2020-21 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Game Notes Game Info On the Call Schedule Wednesday, Jan. 27 | 7 p.m. ET | Game 15 Evan Lepler (PxP) RSN NOVEMEBER Purcell Pavilion | Notre Dame, Ind. Brian Oliver (Analyst) 25 RADFORD (ACCNX) W, 77-62 28 VS. TEMPLE (ESPNEWS)1 CANCELED 29 VS. NO. 3/3 VILLANOVA (ESPNU)1 W, 81-73 (OT) 1 INFORMATION AT THE RIM 29 VS. USF (ESPN2) W, 76-58 No. 20/19 Virginia Tech • Hitting the road for the third straight game, DECEMBER the Virginia Tech men's basketball team will 3 VMI (ACCN) W, 64-57 Hokies 2 play at Notre Dame at 7 p.m. ET on RSN inside 8 PENN STATE (ESPNU) L, 75-55 15 NO. 24/rv CLEMSON* (ACCN) W, 66-60 Record...................................................11-3, 5-2 ACC Purcell Pavilion. 19 COPPIN STATE (RSN) W, 97-57 Starters R/L .............................................................3/2 • The Hokies and Fighting Irish played earlier 21 LONGWOOD (ACCN) W, 84-58 Head Coach ...........................................Mike Young this season and Tech came away with a 29 MIAMI (FLA.)* (ACCN) W, 80-78 Record at School (Years) ..................27-19 (2nd) 14-point victory due to outscoring the Irish by 21 points in the second half. (More on page 5) JANUARY • Notre Dame leads the all-time series 9-5, but 2 AT NO. 23/24 VIRGINIA* (AccN) POSTPONED Notre Dame Tech has won three of the last of four games. 6 AT RV/NO. 25 LOUISVILLE* (AccN) L, 73-71 Fighting Irish • Tech is 2-4 all-time vs. Notre Dame on the 10 NOTRE DAME* (ACCN) W, 77-63 road, but has won two of the last three there. 12 NO. 19/23 DUKE* (ACCN) W, 74-67 Record..................................................... 5-8, 2-5 ACC • Tech coach Mike Young and Notre Dame 17 AT WAKE FOREST* (AccN) W, 64-60 Starters R/L .............................................................2/3 coach Mike Brey have faced each other three 20 BOSTON COLLEGE* (ACCN) POSTPONED Head Coach ...............................................Mike Brey times (Brey is 2-1), with the first one being in 23 AT SYRACUSE* (RSN) L, 78-60 Record at School (Years) ............442-242 (21st) 2005, a 74-71 victory for the Irish over Wofford. 27 AT NOTRE DAME* (RSN) 7 P.M. 30 NO. 8/8 VIRGINIA* (ACCN) 6 P.M. NUMBERS TO KNOW WHO TO WATCH FEBRUARY • Racking up 17 • Nahiem Alleyne tallied 3 AT PItt* (RSN) 7 P.M. points in the first the fourth 20-point outing 6 AT MIAMI (FLA.)* (RSN) NOON half at Syracuse last of his young career at Syra- 9 NO. 16/16 FLORIDA STATE* (ACCN) 8:30 P.M. Saturday, Nahiem cuse. And out of those four 13 NO. 25/23 LOUISVILLE* (ACCN) NOON Alleyne finished with games, he always makes at 16 AT NORTH CAROLINA* (AccN) 7 P.M. 20 on the day to tie least three 3-pointers (had 20 AT NO. 16/16 FLORIDA STATE* (AccN) NOON 4 his season high. 5 at 'Cuse). 23 GEORGIA TECH* (RSN) 7 P.M. • The sophomore 27 WAKE FOREST* (ACCN) NOON guard hit five 3s on • Tech pulled down 15 the day for the fourth MARCH offensive rebounds at Syr- time in his young 6 AT NC STATE* (RSN) 2 P.M. 3 acuse this past Saturday, career. 9-13 VS. TBA (TBA) TBA with Keve Aluma getting three of those. The 15 of- • Picking up where he * ACC GAME | AP POLL RANKING/COACHES POLL RANKING 15 fensive boards tied for the left off in his last game, second most this season. David N'Guessan tallied 1 - AIR FORCE RESERVE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SHOOTOUT TIP-OFF his second straight TOURNAMENT (UNCASVILLE, CONN.) double-digit scoring 2 - ACC/B1G CHALLENGE (BLACKSBURG, VA.) • Over his last four games, game for the first time 3 - ACC TOURNAMENT (GREENSBORO, N.C.) forward David N'Guessan in his career. is shooting 84 percent • The Netherlands from the field. Granted, the VIRGINIA TECH CONTACT INFO native had 10 points Lance Dozier | Phone: (507) 993-1898 | Email: [email protected] freshman isn't a volume on 4-of-5 shooting Assistant Director, Strategic Communications 84 shooter, but he's made it and also chipped in a Matt Johnson | Phone: (336) 692-2690 | Email: [email protected] when it counts (11 of 13). rebound and an assist. Student Assistant, Strategic Communications PROJECTED STARTERS (Based off last game) LAST TIME OUT # Name P R A B S • With a three-point lead with 13 minutes left Social 3 Wabissa Bede (G) 4.6 2.1 2.6 0.3 0.9 in the second half, Syracuse went on a 31-9 4 Nahiem Alleyne (G) 10.5 2.0 1.3 0.1 0.8 run over the next 10 minutes to win, 78-60. 22 Keve Aluma (F) 13.9 7.1 1.6 1.3 0.6 • Tech didn't shoot it well, with missing 41 23 Tyrece Radford (G) 11.1 6.3 2.1 0.4 0.6 shots (20 of 61, 32.8%), and allowed the 25 Justyn Mutts (F) 7.4 6.