HOKIE HOOPS Hokies, Red Storm Meet as Non- Conference Foes in Cassell Coliseum

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1 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 1 HOKIE HOOPS Hokies, Red Storm Meet as Non- Conference Foes in Cassell Coliseum TODAY S CHECKLIST This is the 11th meeting with St. John s and the Red Storm holds a 6-4 lead in the all-time series. The Hokies defeated North Carolina A&T, 94-66, in Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night. Coleman Collins recorded his third double-double in the last four games with 17 points and 14 rebounds in the win over NC A&T. Zabian Dowdell scored a career-high 25 points in the win over NC A&T. Jamon Gordon dished out a career-high11 assists in the win over NC A&T. The Hokies take next week off for exams before returning to action on Dec. 17 against Stanford in the Las Vegas Showdown. About Today s Game The Hokies are 6-3 on the season and 0-1 in ACC play... St. John s is 5-1 overall... SJU holds a 6-4 lead in the series... The Hokies defeated North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night in Cassell Coliseum... The Hokies are in the middle of exams and will not play again until next Saturday night in Las Vegas against Stanford. Hitting the Mark Seth Greenberg won his 250th game as a collegiate head coach in the Hokies win over North Carolina A&T on Wednesday night... Greenberg has a career total of (.554) in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach... The loss at #1 Duke was his 450th game as a collegiate head coach. Milestones Reached In the win over Marshall, Zabian Dowdell scored his 800th career point... He currently has 874 career points... In the same game, Jamon Gordon scored his 600th career point and dished out his 250th career assist... In the win over Morgan State, he recorded his 50th career blocked shot and in the win over North Carolina A&T, he grabbed his 300th rebound... He currently has 643 career points, 301 rebounds, 278 career assists and 52 career blocked shots... In the win over Morgan State, Coleman Collins grabbed his 300th career rebound and in the loss at #1 Duke, he scored his 600th career point... He currently has 625 points and 339 career rebounds. HOKIE PROBABLES F 24 Markus Sailes r-jr. 6-5 Richmond, Va. 5.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.9 spg F 13 Deron Washington So. 6-7 New Orleans, La ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.0 spg C 33 Coleman Collins Jr. 6-9 Stone Mountain, Ga ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.7 bspg G 1 Zabian Dowdell Jr. 6-3 Pahokee, Fla ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.2 spg G 22 Jamon Gordon Jr. 6-3 Jacksonville, Fla ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.7 apg. 1.3 spg RED STORM PROBABLES F 2 Anthony Mason, Jr. Fr. 6-7 Memphis, Tenn. 7.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.3 spg F 34 Lamont Hamilton Jr Brooklyn, N.Y ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.0 bspg C 40 Aaron Spears Jr Chicago, Ill. 5.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.5 bspg G 3 Daryll Hill Jr. 6-0 Queens, N.Y ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.3 apg G 4 Eugen Lawrence So. 6-1 Brooklyn, N.Y. 7.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.7 apg Virginia Tech Hokies (6-3, 0-1 ACC) vs. St. John s Red Storm (5-1, 0-0 BE) GAME 10: Saturday, Dec. 10, :00 p.m. Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, Va. Series vs. SJU: SJ, 6-4 Series Streak: SJ, one Last Meeting vs. SJU: SJ, 75-65, Live Stats: hokiesports.com Television: Fox Sports Net Radio: Virginia Tech/ISP Network XM Channel SCHEDULE & RESULTS (6-3, 0-1 ACC) Nov. 4 Univ. of Saskatchewan (Exhibition) W Nov. 10 RADFORD# W Nov. 12 BOWLING GREEN# L Nov. 13 WESTERN CAROLINA# W Nov. 18 MOUNT ST. MARY S W Nov. 21 MARSHALL W Nov. 25 MORGAN STATE W Nov. 28 at Ohio State^ L Dec. 4 at #1 Duke* L Dec. 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W Dec. 10 ST. JOHN S 4 p.m. FSN Dec. 17 vs. Stanford! 12:30 a.m. ESPN Dec. 27 WILLIAM & MARY 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at Old Dominion 7 p.m. CSN Jan. 2 at James Madison 4 p.m. CSN Jan. 7 at Florida State* 7 p.m. CSN Jan. 10 NORTH CAROLINA* 7:30 p.m. espn2 Jan. 15 VIRGINIA* 4 p.m. RJ Jan. 21 at Maryland* 8 p.m. RJ Jan. 26 DUKE* 7 p.m. ESPN Jan. 28 at Wake Forest* 3 p.m. RJ Jan. 31 GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. RSN Feb. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at Clemson* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Virginia* 8 p.m. RJ Feb. 18 NC STATE* 1 p.m. ABC Feb. 22 at Miami* 7 p.m. U Feb. 25 FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. March 1 CLEMSON* 7 p.m. March 4 at Boston College* Noon RJ * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games ^ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge # - NABC Classic, Blacksburg, Va.! - Las Vegas Showdown, Las Vegas, Nev. (Dec. 17 game is actually at 12:30 a.m. EST Dec. 18)

