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2016-17 Virginia Tech - (15-5, 4-4 ACC) vs. SCHEDULE 15-5, 4-4 Boston College - (9-12, 2-6 ACC) Date Opponent Time TV 11/11 MAINE (ACCNExtra) W 80-67 Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 11/15 HIGH POINT (ACCNExtra) W 99-73 6:30 p.m. 11/19 VMI (ACCNExtra) W 88-72 Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) 11/24 vs. New Mexico# (ESPN) W 92-72 Blacksburg, Virginia 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, 18-9, About Tonight’s Game but won 71-56 in the Conte Forum last 12/ 7 UMES (ACCNExtra) W 75-59 The Hokies enter the game 15-5 overall 12/11 MISSISSIPPI (ESPNU) W 80-75 season and 4-4 in ACC action … Boston College 12/17 THE CITADEL (ACCNExtra) W 113-71 v The Hokies lost at No.9/6 UNC, 91-72, is 9-12 overall and 2-6 in conference play. 12/20 CHARLESTON SOU. (ESPNU) W 87-59 on Thursday night 12/28 UMBC (ACCNExtra) W 87-70 v Last Time Out: #9/6 UNC 91, VT 72 12/31 #5/5 DUKE* (ESPN2) W 89-75 Seth Allen led the Hokies with 19 1/ 4 at NC State* (ACCN) L 78-104 points The Hokies dropped a road game at 1/ 7 at #12/13 Florida State ACCN) L 78-93 v After tonight, the Hokies play four-of- No. 9/6 North Carolina, 91-72, in the 1/10 SYRACUSE* (ESPNU) W 83-73 their-next- five games on the road Smith Center on Thursday night … Seth 1/14 #20/20 NOTRE DAME* (ACCN) L 71-76 1/18 GEORGIA TECH* (RSN) W 62-61 v Justin Bibbs is the Hokies’ all-time Allen led the Hokies with 19 points and 1/22 at Clemson* (ESPNU) W 82-81 leader in career three-point field goal five assists and Justin Robinson had 17 1/26 at #9/6 UNC* (ESPN) L 72-91 percentage points and seven assists. 1/29 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU v Tonight is the Hokies’ Suits & Sneakers 2/ 1 at Virginia* 8 p.m. ACC Network game, in support of Coaches Vs. Cancer, Series Against the Eagles 2/ 8 at Miami* 9 p.m. RSN along with the Black Out Effect game This is the 28th all-time meeting 2/12 VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU between the two schools … The Eagles 2/14 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. ESPN/e2 lead the series 18-9 … Tech won the last 2/18 at Louisville* 1 p.m. ACC Network 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPNU meeting, 71-56, last season in Chestnut 2/25 at Boston College* 4 p.m. RSN SOCIAL MEDIA Hill … Tech is 6-7 in home games against 2/27 MIAMI* 9 p.m. ESPN2 BC … Virginia Tech is 7-12 against 3/ 4 WAKE FOREST* 4:30 p.m. RSN Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall the Eagles since BC joined the ACC in Instagram: vthokiembb 2017 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament 2005 … All but one of the previous 27 3/ 7- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Snapchat: HokieSports meetings between the two schools have 3/11 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) #Hokies been while Tech and BC were members CAPS denote home games #BeatBC of the Big East and now Atlantic Coast * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games # - Wooden Legacy Conferences. 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Cancer program … Virginia Black Out Effect Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop Tech coaches and staff are wearing Also available on: sneakers with their suits to help raise Satellite: Sirius: 137 XM: 193 Internet: 955 awareness for the fight against cancer Virginia Tech Strategic Communications Primary Contact …The team is also wearing special Bill Dyer - Associate Director Television/Internet uniforms in support of this initiative … [email protected] ESPNU The Coaches vs. Cancer Suits & Sneakers (o) - 540-231-8853 Anish Shroff & Cory Alexander Corporate Challenge engages basketball (c) - 540-998-5906 Social Media Contact fans throughout the nation and allows Kelsey Appleton - Associate Director them an opportunity to make a difference [email protected] in the fight against cancer at their (o) - 540-231-2228 GAME 21 (c) - 540-739-0002 workplace. Virginia Tech vs. BC Notes • Page 1 Allen’s Strong Return Entering the List Clarke Heating Up Seth Allen returned to Entering tonight’s game, In the last 12 games, Chris Clarke