2020-21 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Notes Game Info On the Call Schedule Friday, March 19 | 12:15 p.m. | Game 22 Jim Nantz (PxP) Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, Ind. Bill Raftery (Analyst) NOVEMEBER NCAA Tournament | South Region Grant Hill (Analyst) 25 RADFORD (ACCNX) W, 77-62 First Round Tracy Wolfson (Reporter) 28 VS. TEMPLE (ESPNEWS)1 CANCELED 28 VS. NO. 3/3 VILLANOVA (ESPNU)1 W, 81-73 (OT) 1 NUMBER TO KNOW AT THE RIM 29 VS. USF (ESPN2) W, 76-58 • Tech is 5-0 this season • As a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, DECEMBER when coming off of a Virginia Tech will take on seventh-seeded 3 VMI (ACCN) W, 64-57 2 loss. It lost its most recent Florida to begin Friday's slate of games at 8 PENN STATE (ESPNU) L, 75-55 game, an eight-point 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS at Hinkle Fieldhouse. 15 NO. 24/rv CLEMSON* (ACCN) W, 66-60 setback to North Carolina • The Hokies and Gators will meet for the first 19 COPPIN STATE (RSN) W, 97-57 5 in the quarterinfals of the time since 1991, a 79-57 win for Tech in the 21 LONGWOOD (ACCN) W, 84-58 ACC Tournament. Red Lobster Classic in Orlando, Florida behind 29 MIAMI (FLA.)* (ACCN) W, 80-78 19 points from John Rivers. INFORMATION JANUARY • Tech leads the all-time series 5-4 versus 2 AT NO. 23/24 VIRGINIA* (AccN) CANCELED No. 10 Virginia Tech Florida, with five of the nine matchups being 6 AT RV/NO. 25 LOUISVILLE* (AccN) L, 73-71 on a neutral court. Hokies 10 NOTRE DAME* (ACCN) W, 77-63 • Tech coach Mike Young has never faced 12 NO. 19/23 DUKE* (ACCN) W, 74-67 Record...................................................15-6, 9-4 ACC Florida's Mike White. 17 AT WAKE FOREST* (AccN) W, 64-60 NCAAT Record .....................................................8-11 • Young will, however, face his former assistant 20 BOSTON COLLEGE* (ACCN) CANCELED Head Coach ...........................................Mike Young on Friday, as Florida's Darris Nichols was an 23 AT SYRACUSE* (RSN) L, 78-60 Record at School (Years) ..................31-22 (2nd) assistant at Wofford under Young (2013-14). 27 AT NOTRE DAME* (RSN) W, 62-51 30 NO. 8/8 VIRGINIA* (ACCN) W, 65-51 WHO TO WATCH No. 7 Florida FEBRUARY • Shooting 10 for 16 3 AT PItt* (RSN) L, 83-72 Gators from the field, Justyn 6 AT MIAMI (FLA.)* (RSN) W, 80-76 (OT) Mutts turned in a 9 NO. 17/19 FLORIDA STATE* (ACCN) CANCELED Record....................................................14-9, 9-7 SEC season-high 24 points 13 [rv/rv] LOUISVILLE* (ACCN) CANCELED Series................................................... Tech leads 5-4 against UNC at the 16 AT [RV/--] NORTH CAROLINA* (AccN) CANCELED Head Coach ............................................Mike White ACC Tournament. 20 AT NO. 17/19 FLORIDA STATE* (AccN) CANCELED Record at School (Years) ................122-74 (6th) • The redshirt junior 23 GEORGIA TECH* (RSN) L, 69-53 hit three 3-pointers 27 WAKE FOREST* (ACCN) W, 84-46 No. 2 Ohio State and had three monstrous slam MARCH Buckeyes dunks, while grabbing 3 LOUISVILLE* (ESPN2) CANCELED eight rebounds. 6 AT NC STATE* (RSN) CANCELED Record................................................ 21-9, 12-8 B1G 9-13 VS. [--/RV] NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN)3 L, 81-73 Series................................................... Tech leads 4-2 • Tyrece Radford racked 19 VS. FLORIDA (CBS)4 12:15 P.M. Head Coach ...................................Chris Holtmann up his third 20-point Record at School (Years) ...................87-43 (4th) outing of the season * ACC GAME | AP POLL RANKING/COACHES' POLL RANKING and sixth of his career last Thursday vs. UNC. 1 - HALL OF FAME SHOOTOUT TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT (UNCASVILLE, CONN.) No. 15 Oral Roberts • Going 4 for 4 from 2 - ACC/B1G CHALLENGE (BLACKSBURG, VA.) Golden Eagles the charity stripe 3 - ACC TOURNAMENT (GREENSBORO, N.C.) and pulling down six 4 - NCAA TOURNAEMNT (INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) Record...................................... 16-10, 10-5 Summit boards, Radford drew Series................................................... ORU leads 3-1 four fouls with having VIRGINIA TECH CONTACT INFO Head Coach ................................................Paul Mills his way driving to the Lance Dozier | Phone: (507) 993-1898 | Email: [email protected] Record at School (Years) ...................55-66 (4th) rim. Assistant Director, Strategic Communications PROJECTED STARTERS (Based off last game) LAST TIME OUT # Name P R A B S • Tech took a three-point lead into halftime, Social 3 Wabissa Bede (G) 4.1 2.4 3.2 0.4 0.9 but would let it slip away for the first time this 4 Nahiem Alleyne (G) 10.3 2.7 1.7 0.1 0.7 season, falling to North Carolina 81-73 in the 22 Keve Aluma (F) 15.6 8.0 2.1 1.3 0.7 quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. 