Painter Finishes Season with a Flourish March 12, 2008 Booker T. Washington (Norfolk, VA) power forward DeShawn Painter entered the 2007/2008 season with high expectations as one of the most highly rated prospects in the 2009 class. The season did not go as planned for Painter, who admittedly struggled against top competition and defenses focused on taking him out of the game. However, by the end of the season, the 6-8, 215-pound prospect regained his swagger and is excited heading into the AAU season. more
Kelly Concludes Terrific Junior Season March 11, 2008 Ravenscroft (Raleigh, N.C.) forward Ryan Kelly turned in an outstanding junior season performance, averaging 23.7 points, 9 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game. The 6-9, 202-pound prospect helped his team to a 24-6 record, a conference tournament championship and a number four seed in the state playoffs. more
The Battle for ACC Coach of the Year March 10, 2008 With the regular season over, it's time to decide who the ACC Coach of the Year (COY) is. Seth Greenberg is high on the list of candidates, but so are Miami's Frank Haith, UNC's Roy Williams, and the sentimental favorite, Wake's Dino Gaudio. more
Checking in on Tech Signee Gene Swindle March 10, 2008 Gene Swindle enjoyed a terrific offseason prior to his senior season, performing well on the AAU circuit last summer and dropping about 40 pounds from his junior season playing weight. Harry Gordon, who just completed his first season as Gulliver Prep's (Miami, FL) head coach, saw improvement in Swindle's game as the 2007/2008 season went on. more
2007-08 Around the ACC: March 10th, 2008 March 10, 2008 Another great week of ACC basketball is over, and with it comes the end of the regular season. Things ended as they were expect on top, with UNC and Duke leading the standings. There were a number of surprises in the league however, and we're sure to get more surprises in this weekend's ACC tournament. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: #24 Clemson Narrowly Beats Tech in Battle for Third Place March 9, 2008 Two Demontez Stitt free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining propelled #24 Clemson to a 70-69 win over Virginia Tech, putting a serious hurt on the Hokies' NCAA tournament chances. Clemson improved to 22-8 overall and 10-6 in the ACC with the win, while Tech fell to 18-12 overall and 9-7 in the ACC. The Hokies are the #4 seed in the ACC tournament. Tech will get a first round bye in the tournament and will play in the quarterfinals on Friday at 2pm. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech at Clemson March 7, 2008 The Hokies will look to do something they've never done before when they take on #24 Clemson on Sunday afternoon: They will go for their fifth straight ACC victory. The Hokies have won four straight ACC games on two occasions, but never five. A road win over a Top 25 team would go a long way in securing an NCAA tournament berth for the Hokies. Clemson has a lot to play for as well, such as the #3 seed in the ACC tournament. It's also Senior Day for three Tigers. more
ACC's Strength May Be Its -- and the Hokies' -- Undoing March 7, 2008 The ACC is the most tradition-rich, competitive basketball conference in the country. It is to college basketball what the SEC is to college football. All the teams are good, and anyone is capable of knocking off anyone on any given night. However, will that type of parity come back to bite the ACC in the postseason? more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: Hokies Stomp Wake, Help NCAA Tournament Chances March 4, 2008 In a game that was expected to be tight, Deron Washington led Virginia Tech to an 80-58 blowout victory over Wake Forest on his Senior Night, strengthening the Hokies' chances for an NCAA tournament berth. Tech improved to 18-11 overall and 9-6 in the ACC with the win. Wake Forest dropped to 16-12 overall and 6-9 in conference play. Their NCAA tournament hopes are virtually gone. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Wake Forest March 4, 2008 Tonight's battle between Virginia Tech and Wake Forest will feature two of the youngest and most surprising basketball teams in the country. The Hokies are battling for an NCAA tournament berth, while Wake still has an extreme outside shot at making the Big Dance, if they can win both remaining regular season games and get a win in the ACC tournament. We should see maximum effort from both teams, which means great ACC basketball is in store. more
2007-08 Around the ACC: March 3rd, 2008 March 3, 2008 What do Sean Singletary and Tyrese Rice have in common? They both scored over 40 points on Saturday and walked off the court with a loss. Their games, as well as two eye-catching performances by Clemson, highlight this week's Around the ACC. more
Do the Hokies Have a Shot at the Big Dance? February 28, 2008 Thanks to a three-game winning streak and a high spot in the ACC standings, NCAA tournament talk has been a focus on the basketball board recently. The Hokies are 17-11, 8-6 in the ACC, and sit at fourth in the conference standings. They've got a shot at an NCAA tournament berth. At this point you can make a case for the Hokies, but you can make a stronger case against them. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: Hokies Ground Eagles, Take Over Fourth Place February 26, 2008 After a slow first half from both teams, Virginia Tech literally ran away with the game in the second half by using their athleticism in a 67-48 rout of Boston College that wasn't as close as the final score indicated. The win moved the Hokies to 17-11 overall and 8-6 in the ACC, and they now stand all alone at fourth place in the conference. BC dropped to 13-13, and 4-9 in conference play. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Boston College February 26, 2008 The Hokies will look to continue their winning ways when they host Boston College in Cassell Coliseum on Tuesday night. If you're debating on whether or not to come to this game, consider that this is the biggest basketball game of the season for Tech. If they don't beat Boston College, their NCAA tournament hopes will basically be gone. This will be ACC basketball with a March intensity level. more
