Hokies Win Overtime Thriller in the Dean Dome
February 14, 2007
 Exactly one month following their upset of then-#1 UNC in Blacksburg, the Hokies did it again. This time they beat the #4 Tar Heels in the Dean Dome 81-80 in an overtime thriller. Virginia Tech is the first team since the 1995-96 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win in Cameron Indoor Stadium and the Dean Dome in the same season. They are 3-0 against Duke and UNC this season. The victory takes their overall record to 18-7, and their ACC mark stands at 8-3. UNC drops to 22-4 and 8-3.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #25 Virginia Tech at #4 North Carolina
February 13, 2007
 Virginia Tech will sail into uncharted waters tonight when they play in North Carolina's Dean Dome for the first time in school history. The #25 Hokies, 15-point underdogs, will try to do the unthinkable -- defeat #4 UNC for the second time this season. That's a tall task, and to do it Tech will have to do the exact same thing they did back on January 13th -- shoot well and take care of the basketball.
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Checking in with '08 recruit Shamarr Bowden
February 12, 2007
 6-3, 175-pound junior guard Shamarr Bowden, a verbal commitment for Seth Greenberg's 2008 recruiting class, earned all-metro 4A conference honors at Grimsley High School in the 2005/2006 season. That season, he averaged 19.7 points per game while shooting 37-percent from 3-point range. Bowden is playing this year at The Miller School in Albemarle, Virginia, and seems to be having similar success.
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Hokies Hit Their Groove Against Suddenly-Vulnerable Hoos
February 10, 2007
For such a long time, Virginia could do no wrong, winning seven ACC games in a row and moving from the bottom quarter of the ACC standings all the way up to first place. But on Saturday in Cassell Coliseum, the Hoos ran into a buzz saw and got smoked by a Hokie team that came to play. If you had told me before the game that (a) Coleman Collins and Zabian Dowdell would score 11 total points; (b) Virginia Tech would win by 27; or (c) both of the above, I never would have picked (c). But it was that kind of day.
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Hokie Hoopsters Drill UVA 84-57
February 10, 2007
In a game that many believed could go either way, Virginia Tech jumped out to a big lead and never let up, drilling in-state rival UVA 84-57 in Blacksburg on Saturday. The Hokies snapped a two game losing streak and moved to 17-7 overall, with a 7-3 mark in ACC play. UVA drops to 16-7 overall and 8-3 in conference play.
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Psychoanalyzing These Hot and Cold Hokies
February 9, 2007
 Some teams in sports are self-starters; they are always ready to play. Magic’s Lakers, Larry's Celtics, and Michael's Bulls all come to mind. When you did beat them, which was rare, you beat them knowing full well you had just taken their best shot.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Virginia
February 9, 2007
 Virginia Tech has had a week off to brood over their recent losses to NC State and Boston College. This Saturday they'll return home to face their rivals from Charlottesville in the most important game of the Virginia-Virginia Tech basketball series in recent memory. Coming off two losses, and with a road trip to Chapel Hill coming up, this game is as close to a "must-win" game that you'll see in early February.
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2006-07 Around the ACC: February 8th, 2007
February 8, 2007
 After Wednesday night's action (Clemson over FSU and UNC beating Duke), the Hokies are in fourth place in the ACC, two games ahead of their closest pursuers in the all-important loss column. The Virginia Cavaliers, winners of seven in a row and heading to Blacksburg Saturday, sit atop the league standings with Boston College. The rest of February promises to rock and roll in the conference. See what's up this week in "Around the ACC."
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Hokies on a Bad Run
February 5, 2007
 I did something unusual during Saturday's basketball game against Boston College: I turned the TV off. When BC's Jared Dudley hit a layup to put the Eagles up 28-14 with 8:18 to go in the first half, I figured I knew how this story ended, and I hit the Power button and went to do something else. I didn't turn it back on until there were six minutes left to go and things had been decided a long time ago.
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Hokies Struggle Again, Get Blown Out in Beantown
February 3, 2007
Games in Boston haven't been very kind to Virginia Tech this year. The football team suffered their worst moment of the season there in October, and on Saturday it was the men's basketball team that got crushed by Boston College. The Eagles controlled the game from the very beginning, beating the Hokies 80-59 to claim sole possession of second place in the ACC.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #16 Virginia Tech at Boston College
February 2, 2007
 #16 Virginia Tech will look to right the ship when they travel to Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College on Saturday. This is the biggest matchup of the weekend in the ACC. The Hokies and Eagles are tied for second place in the ACC with a 6-2 record. Whichever team pulls out a victory on Saturday will take a giant leap towards the NCAA tournament.
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2006-07 Around the ACC: February 1st, 2007
February 1, 2007
The North Carolina Tar Heels, the highest-ranked and best team in the conference, ascended this past week to the number one spot in the ACC standings, thanks to losses by Boston College and Virginia Tech. The league has separated itself into two groups in the standings, heading into tonight's Duke vs. Virginia game: five teams have one or two losses in the league, while the other seven teams have four losses or more. All that and more in this week's installment of "Around the ACC."