2 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 2 Last Time Out: Virginia Tech 94, NC A&T 66 It was a career night for several Hokies on Wednesday night, as Virginia Tech defeated North Carolina A&T, 94-66, in Cassell Coliseum... Zabian Dowdell led the Hokies with a careerhigh 25 points in the win, including a career-high seven three-point field goals (tying a Tech record)... Coleman Collins and Jamon Gordon each registered double-doubles in the game, with Collins scoring 17 points and pulling down 14 rebounds and Gordon scoring 11 points and dishing out a career-high 11 assists... Wynton Witherspoon added a careerhigh 11 points and A.D. Vassallo scored 10 points... Tech had 26 assists on 33 field goals. Witherspoon Returns Sophomore wing Wynton Witherspoon returned to the Virginia Tech line-up in the loss at Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Witherspoon scored four points on two-of-two from the floor in 14 minutes of action Witherspoon, who earlier this preseason had won the starting spot at small forward, suffered a fractured left foot on Oct He underwent surgery on the foot Oct. 27 and was expected to miss 6-8 weeks from that point... He played eight minutes in the loss at #1 Duke, scoring four points and followed that with a career-high 11 points off the bench in the win over North Carolina A&T. The Series vs. St. John s This is the 11th meeting between the Hokies and the Red Storm and St. John s holds the lead in the all-time series, SJU defeated the Hokies, 75-65, in Jamaica, N.Y. on Dec. 8, Tech won the last meeting in Blacksburg, 54-53, on Feb. 21, The two schools were fellow BIG EAST members from and were both in the BIG EAST East Division from Tech played its first-ever BIG EAST Conference game at St. John s on Jan. 3, 2001, falling 84-69, to the Red Storm... Tech was 3-4 against SJU as a BIG EAST member, and won the last two conference meetings. Seth Likes the Cassell Seth Greenberg is a combined 30-8 as a head coach in Cassell Coliseum, good for a winning percentage of Tech played its first six games of the regular season in Cassell Coliseum and is 6-1 in the Cassell this season. Doubling Doubles In the win over Morgan State and the loss at Ohio State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Coleman Collins recorded back-to-back double-doubles Collins had 14 points and 14 rebounds in each game The last Hokie to boast consecutive double-doubles was Bryant Matthews, who managed the feat against Providence and Georgetown on Feb. 4 and 11, 2004 Both games were played in Cassell Coliseum Collins entered the season with three career double-doubles, he now has three double-doubles this season following his 17 point, 14 rebound performance against North Carolina A&T. A Second Note on Doubles With Coleman Collins and Jamon Gordon s double-doubles in the win over North Carolina A&T, that brings the Hokies season total to six double-doubles Tech recorded three double-doubles all of last season, all three by Collins... This is the first season since the season that more than one Hokie had a double-double in a season. Yet Another Double-Double Note Coleman Collins and Jamon Gordon s double-doubles in the win over North Carolina A&T is the first time since the season that two Hokies recorded double-doubles in the same game... In that season, the feat was accomplished three times, most recently on March 8, 2003, when Terry Taylor (16 points/10 rebounds) and Bryant Matthews (24 points/10 rebounds) accomplished the feat. Give & Take Nine games into the season, the Hokies are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per game... Tech averages just 11.8 turnovers per game... Last season, the Hokies averaged 13.2 assists per game; this season that average is up to 14.7 assists per game. See The Three By halftime of the Hokies win over North Carolina A&T, Tech had hit nine three-point field goals, including a careerhigh (at the time) six by Zabian Dowdell... The nine three-pointers surpassed the previous season-high of seven for a game. So Close So far this season, Zabian Dowdell has registered his 800th career point... Entering