23 Tyrece Radford (G) 11.9 6.1 2.0 0.4 0.6 • The game was tied at 49-all with 11 minutes 25 Justyn Mutts (F) 9.6 6.5 2.1 0.8 0.6 left, but a UNC run proved too much for Tech. @HokiesMBB @HokiesMBB /HokieSports Game 22 - Florida (NCAA Tournament) Key Information AP Top 25 Poll - Week 17 GENERAL INFOrmATION March 15 | Opponents in italics University Name ..................................................................................................................................................Virginia Tech # Team (1st place) Record Points Location ..............................................................................................................................................................Blacksburg, Va. 1 Gonzaga (60) 26-0 1500 Founded ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1872 2 Illinois 23-6 1415 Enrollment .........................................................................................................................................................................36,000 3 Baylor 22-2 1397 4 Michigan 20-4 1280 President ...................................................................................................................................................... Dr. Timothy Sands 5 Alabama 24-6 1242 Director of Athletics ..........................................................................................................................................Whit Babcock 6 Houston 24-3 1145 Nickname ...........................................................................................................................................................................Hokies 7 Ohio State 21-9 1138 Mascot ..........................................................................................................................................................................Hokie Bird 8 Iowa 21-8 1132 Colors ..........................................................................................................................Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange 9 Texas 19-7 993 Affiliation ..........................................................................................................................................................NCAA Division I 10 Arkansas 22-6 895 Conference...........................................................................................................................................................Atlantic Coast 11 Oklahoma State 20-8 891 12 Kansas 20-8 803 Home Court ...................................................................................................................................................Cassell Coliseum 13 West Virginia 18-9 745 Capacity ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8,925 14 Florida State 16-6 651 15 Virginia 18-6 584 INFOrmATION 16 San Diego State 23-4 521 2019-20 Record ..................................................................................................................................................................16-16 17 Loyola Chicago 24-4 513 Conference Record/Finish .................................................................................................................7-13 (T-10th in ACC) 18 Villanova 16-6 490 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................................................................................................................3/2 19 Creighton 20-8 411 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................................................................................................................6/4 20 Purdue 18-9 382 Newcomers .........................................................9 (4 freshmen, 3 grad transfers, 2 sit-out transfers now eligible) 21 Texas Tech 17-10 271 22 Colorado 22-8 243 STAFF 23 BYU 20-6 125 Head Coach ............................................................................................................... Mike Young (Emery & Henry, 1986) 24 USC 22-7 125 Virginia Tech Record/Years ........................................................................................................... 31-22 / Second season 25 Virginia Tech 15-6 118 Overall Record/Years ....................................................................................................................330-266 / Entering 19th Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 103, Tennessee 72, St. Bonaven- Associate Head Coach ......................................................................................................Chester Frazier (Illinois, 2009) ture 71, UConn 62, LSU 54, Oregon 40, Oklahoma 40, Wisconsin 26, Winthrop 10, Clemson 5, UC Santa Barbara 2, Cleveland