Mibindo Dongo Joe Hamilton Carlton Carter VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY Head Coach Ricky Stokes On Jan. 3, 2001, Virginia Tech basketball entered a new era, as the Hokies began play in the BIG EAST Conference. Tech now competes in one of the elite leagues in all of college basketball, one with a rich history of outstanding players, teams, coaches and games. The BIG EAST Conference lays claim to three NCAA Champions in the league’s short history (Georgetown, 1984, Villanova, 1985 and Connecticut, 1999). Four other schools, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Syracuse, have advanced to the Final Four as members of the conference. In all, the BIG EAST has made 10 Final Four appearances. Jon Smith Virginia Tech marked its first-ever BIG EAST Conference victory in just its third game, as the Hokies knocked off Miami, 85-74, in Cassell Coliseum, on Jan. 10. Miami was one of 11 BIG EAST teams to participate in either the NCAA or NIT tournaments. All 11 teams that qualified for post- season were selected. Cassell Coliseum will once again be a hotbed of outstanding BIG EAST action. Home games with East Division BIG EAST foes Villanova, St. John’s, Miami, Boston College, Providence and Connecticut, along with Rutgers and Seton Hall from the league’s West Division will provide Hokie fans with top-level excitement during the 2001-02 season. The groundwork has been laid for Virginia Tech’s rise as a power in the BIG EAST. The 2001-02 season will be exciting, for everyone involved. Media Guide Contents Basketball Staff Assistant Coaches ...................................... 11-13 Head Coach Ricky Stokes ............................ 8-10 Support Staff .................................................... 14 General Information Administration .........................................108-109 Athletic Facilities .........................................98-99 Athletic Fund .................................................. 105 Athletic Performance...............................100-101 BIG EAST Conference ................................ 36-38 Blacksburg, Va. .......................................110-111 Cassell Coliseum ........................................ 96-97 Virginia Tech Quick Facts Hokies in the Community ................................. 33 Location ...................................................................... Blacksburg, VA 24061 HokieSports.com – the newspaper ............... 107 Basketball Address ......................................... 274 Jamerson Athletic Center Home Court Excitement .................................. 32 Enrollment............................................................................................ 25,000 ISP Sports ...................................................... 106 Nickname ............................................................................................. Hokies Media Information ........................................... 2-3 Colors.......................................................... Chicago maroon & burnt orange Monogram Club ............................................. 107 Conference ........................................ BIG EAST Conference (East Division) Sports Information Directory ............................. 3 Arena (Capacity) .................................................. Cassell Coliseum (10,052) Sports Medicine ............................................. 104 Tech’s All-Time Record ....................................................................1102-911 Student-Athlete Office President ........................................................................... Dr. Charles Steger of Academic Enrichment Programs ........... 102 Director of Athletics ..................................................................... Jim Weaver Student Life .................................................... 103 Head Coach ..................................................... Ricky Stokes (Virginia, 1984) This Is Virginia Tech .................................... 94-95 VT Record/Years.................................................................... 24-34 (2 years) Virginia Tech Campus Map ............................ 112 Overall Record/Years ............................................................. 24-34 (2 years) Virginia Tech Radio Network ......................... 106 Assistant Coaches ...................................... Mark Cline (Wake Forest, 1988) What Is a Hokie? ............................................. 95 Steve Lytton (East Tennessee State, 1968) Randy Peele (Virginia Wesleyan, 1980) Looking Back To 2000-2001 Administrative Assistant ....... Alfonzo Duncan (Winston-Salem State, 1989) Basketball Trainer ...................................................................... Keith Doolan Box Scores ..................................................44-48 Basketball Secretary ............................................................ Sharon Spradlin Results ............................................................. 42 2000-01 Record ....................................................................................... 8-19 Season in Review ....................................... 40-41 Conference Record/Finish .................................................. 2-14 (7th in East) Statistics ........................................................... 43 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................................. 5/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................................... 7/3 Numbers, Records and … Newcomers ................................................................................................... 4 All-Time Greats ................................................ 82 Sports Information Director ......................................................... Dave Smith Coaching Records ........................................... 84 Assistant SID/Basketball Contact..................................................... Bill Dyer For the Record ................................................. 75 SID Secretary ............................................................................ Donna Smith Individual Records ...................................... 66-68 93 Cage Seasons ............................................ 83 Postseason Play .........................................78-79 Directory Series Records ........................................... 76-77 Athletic Department ............................................................... (540) 231-6796 Team Records ............................................. 69-70 Men’s Basketball Office ......................................................... (540) 231-6725 Tech Sports Hall of Fame ........................... 80-81 Sports Information Office ...................................................... (540) 231-6726 Top 10 .............................................................. 74 Sports Information FAX ......................................................... (540) 231-6984 Year-by-Year Leaders .................................71-73 Dyer’s Office Phone ............................................................... (540) 231-8852 Year-by-Year Records .................................85-92 Dyer’s Home Phone ............................................................... (540) 552-8462 Dyer’s E-mail Address ............................................................. [email protected] Previewing the 2001-2002 Season A Talk With Ricky Stokes ................................. 10 Website: Hokie Profiles .............................................. 16-31 Outlook ............................................................ 4-6 CREDITS: Editor – Bill Dyer, Assistant Sports Information Director; Design – Anne Opponent Information .................................50-61 Panella, Associate Sports Information Director; Contributors – Torye Hurst, Jed Hurt, Larry Hincker, Julie Greco; Covers – Cover photographs were contributed by David Photo Roster .......................... Inside Back Cover Knachel of the Virginia Tech Sports Information Office; Photography – Many photos inside Rosters ............................................................. 34 the media guide were contributed by Woody Veasey of Christiansburg, Va., and Knachel. Schedule .............................. Outside Back Cover George Patch, Wayne Scarberry, Mark Nystrom, Jim Bridgeman, Bill Setliff, Ruth Babylon, Travel Plans ...................................................... 61 photographers of the Roanoke Times, and University Relations Visual Communications Year-by-Year vs. 2001-2002 Opponents ..... 62-64 also contributed to the media guide; Printing – Southern Printing Co., Inc., of Blacksburg, Virginia. 1 media information Press Services first priority, as well as Additional An on-line entity may The Virginia Tech Sports national news-gathering Accreditation receive a credential only if Information Office will be agencies. Credentials for on- its own full-time staff writes a available throughout the line Internet sites will be Guidelines majority percentage of that 2001-2002 basketball season granted to Virginia Tech * Only full-time, salaried site’s own material. to accommodate any media operated Web sites, the employees intending to On-line entities that requests. Following are some visiting team’s official Web provide actual game operate team specific Web guidelines that should make it site and the BIG EAST coverage may receive sites will not receive easier for media members to Conference’s official Web