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 Orange to shoot over 50 percent (50.9%). @HokiesMBB @HokiesMBB /HokieSports Key Information Game 15 - Notre Dame AP Top 25 Poll - Week 10 GENERAL INFOrmATION Jan. 25 | Opponents in italics University Name ..................................................................................................................................................Virginia Tech # Team (1st place) Record Points Location ..............................................................................................................................................................Blacksburg, Va. 1 Gonzaga (61) 15-0 1597 Founded ............................................................................................................................................................................... 1872 2 Baylor (3) 14-0 1539 Enrollment .........................................................................................................................................................................36,000 3 Villanova 10-1 1459 4 Michigan 13-1 1376 President ...................................................................................................................................................... Dr. Timothy Sands 5 Texas 11-2 1289 Director of Athletics ..........................................................................................................................................Whit Babcock 6 Houston 13-1 1281 Nickname ...........................................................................................................................................................................Hokies 7 Iowa 12-3 1214 Mascot ..........................................................................................................................................................................Hokie Bird 8 Virginia 10-2 1067 Colors ..........................................................................................................................Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange 9 Alabama 13-3 1039 Affilliation .........................................................................................................................................................NCAA Division I 10 Texas Tech 11-4 954 Conference...........................................................................................................................................................Atlantic Coast 11 West Virginia 10-4 869 12 Missouri 10-2 833 Home Court ...................................................................................................................................................Cassell Coliseum 13 Ohio State 12-4 810 Capacity ................................................................................................................................................................................ 8,925 14 Wisconsin 12-4 757 15 Kansas 10-5 665 INFOrmATION 16 Florida State 9-2 656 2019-20 Record ..................................................................................................................................................................16-16 17 Creighton 11-4 640 Conference Record/Finish .................................................................................................................7-13 (T-10th in ACC) 18 Tennessee 10-3 638 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................................................................................................................3/2 19 Illinois 10-5 415 Letterwinners Returning/Lost............................................................................................................................................6/4 20 Virginia Tech 11-3 242 Newcomers .........................................................9 (4 freshmen, 3 grad transfers, 2 sit-out transfers now eligible) 21 Minnesota 11-5 223 22 Saint Louis 7-1 218 STAFF 23 UCLA 12-3 157 Head Coach ............................................................................................................... Mike Young (Emery & Henry, 1986) 24 Oklahoma 9-4 151 Virginia Tech Record/Years ........................................................................................................... 27-19 / Second season 25 Louisville 10-3 117 Overall Record/Years ....................................................................................................................326-263 / Entering 19th Receiving Votes: Boise State 108, Drake 75, Colorado 59, Associate Head Coach ......................................................................................................Chester Frazier (Illinois, 2009) USC 50, Oregon 49, Oklahoma State 49, Florida 37, UConn 20, Winthrop 16, Xavier 14, Loyola Chicago 12, Purdue 11, BYU 11, Assistant Coach .......................................................................................................... Christian Webster (Harvard, 2013) Belmont 9, Clemson 8, St. Bonaventure 6, Toledo 4, Arizona 4 Assistant Coach ..................................................................................................................