2016-17 Virginia Tech - (12-3, 1-2 ACC) vs. SCHEDULE 12-3, 1-2 Syracuse - (10-6, 2-1 ACC) Date Opponent Time TV Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 11/11 MAINE (ACCNExtra) W 80-67 11/15 HIGH POINT (ACCNExtra) W 99-73 7 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, 8-2 About Tonight’s Game v The Hokies lost at Florida State, 93-78, 12/ 7 UMES (ACCNExtra) W 75-59 The Hokies enter the game 12-3 overall 12/11 MISSISSIPPI (ESPNU) W 80-75 in Tallahassee on Saturday and 1-2 in ACC action … Syracuse is 10-6 12/17 THE CITADEL (ACCNExtra) W 113-71 v Chris Clarke led the Hokies with a overall and 2-1 in league play. 12/20 CHARLESTON SOU. (ESPNU) W 87-59 career-high tying 22 points 12/28 UMBC (ACCNExtra) W 87-70 v Last Time Out: 12/31 #5/5 DUKE* (ESPN2) W 89-75 Tonight’s game begins a three-game 1/ 4 at NC State* (ACCN) L 78-104 ACC home stand 12/13 Florida State 93, 21/23 VT 78 1/ 7 at #12/13 Florida State ACCN) L 78-93 v Seth Allen missed the Florida State The Hokies lost at Florida State, 93- 1/10 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. ESPNU game after being injured in the NC 78, in Tallahassee on Saturday … Chris 1/14 #20/20 NOTRE DAME* 2 p.m. ACC Network State game Clarke led the Hokies with a career-high 1/18 GEORGIA TECH* 9 p.m. RSN v The Hokies will honor the 1966-67 Elite tying 22 points and eight rebounds 1/22 at Clemson* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Eight team on Saturday … Zach LeDay added 19 points and 1/26 at North Carolina* 8 p.m. ESPN 1/29 BOSTON COLLEGE* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU v Saturday is the 32nd annual Hokie seven rebounds … FSU forced the 2/ 1 at Virginia* 8 p.m. ACC Network Celebration! Hokies into 16 turnovers … The Hokies 2/ 8 at Miami* 9 p.m. RSN played without the services of Seth 2/12 VIRGINIA* 6:30 p.m. ESPNU 2/14 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. ESPN/e2 Allen, who missed the game due to an 2/18 at Louisville* 1 p.m. ACC Network injury suffered in the loss at NC State on 2/21 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. ESPNU Wednesday. 2/25 at Boston College* 4 p.m. RSN SOCIAL MEDIA 2/27 MIAMI* 9 p.m. ESPN2 3/ 4 WAKE FOREST* 4:30 p.m. RSN Twitter: @hokiesports & @VT_MBBall Series Against the Orange Instagram: vthokiembb This is the 11th all-time meeting 2017 ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament between the two schools …The Orange 3/ 7- ACC Tournament ACCN/ESPN/ESPN2 Snapchat: HokieSports lead the series 8-2 and have won the last 3/11 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) #Hokies eight meetings in the series … Tech is 1-2 CAPS denote home games #BeatCuse against the Orange in home games. * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games # - Wooden Legacy All times are EST and are subject to change Follow us on Twitter Med Heating Up @VT_MBall Over the last seven games, Ahmed Hill has scored a total of 130 points, for a 18.6 ppg during that span … He leads the BROADCAST team and is second in the ACC in made three-pointers … He is second in the ACC Radio in three-point field goal percentage and Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network third in three-pointers made. 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(c) - 540-739-0002 Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse Notes • Page 1 Leading the Way Clarke Stays Hot A Balancing Act Ahmed Hill has made In the last seven games, all of which Chris The Hokies had seven players score in quite a comeback for the Clarke has scored in double figures, he has double figures in the win over The Citadel, Hokies … Hill missed the scored 114 points, averaging 16.3 points … the most since Tech placed seven players in 2015-16 season following Over the same period, he is averaging 8.3 double figures in a 104-74 win over Rider on knee surgery … In perhaps rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Dec. 19, 1984 in Cassell Coliseum … With six his most impactful game, players scoring in double figures in the win Hill led the Hokies with 20 3s Company over Duke, Tech completed a span of four points and nine rebounds Ahmed Hill The Hokies made a season-high 13 three- games in which it had at least five players in the win over Ole Miss … point field goals in the loss at NC State on score in double figures. Both numbers tied then-career-highs for Wednesday night, tying a school mark for Hill … He scored six of the Hokies’ final nine most three-pointers in an ACC game … The A New High for J Rob points in the contest, including going 4-of-4 other time the Hokies made 13 three-pointers In the Hokies’ 87-70 from the line in the final 16 seconds … Then, in an ACC game was on Jan. 19, 2012, against win over UMBC, Justin in the 113-71 win over The Citadel, Hill set No. 8 UNC in Cassell Coliseum … The 13 Robinson made four of a new career-high with 22 points and also three-pointers are the most threes for Tech his six three-point field handed out a career-high four assists … He in a single game since Tech made 13 three- goal attempts … That sets currently leads the ACC and is 30th nationally pointers in a loss to No. 1 Michigan State in a new career-high for the in three-point field goal percentage. 2013 in Brooklyn … The last time the Hokies sophomore … Senior Seth made more than 13 three-pointers in a game Allen joined him in that Justin Robinson Clarke Steps Up was on Nov. 19, 2012, when the Hokies made game, also making four of In the Hokies’ win over 14 three-pointers in a win at UNC Greensboro the Hokies’ 11 three-pointers. The Citadel, Chris Clarke … The school record for three-pointers in a recorded the Hokies’ first- game is 16 against Marquette in 1989. Fast Start ever triple-double, scoring The Hokies are off to a 12-3 start this 13 points, grabbing 12 Solid Stats for LeDay season … This marks the team’s best start rebounds and dishing out Zach LeDay has posted through 13 games since the 2009-10 season, a career-high 10 assists some great numbers for the when Tech started the campaign 13-2 … The … Clarke is one of three Chris Clarke Hokies this season … LeDay Hokies finished the month of November 6-1 ACC players and 17 players has scored in double figures overall and finished December 6-0 …Tech’s nationally with a triple-double this season … in 14 of the 15 games so 6-0 is its first undefeated December since Since that triple-double, Clarke recorded two far this season, including 2009-10, when Tech finished that December consecutive double-doubles, in the wins over three games of 20-or-more- 7-0. Charleston Southern and UMBC and scored points … He leads the Zach LeDay Welcoming Back This Weekend 13 points in the win over No. 5/5 Duke … In Hokies in scoring, at 16.3 During the Notre Dame game this the loss at No. 12/13 Florida State, he tied a points per game and is second on the team in Saturday, the Hokies will welcome back career-high with 22 points, the most points rebounding, at 7.3 boards per game. the 1966-67 men’s basketball team … That he has scored in an ACC game … He scored 14 in a Row season, the Hokies advanced to the Elite Eight 185 points in 22 games last season and has The Hokies have won 14 consecutive home of the NCAA Tournament, Tech’s best-ever 180 points in 15 games this season. games, beginning with the 60-57 win over finish in the NCAAs … Team members will CC’s 22 Clemson on Feb. 6, 2016 … This is the longest be recognized during the game and the Chris Clarke scored 22 points in the loss at home winning streak for the Hokies since weekend will include a variety of events for Florida State on Saturday ..