has the line-up in the win over Justin Bibbs is 154-367 scored 180 points, averaging 15.0 points Syracuse after missing the frm three-point range for … Over the same period, he is averaging Florida State game due to a his career, good for 42.0 7.8 rebounds … In the win over Georgia head injury at NC State … percent … He is currently Tech, Clarke scored 11 points and grabbed He played 31 minutes with 10th all-time in three-point 11 rebounds for his third double-double of 11 points and five assists in field goal percentage in the season … He also has a triple-double the win over SU … Against Seth Allen the ACC, having reached Justin Bibbs this season… It is the Hokies’ first double- Notre Dame, Allen scored 16 the 150 made three-pointers double against ACC competition since Zach points … He had 17 points in the wins over plateau with his three made three-pointers in LeDay had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Georgia Tech and Clemson and 19 points at the win over Georgia Tech … He is currently ACC Tournament win over Florida State last UNC … In the five games since returning to tops at Virginia Tech, as the existing school season and the first double-double in regular the line-up, Allen is averaging 16.0 points per mark is 40.9 percent, set by Brian Chase from season ACC play since Justin Bibbs had 12 game, shooting 60.4 percent from the floor 1999-2003 … Bibbs is also nearing 1,000 points and 10 rebounds at Boston College last and 56.0 percent from beyond the arc … He career points at Virginia Tech … He enters season … The 11 rebounds are the most in an is tied for the lead in the ACC in three-point tonight’s game at 909 points. ACC game for Clarke. field goal percentage in league games. So This is Cassell 3X2 + 2X2 Solid Stats for LeDay Tonight’s game against Boston College is In the Hokies’ win over The Citadel, Chris Zach LeDay has posted the Hokies’ only home game between Jan. 18 Clarke recorded the Hokies’ first-ever triple- some great numbers for and Feb. 12 … Tech is in a stretch of six road double, scoring 13 points, grabbing 12 the Hokies this season games in an eight game span … The Hokies rebounds and dishing out a career-high 10 … LeDay has scored in opened the ACC season with four of six assists … Clarke is one of three ACC players double figures in 19 of games at home and end the regular season with a triple-double this season … Since that the 20 games this season, with three of four games in Cassell Coliseum. triple-double, Clarke recorded consecutive including three games of double-doubles in the wins over Charleston 20-or-more-points … He Zach LeDay Fast Start Southern and UMBC and scored 13 points in leads the Hokies in scoring, The Hokies are 15-5 this season … This the win over No. 5/5 Duke … In the loss at at 16.1 points per game and is second on the marks the team’s best start through 20 games No. 12/13 Florida State, he tied a career-high team in rebounding, at 6.9 boards per game since the 2009-10 season, when Tech started with 22 points, the most points he has scored … In the win over Syracuse, he tied his ACC- the campaign 16-4 … The Hokies finished in an ACC game … In the win over Georgia high of 22 points … LeDay grabbed his 400th the month of November, 6-1 overall and Tech, Clarke had another double-double, with Virginia Tech rebound against Notre Dame finished December, 6-0 … Tech’s 6-0 is its first 11 points and 11 rebounds … He scored 185 … LeDay’s streak of 15 consecutive double- undefeated December since 2009-10, when points in 22 games last season and has 218 figure scoring games is third-best in the ACC Tech finished that December 7-0. points in 17 games this season. this season. CC’s 22 Clarke in a Giving Mood Making Shots Chris Clarke scored 22 Last season, Chris Clarke had 33 assists in The Hokies are second in field goal points in the loss at Florida 22 games … This season, through 20 games, percentage in ACC games and all games this State … The 22 points ties Clarke has dished out 67 assists … In the win season among ACC schools … Two Hokies, his career-high, which he over High Point, Clarke registered six assists Seth Allen (2nd) and Zach LeDay (4th) are set on Dec.