68 vs. North Carolina, ACC Tournament, 3-15-08 Tech scored 50-59 points: 53-92 at North Carolina, 2-16-08 Tech scored 40-49 points: 49-52 at Richmond, 1-3-08 Tech scored 30-39 points: 33-43 at East Carolina, 1966-67 season 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: 100-65 at Duke, 1-30-05 Tech allowed 90-99 points: 53-92 at North Carolina, 2-16-08 Tech allowed 80-89 points: 72-81 vs. Mississippi (NIT), 3-26-08 Tech allowed 70-79 points: 69-70 at Clemson, 3-9-08 Tech allowed 60-69 points: 94-62 vs. Morgan State, 3-19-08 Tech allowed 50-59 points: 80-58, vs. Wake Forest, 3-4-08 Tech allowed 40-49 points: 75-49, vs. UAB, 3-24-08 Tech allowed 30-39 points: 68-36 vs. George Washington, 12-9-07 Tech allowed 20-29 points: 31-25 vs. Richmond, 1945-1946 season Tech allowed 10-19 points: 60-19 vs. Lynchburg College, 1945-1946 season Tech allowed less than 10 points: 28-9 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1922-1923 season Largest margin of victory: 83 points vs. Randolph Macon Academy 87-4, 1910-11 season Last time two Tech players recorded double-doubles in a single game: Deron Washington (14 points/12 rebounds) and Jeff Allen (10 points/10 rebounds) vs. Miami, ACC Tournament, 3-14-08 Last time a Tech player had five or more steals: Jeff Allen (6) at NC State, 2-5-08 Last time a Tech player had 10 or more assists in a game: Jamon Gordon (11) vs. North Carolina A&T, 12-7-05 Last time two Tech players had double figures in rebounds: Deron Washington (12 rebounds) and Jeff Allen (10 rebounds) vs. Miami, ACC Tournament, 3-14-08 Last time two Tech players had five or more assists: Malcolm Delaney (6) & A.D. Vassallo (5) vs. Hofstra, 12-28-07 Last time two Tech players scored 20 or more points: Deron Washington (22) & A.D. Vassallo (20) vs. Wake Forest, 3-4-08 Last time a Tech player scored 30-39 points in a game: 33, Zabian Dowdell at North Carolina, 2-13-07 Last time a Tech player scored 40-49 points in a game: 42, Bimbo Coles vs. Rutgers, 12-27-90 Last time a Tech player scored 50+ points in a game: 51, Bimbo Coles vs. Southern Miss., 2-6-88 Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent on the road: 81-80 (OT) at No. 4 North Carolina, 2-13-07 Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent at home: 67-64 (OT) vs. No. 21 Maryland, 1-21-07 Last time a Tech player had consecutive double-doubles: Deron Washington & Jeff Allen, 2007-08 season