the St. John s game, Dowdell has exactly 199 career rebounds and 199 career assists. Finally in the Lead When Zabian Dowdell scored 15 points to lead the Hokies in scoring in the loss at Ohio State, it marked the only time this season that Dowdell had led the Hokies in scoring, despite being the only Hokie to score in double-figures in every game this season... With his 25 points in the win over North Carolina A&T, he has now led the Hokies in scoring twice this season... Dowdell led the Hokies in scoring 11 times last season. Keeping the Score Down Virginia Tech allowed Western Carolina just 40 points in the game on Nov That is the lowest point total the Hokies have allowed an opponent under Seth Greenberg... The previous low was the 49 points allowed to New Hampshire in Greenberg s first game as the Hokie head coach and the 49 points allowed to West Virginia in Cassell Coliseum near the end of the season... The last time Tech held an opponent to 40-or-fewer points in a game was a win over South Florida on Feb. 19, 1994 in Tampa (That was prior to Greenberg taking the head coaching job at USF)... The 54 points Tech scored in winning the WCU game is the fewest for Tech in a victory since that West Virginia game, when Tech defeated WVU, on Feb. 28, A Good Night In Virginia Tech s victory over North Carolina A&T, several Hokies registered career-highs... Below is a list of the career-highs in the game. Zabian Dowdell Points pt. field goals made pt. field goals attempted field goals made... 9 Jamon Gordon Assists Wynton Witherspoon Points field goals made... 3 field goals attempted pt. field goals attempted... 7 assists... 5 blocked shots... 2

3 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 3 Coleman, Zabian & Jamon Strong In the Middle Coleman Collins is rapidly becoming one of the top big men in the Atlantic Coast Conference... The 6-9 junior post player from Stone Mountain, Ga., entered the season averaging 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game... Following his career-high 25 points in the loss at #1 Duke and his double-double in the win over North Carolina A&T, Collins is averaging teamhighs with 16.6 points Coleman Collins and 9.0 rebounds per game this season... His career averages have risen to 11.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game... Collins did not have a career doubledouble until his 14 point/18 rebound performance in the win over #7 Duke on Feb. 17, Since that game, he has registered six double-doubles in the last 15 games that he has played... Last season, following surgery to remove a quarter-sized cyst from his left foot on Dec. 12, Collins averaged 12.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, up from his pre-surgery average of 8.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game... Beginning with his 18 rebounds in the win over #7 Duke on Feb. 17, he has grabbed 142 rebounds in the 15 games in which he has played. Coleman Collins recorded consecutive double-doubles with 14 points and 14 rebounds in both the win over Morgan State and the loss at Ohio State. Coleman Collins set a then career-best with 22 points in the loss to Bowling Green and tied his career-high with five blocks in the same game... He set a new careerhigh with 25 points in the loss at #1 Duke. Jamon Gordon recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Western Carolina... He recorded double-double numbertwo with 11 points and 11 assists in the win over North Carolina A&T... He is the only current Hokie with career double-figure highs in points, rebounds and assists. Scoring Up a Storm Zabian Dowdell caught fire for the Hokies during the ACC slate and really hasn t cooled off since... Dowdell scored double figures in all 16 ACC regular season conference games and averaged 16.2 points per game in league play... He extended the double figure ACC game streak on Sunday night, when he scored 15 points in the loss at #1 Duke... The fewest points he has scored in a conference regular season game was the 11 points he scored in the win over #7 Duke, but his three-point field goal in the final 16 seconds was the winning margin for the Hokies... He had four 20-+ point performances in league games and registered his career-high of 23 points in the win at Miami... He is the only Hokie that has played for Tech since 2000 to score at least 300 points in each of his first two seasons... So far this season, Dowdell has extended his regular season double-figure scoring streak to 23 straight games, hitting double figures in all nine games this season... Since