2007-08 Around the ACC: February 25th, 2008 February 25, 2008 With just two weeks remaining in the season, there are still a number of things that have yet to be decided. Seven of the ACC's 12 teams are still in contention for a first round bye in the ACC tournament. Two of those teams are NCAA tournament locks, and the other five have work to do. The roller coaster ride that is the ACC basketball season is almost at an end, but we still have to go through a few more twists and turns. Then we've got the ACC tournament. There is a lot of basketball yet to be played. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: Hokies Dominate Jackets on the Boards, Win 92-84 February 23, 2008 Virginia Tech grabbed the lead over Georgia Tech with 7:46 remaining in the first half and never relinquished it, downing the Yellow Jackets 92-84 in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The win was VTs second in a row, and pushed the Hokies overall record to 16-11 overall and 7-6 in the ACC. Georgia Tech dropped to 11-14 and 4-7. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech February 22, 2008 Virginia Tech will begin a three-game home stand on Saturday with momentum from a big win at Maryland on Wednesday night. The Hokies will take on Georgia Tech, a team that doesn't look like much in the win-loss column. Don't be fooled by looking at their record. They have a good team that has lost a number of very close games, and they also defeated the Hokies earlier in the season. more
The Opposite of Quit February 21, 2008 Facing a test of their manhood and resiliency, the Hokies went up to College Park, Maryland last night and pulled off a victory that few expected. There seems to be no end to the twists and turns an ACC season can take, and just when you thought they were down, the Hokies bounced right back up. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: Hokies Upset Terps 69-65 February 21, 2008 Trailing by a double-digit deficit in both halves, Virginia Tech fought hard down the stretch to pull out an unexpected win over Maryland 69-65 in the Comcast Center. It was Tech's first win at Maryland since joining the ACC, and it gives them a season sweep of the Terrapins. The Hokies are now 15-11 overall, and 6-6 in ACC play. Maryland dropped to 17-10 overall and 7-5 in the ACC. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech at Maryland February 20, 2008 Virginia Tech has lost three games in a row, and they'll look to get back in the win column when they take on Maryland in College Park on Wednesday night. Simply put, it would be a big accomplishment to pick up the win. The Terps are at least the third best team in the ACC, and they are a completely different team than the one the Hokies beat by one point in Blacksburg for their first ACC win of the season. more
2007-08 Around the ACC: February 18th, 2008 February 18, 2008 After another great week of ACC basketball, there appear to be four teams that are NCAA tournament bound. A fifth team pulled a big upset on Sunday night, and they are throwing their name into the mix as well. With five or six games remaining for all 12 teams, a lot can still happen. more
The Q Word Rears Its Ugly Head February 17, 2008 How quickly the fortunes of a freshman-laden ACC team can turn. Three games ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies blew Virginia off the floor in overtime in a 72-65 win. They were loose, they were smiling, they were 5-3 in the ACC, and they were the toast of the Hokie Nation. Three losses later, capped by a humiliating defeat in Chapel Hill, the Hokies are struggling, and the finger pointing has begun. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Recap: Hokies Humbled in Chapel Hill February 16, 2008 Virginia Tech's men's basketball team was very competitive through the first 10 games of ACC play, even in losses. That wasn't the case on Saturday afternoon however, as the Hokies ran into a buzz saw in Chapel Hill, falling to the Tar Heels 92-53. The loss dropped Tech to 14-11 overall, and 5-6 in ACC play. UNC is now 24-2 overall, and 9-2 in the ACC. more
2007-08 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech at #5 North Carolina February 15, 2008 The road doesn't get any easier for the 5-5 Hokies this weekend, as they travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in a game that will be nationally televised by CBS. The Tar Heels are trying to stay within striking distance of Duke in the ACC standings, while the Hokies will try to get things turned around after losing two games in a row. more
2007-08 Around the ACC: February 11th, 2008 February 11, 2008 Now that each team is over halfway through their ACC schedule, it's starting to become clear that there are probably only four NCAA tournament teams in the conference this year, with five being the ceiling. This week we'll look at what happened this past week, as well as give some postseason predictions for each of the ACC teams. more
Booker T. Washington (Norfolk, VA) power forward DeShawn Painter entered the 2007/2008 season with high expectations as one of the most highly rated prospects in the 2009 class. The season did not go as planned for Painter, who admittedly struggled against top competition and defenses focused on taking him out of the game. However, by the end of the season, the 6-8, 215-pound prospect regained his swagger and is excited heading into the AAU season.