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Flat Hokies Fall to NC State 70-59
February 1, 2007
#16 Virginia Tech, undefeated at home and fresh off two road wins, came out flat against NC State and dropped their first home contest of the season 70-59 on Wednesday night. The Hokies drop to 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the ACC, relinquishing their hold on the top spot in the conference standings. NC State improves to 12-8 and 2-5 in conference play.
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Delaney Leading Towson to Successful Season
January 31, 2007
 Last night, 6-3, 170-pound shooting guard Malcolm Delaney did what he has consistently done throughout the 2006/2007 season, and that is to help Towson Catholic (MD) to a victory. The Virginia Tech signee poured in 21 points in the 91-61 win over Calvert Hall, Towson Catholic's 20th win of the season.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #16 Virginia Tech vs. N.C. State
January 31, 2007
 The #16 Hokies look to continue their winning ways when the NC State Wolfpack visit Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night. With a win over NC State, Virginia Tech will keep their spot atop the ACC standings, and it would also give them a win over every single ACC school from the state of North Carolina this season. Those are serious bragging rights, and it's not something any of us imagined just a few short years ago.
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Unlikely First-Place Hokies Putting Together Special Season
January 29, 2007
 Two dates seem like a long time ago now: December 3rd, the day the Hokie basketball team lost to GW 63-62 and fell to 4-3; and December 30th, the day they dropped an uninspired, inexplicable 59-58 decision to Marshall. Those days are fading quickly into the rear view mirror, as Virginia Tech takes a Monday without basketball to admire itself in an unusual position: first place in the ACC.
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Hokies Swat Yellow Jackets 73-65
January 28, 2007
#23 Virginia Tech improved their ACC road record to 3-1 following a 73-65 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. The Hokies are 16-5 overall and 6-1 in the ACC. With Boston College's loss at Duke on Sunday, Virginia Tech is all alone in first place in the ACC. Georgia Tech drops to 13-7 overall and 2-5 in ACC play. It was the Yellow Jackets' first home loss of the season.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #23 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech
January 26, 2007
 A road game against a talented team that is desperate for a win. That will be the situation for the #23 Hokies when they travel to Atlanta to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Sunday afternoon. Virginia Tech is 2-1 against Georgia Tech since joining the ACC, including a 70-69 win in Alexander Memorial Coliseum two years ago. But can they repeat that feat this weekend?
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2006-07 Around the ACC: January 25th, 2007
January 25, 2007
Boston College continues to hold the top spot in the ACC at 6-1, but Virginia Tech and UNC are both on their heels at 5-1. The league's RPI rating is a solid #1, according to RealTimeRPI.com, with eight teams in the top 36 of the RPI. We cover all the action from the past week and look ahead in this week's installment of "Around the ACC."
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#23 Hokies Hold On in MIami
January 24, 2007
#23 Virginia Tech jumped out to a 21-point lead in the first half, and held on in the second half for a 92-85 victory over the Miami Hurricanes in the BankUnited Center on Tuesday night. The Hokies improve to 15-5 overall and 5-1 in the ACC with the win, while Miami falls to 9-12 overall, and 2-5 in conference play.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #23 Virginia Tech at Miami
January 23, 2007
 Just two nights after knocking off Maryland in an overtime game in Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies are on the road in Coral Gables to take on the Miami Hurricanes in a critical ACC road contest for Virginia Tech. A win over the Hurricanes coupled with a Boston College loss to Florida State on Tuesday would give Tech sole possession of first place in the ACC.
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Cardiac Hokies Squeak Out a Big One
January 22, 2007
 It's January 22nd, and last night, in a surreal environment consisting mostly of students in the crowd, Virginia Tech equaled last season's win totals, with their 14th overall win and their fourth ACC win. Holding the fort at home is critical in the ACC, and with their 67-64 overtime win over the Maryland Terrapins, the Hokies ran their season record in Cassell to 10-0, 3-0 in the ACC. The train that leads to the NCAA tournament is still firmly on its tracks.
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#23 Virginia Tech Takes Down Maryland in Overtime
January 21, 2007
The Hokies got back to their winning ways on Sunday night, beating Maryland 67-64 in Cassell Coliseum in overtime. Tech, #23 in the A.P. Poll, is 2-0 in overtime games this year, with a win at Duke to go along with Sunday's victory. They are now 14-5 overall and 4-1 in ACC play. Maryland, ranked #22 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, drops to 15-5 overall and 1-4 in the ACC.
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2006-07 Basketball Game Preview: #23 Virginia Tech vs. Maryland
January 19, 2007
 #23 Virginia Tech returns to action on Sunday night when they host the Maryland Terrapins in a key ACC matchup in Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies are 3-1 in conference play and near the top of the standings, while the talented Terps are 1-3 and desperate for a victory. We could possibly see one of the better games of the season in Cassell Coliseum on Sunday.
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2006-07 Around the ACC: January 18th, 2007
January 18, 2007
We're about one quarter of the way through the ACC conference schedule, and as usual, the conference is wide open. North Carolina appears to be the best team, but it looks like there are as many as eight legitimate NCAA tournament contenders, and that includes Virginia Tech. Let's take a short look at each team in the conference in this week's "Around the ACC," a new weekly feature here at TSL.
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