Jan. 1, 2005, Dowdell is averaging 15.5 points per game in the 27 games he has played. Zabian Dowdell has scored in double figures in all nine games this season and his last 23 regular season games. Important Numbers Here are some important numbers on the Tech juniors to keep in mind as we go through the season. Coleman Collins Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots Zabian Dowdell Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots... 9 Jamon Gordon Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots Tech s Very Own Robin Hood Jamon Gordon has become quite accomplished at taking from the opponent and giving to the Hokies in his two-plus seasons in Blacksburg... The junior guard led the BIG EAST Conference in steals as a freshman and was second in steals as a sophomore in his inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference... Last season, Gordon was seventh in the ACC in assists and led the Hokies with 120 assists... Only Anthony Harris of Miami had more assists last season among returning players and Gordon is the leader among returning players in steals... Gordon was seventh in assist/turnover ratio and is third among ACC returners this season in that catagory... Last season, Gordon had eight games of six-or-more assists and nine games of four-or-more steals... He is currently ninth in career steals at Virginia Tech and, in the win over North Carolina A&T, moved into eighth place in career assists at Virginia Tech. Jamon Gordon is ninth in career steals at Virginia Tech and eighth in career assists at Virginia Tech.

4 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 4 High Points In the win over North Carolina A&T, the Hokies scored a season-high 94 points... It is the second-highest point total for the Hokies under Seth Greenberg and the most since Tech socred 102 points in the win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 23, 2004, the second game of last season. Low Scoring Fact With the Hokies holding their opponents to 59.9 points per game this season, it is pertinent to point out that, under Seth Greenberg, the Hokies are 22-1 when holding its opponents under 60 points. Not Too Crabby Deron Washington has played seven games against teams from the state of Maryland in his short career... In those games, he is averaging 14.9 points per game, compared to his 9.1 points per game average overall... Tech is scheduled to play one more game against a team from Maryland this season, at Maryland on Jan. 21. Usually Some Pretty Good Signs The loss at #1 Duke was the first time that the Hokies have lost a game under Seth Greenberg when shooting 50% or better from the field... It also was just the fourth time in 31 games under Greenberg that Tech has lost when outshooting the opponent from the field... Tech now 22-3 under Greenberg when leading at the half. A Helping Hand Jamon Gordon s 11 assists in the win over North Carolina A&T is the most by a Hokie since Troy Manns dished out 12 assists against St. Bonaventure on Jan. 2, Wrapping Up the NC A&T Win Tech is now 4-0 all-time against North Carolina A&T and 19-0 all-time against MEAC teams... Tech held the Aggies to 34.4% from the field, including 28.1% from the field in the second half... A&T shot better from three-point range (37.5%) than it did from the floor (34.4%)... Tech played 13 players in the game... The two teams combined for 20 made three-point field goals... Tech outscored A&T on fast-break points, 30-2 and on points off turnovers, Collins Scoring Mark Coleman Collins set a new careerhigh with 25 points in the loss at #1 Duke on Sunday night... It is the second time this season that he has set a new personal best in single game scoring... He had 22 points in the loss to Bowling Green... The 25 points is the most by a Hokie this season and the most by a Hokie since Carlos Dixon scored 25 points at Clemson on March 1, The last time a Hokie scored more than 25 points in a game was when Bryant Mattews scored 26 points in the win at Georgetown on March 6, 2004 at the MCI Center... Collins 25 points was the career-high for all current Hokies until Zabian Dowdell scored a career-high 25 points in the win over North Carolina A&T. I ll Take That...Charge Deron Washington has started the season where he left off last year... The sophomore forward drew a total of seven charges in the three-game NABC Classic, including four charges in the win over Radford... He has a season total to 20, including a total of five drawn fouls (both player control and off-ball) in the win over Marshall... He drew