With the regular season over, it's time to decide who the ACC Coach of the Year (COY) is. Seth Greenberg is high on the list of candidates, but so are Miami's Frank Haith, UNC's Roy Williams, and the sentimental favorite, Wake's Dino Gaudio.
Another great week of ACC basketball is over, and with it comes the end of the regular season. Things ended as they were expect on top, with UNC and Duke leading the standings. There were a number of surprises in the league however, and we're sure to get more surprises in this weekend's ACC tournament.
Two Demontez Stitt free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining propelled #24 Clemson to a 70-69 win over Virginia Tech, putting a serious hurt on the Hokies' NCAA tournament chances. Clemson improved to 22-8 overall and 10-6 in the ACC with the win, while Tech fell to 18-12 overall and 9-7 in the ACC. The Hokies are the #4 seed in the ACC tournament. Tech will get a first round bye in the tournament and will play in the quarterfinals on Friday at 2pm.
In a game that was expected to be tight, Deron Washington led Virginia Tech to an 80-58 blowout victory over Wake Forest on his Senior Night, strengthening the Hokies' chances for an NCAA tournament berth. Tech improved to 18-11 overall and 9-6 in the ACC with the win. Wake Forest dropped to 16-12 overall and 6-9 in conference play. Their NCAA tournament hopes are virtually gone.
Thanks to a three-game winning streak and a high spot in the ACC standings, NCAA tournament talk has been a focus on the basketball board recently. The Hokies are 17-11, 8-6 in the ACC, and sit at fourth in the conference standings. They've got a shot at an NCAA tournament berth. At this point you can make a case for the Hokies, but you can make a stronger case against them.
After a slow first half from both teams, Virginia Tech literally ran away with the game in the second half by using their athleticism in a 67-48 rout of Boston College that wasn't as close as the final score indicated. The win moved the Hokies to 17-11 overall and 8-6 in the ACC, and they now stand all alone at fourth place in the conference. BC dropped to 13-13, and 4-9 in conference play.
Virginia Tech grabbed the lead over Georgia Tech with 7:46 remaining in the first half and never relinquished it, downing the Yellow Jackets 92-84 in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. The win was VTs second in a row, and pushed the Hokies overall record to 16-11 overall and 7-6 in the ACC. Georgia Tech dropped to 11-14 and 4-7.
Facing a test of their manhood and resiliency, the Hokies went up to College Park, Maryland last night and pulled off a victory that few expected. There seems to be no end to the twists and turns an ACC season can take, and just when you thought they were down, the Hokies bounced right back up.
Trailing by a double-digit deficit in both halves, Virginia Tech fought hard down the stretch to pull out an unexpected win over Maryland 69-65 in the Comcast Center. It was Tech's first win at Maryland since joining the ACC, and it gives them a season sweep of the Terrapins. The Hokies are now 15-11 overall, and 6-6 in ACC play. Maryland dropped to 17-10 overall and 7-5 in the ACC.
How quickly the fortunes of a freshman-laden ACC team can turn. Three games ago, the Virginia Tech Hokies blew Virginia off the floor in overtime in a 72-65 win. They were loose, they were smiling, they were 5-3 in the ACC, and they were the toast of the Hokie Nation. Three losses later, capped by a humiliating defeat in Chapel Hill, the Hokies are struggling, and the finger pointing has begun.
Virginia Tech's men's basketball team was very competitive through the first 10 games of ACC play, even in losses. That wasn't the case on Saturday afternoon however, as the Hokies ran into a buzz saw in Chapel Hill, falling to the Tar Heels 92-53. The loss dropped Tech to 14-11 overall, and 5-6 in ACC play. UNC is now 24-2 overall, and 9-2 in the ACC.