three charges in the loss at #1 Duke. Welcome Freshmen... Three freshmen have made their regular season Cassell Coliseum debuts this season... Forwards Cheick Diakite, A.D. Vassallo and Terrance Vinson are new to the Hokies this season....and Next Year s Crop The Hokies have signed three players to National Letters Intent for next year... Jeff Allen, a 6-6, 220 lbs. forward from Washington, D.C., Nigel Munson, a 6-0, 160 lbs. point guard from Washington, D.C. and Lewis Witcher, a 6-8, 200 lbs. forward from Rocky Mount, Va. signed with the Hokies on Nov. 9. A Strong Return For Our Sailes Markus Sailes returned to action for the Hokies this season and he made quite a splash in the first weekend... After missing most of last season following leg surgery, the redshirt junior averaged 9.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in the NABC Classic... Sailes played a total of 81 minutes in the tournament... He is averaging 25.1 minutes per game this season... He missed the second half of the NC A&T win with a thigh bruise, but is expected to play against St. John s. Dunk You Very Much Virginia Tech opened the season above the rim... The Hokies recorded seven dunks in the win over Radford, including three by Coleman Collins... Tech had just one dunk, by Washington, in the second game and Washington had both of the Hokies dunks in the win over Western Carolina... Washington had a pair of dunks in the win over Mount St. Mary s and added six dunks in the win over Morgan State... So far this season, the Hokies have 33 dunks in nine games. Deron Turns it On Deron Washington had his top statistical night as a Hokie in the win over Mount St. Mary s... Washington tied a career-high with 24 points and 10 rebounds and set a new career-high with five blocked shots en route to his first career double-double... The sophomore also had his first career 40 minute game... He scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half... He followed that with a 17- point, six-rebound performance in the next game against Marshall... Those are the most productive consecutive games for Washington, point-wise, since he scored a total of 44 points in his first two collegiate games... He added 16 points in the win over Morgan State... The 56 points totaled in those three games is his highest three-game point total as a Hokie... The 24 points is the most points scored by a Hokie in Cassell Coliseum since Washington scored 24 points in the win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Nov. 23, 2004, Washington s second game as a Hokie... Washington has recorded double figures in six of the nine games this season. Early Season Odds & Ends The Hokies are 33-7 under Seth Greenberg when holding its opponents under 70 points... Tech is 8-1 against teams from Maryland under Greenberg and 3-0 against teams from West Virginia... Tech opened ACC play last Sunday at Duke The loss at Ohio State was the Hokies first loss on a Monday under Greenberg... Zabian Dowdell and Deron Washington each scored their 100th point of the season in the loss at Ohio State and Coleman Collins reached the century mark in the win over North Carolina A&T.

5 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 5 Krabbendam Still Out Sophomore post player Robert Krabbendam is still about 1-2 weeks away from returning to the Virginia Tech active roster... The 7-footer had knee surgery on Nov. 1. Calloway Update Senior post player Allen Calloway was diagnosed with with alveolar soft part sarcoma, a soft tissue cancer and is undergoing treatment... Calloway has been practicing with the team, but has missed several games. Point Differences In Seth Greenberg s three season openers as head coach of Virginia Tech, the Hokies have outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points per game. The Early (Hokie) Bird The season opener against Radford was the earliest in the year that the Hokies had ever played a men s basketball regular season game... The previous earliest was in the season, when the Hokies defeated William & Mary, 59-50, in Cassell Coliseum on Nov. 14. Against the Best With the win over #7/8 Duke, Virginia Tech was 2-4 against nationally-ranked teams last season... With the loss at #1 Duke, Tech is 3-9 against nationallyranked teams under Seth Greenberg... Three of Virginia Tech s eight conference losses a year ago were to teams ranked in the top 10 in the national polls, as well as its only conference loss this season... Tech was 2-3 against ranked ACC teams last season... Virginia Tech was a combined 5-4 against teams in the NIT... Combined with the Hokies 4-5 record against teams in the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies were 9-9 against teams in the post-season last year... Sunday s loss at #1 Duke was Tech s first game of the season against a nationally-ranked team. Shooting Stars Virginia Tech started the season with the hot hand... In the win over Radford, the Hokies were 29 of 48 from the field, good for 60.4%... That is the highest field goal percentage for the Hokies under Seth Greenberg... The previous high was 54.9% against Georgetown in Tech is shooting 46.1% from the field in the first seven games... Tech is shoting 47.1% from the floor in its first nine games of this season. No Fall Here The Virginia Tech men s basketball team is a combined 10-3 in games played in the month of November in the three years that Seth Greenberg has been the head coach of the Hokies. More Interest In the NCAA s annual survey of Division I attendance, the Hokies finished the season with the largest increase in attandance in the country... Tech ended the season with the sixth-greatest increase in home attendance... Tech averaged 9,406 per game, up from 6,342 the previous season, for an increase of 3,064 per game... Tech is averaging 9,644 in Cassell Coliseum this season. Lights, Camera, Hokies This season, the Hokies are scheduled to make 18 regular season television appearances... Last year, the Hokies made 17 regular season television appearances and three more in the post-season... Tech is 1-2 on television this season... Tech was 9-11 on television last season and is on television under Seth Greenberg... Tech is scheduled to make eight national television appearances during the regular season, up from four last year... Sunday night at Duke was Tech s second national appearance of the season and today s game will be the third. Clamping Down, Defensively During Virginia Tech's last 409 games, opposing teams have shot 50% or better just 75 times (.183)... During that span, Tech has held its opponents to less than 40% 159 times (.389), including six games last season and five games this season... Radford shot just 30.8% from the field and just 25% in the second half, Western Carolina shot 36.8% and just 30.0% in the second half, Mount St. Mary s shot 37.3% from the field, Marshall shot 34.0% from the field and North Carolina A&T shot just 34.4%. Close Games The Hokies are 12-7 under Seth Greenberg in games that were decided in overtime or by five-or-fewer points... Tech was 5-3 in such games last season after finishing 7-2 the previous year... Tech is 0-2 in such games this season, with both games being decided in the final second of action of those two games. Left is Right in the Hokie Backcourt The starting Virginia Tech backcourt of sophomores Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon are both left-handed. All-Time Numbers Virginia Tech is all-time in men s basketball action, for a.543 winning percentage... This is Tech s 97th season of intercollegiate competition... The Georgia Tech win last season was the 2,200th game in Virginia Tech history. Overcoming The largest deficit that the Hokies have overcome in an ACC game is 13 points (45-32 vs. NC State on Jan. 19, 2005)... The largest deficit the Hokies have overcome in a game this season is an eight-point lead by Western Carolina on Nov. 13. Downing Ranked Teams With the win over #7/8 Duke last season, the Hokies defeated a top 10 team for the first time since Feb. 1, 1986, when the Hokies downed #2 Memphis, 76-72, in Cassell Coliseum... The win, paired with the win at #12/15 Georgia Tech on Jan. 22, marks just the second time in history that the Hokies have defeated two nationally-ranked teams in the same season... The only other time was the season, when Tech defeated #12 Louisville, 75-74, in overtime in Cassell Coliseum on Jan. 9, 1982 and then, two weeks later, won at #17 Louisville, on Jan The win at #12/15 Georgia Tech on Jan. 22 was the Hokies first win on the homecourt of a nationally-ranked team since Tech defeated #17 Louisville, 78-76, on Jan. 23, 1982 in Freedom Hall... It was the Hokies first win against a nationally-ranked team away from Cassell Coliseum since Dec. 28, 1995, when the #21 Hokies deated #22 Virginia, 72-64, in the Roanoke Civic Center... It was Tech s first win against a team ranked #12 or higher since Feb. 1, 1986, when Tech defeated #2 Memphis, 76-72, in Cassell Coliseum. SWAT! This season, the Hokies are averaging 6.1 blocked shots per game, up from an average of 4.7 blocked shots per game a year ago.

6 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page In Review Greenberg Named Coach of the Year Seth Greenberg was named the 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, in a vote by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association... Now in his third season as the Hokies mentor, Greenberg led Virginia Tech to a fourthplace finish in the ACC last season and a berth in the NIT. We Were Honored Three Hokie players were honored by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association in their annual post-season ACC awards following the season... Zabian Dowdell was honorable mention All-ACC and Deron Washington was named to the ACC All- Freshman team... Jamon Gordon was named to the ACC All-Defensive team. Winning Notes Last year, Virginia Tech won 16 games in a season for the first time since a record in the season, the team s final year in the Atlantic 10 Conference... The last time Tech won more than 16 games in a season was the season, when Tech was 23-6 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Seth Greenberg won 31 games in his first two seasons at Virginia Tech... The last Hokie coach to win 31 games in his first two seasons was Charlie Moir, who won 38 games in the and seasons. Jamon Gordon Starting a Winning Tradition With the win over Maryland to end last year s regular season, the Hokies finished the regular season overall and 8-8 in the ACC... Coupled with Tech s regular season in Seth Greenberg s first year as head coach, it marked the first time since the and seasons that Tech has had consecutive winning regular seasons. Top Five The crowd of 20,301 to see the Hokies and Georgia Tech play in the quarterfinals of the 2005 ACC Tournament was the fourth-largest crowd ever to see the Hokies play a game... It was the largest non-regular season crowd for the Hokies. ACC s Finest Virginia Tech was 2-2 last season against ACC Champion Duke and runner-up Georgia Tech... Add in Tech s record against semifinalist NC State and North Carolina and the Hokies were a combined 3-4 against the final four of the ACC last season. First Year in the ACC Last season, Virginia Tech won four straight ACC contests... The first ACC expansion team, Georgia Tech, did not win four straight regular season conference games until the season, its seventh season in the ACC... The second ACC expansion team, Florida State, did not win four straight conference regular season games until its fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh ACC games in its first season, Last season s other expansion team, Miami, won three consecutive regular season ACC games earlier in the season, but did not win four straight ACC games... Only Florida State s 11-5 conference mark in is better than Tech s 8-8 mark among ACC expansion teams. Solid Debut Deron Washington was fourth among ACC freshmen in scoring (7.9 ppg) last season... He was third in rebounding (4.6 rpg) and minutes played (24.1 mpg). On the Air Television Fox Sports Net Ron Thulin, Dan Bonner & Julie Donaldson Radio Virginia Tech/ISP Radio Network Bill Roth & Mike Burnop Zabian Dowdell Chris Tucker

7 ACC Information Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 7 ACColades Tech is one of four ACC teams that have begun league play... The ACC is against non-conference foes this season (.806)... The ACC is 3-7 (.300) against nonconference ranked teams this season... The ACC won the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the seventh time in seven years, winning six of the 11 games... Coleman Collins is tied for second in double-doubles this season in the ACC... Zabian Dowdell has the sixth-longest streak of consecutive doublefigure scoring games in the ACC, at eight... Dowdell s 849 career points is 12th-best among active ACC players and third-best among ACC juniors... Jamon Gordon s 267 career assists is fourth-best among active ACC players and tops among active juniors ACC Standings (as of Dec. 8, 2005) Team Conf. Overall Duke Georgia Tech Clemson Wake Forest Boston College North Carolina State Florida State North Carolina Maryland Miami VIRGINIA TECH Virginia INDIVIDUALS Scoring Coleman Collins 8th 16.6 Zabian Dowdell 14th 15.7 Deron Washington 23rd 12.7 Rebounding Coleman Collins 3rd 9.0 Assists Jamon Gordon 1st 5.67 Steals Zabian Dowdell 6th 2.22 Deron Washington 9th 2.00 Markus Sailes 15th pt. Field Goal Percentage Jamon Gordon 13th.407 Zabian Dowdell 14th pt. Field Goals Made Zabian Dowdell 6th 2.22 Blocked Shots Coleman Collins 9th 1.71 Deron Washington 13th 1.33 Assist/TO Ratio Jamon Gordon 1st 2.83 Zabian Dowdell 12th 1.33 Offensive Rebounds Coleman Collins 6th 3.29 Defensive Rebounds Coleman Collins 3rd 5.71 Minutes Played Jamon Gordon 3rd Zabian Dowdell 9th Coleman Collins 10th Hokies in ACC Stats TEAM Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw Percentages Field Goal Percentages Field Goal % Defense 3-pt. FG Percentage 3-pt. FG% Defense Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/TO Ratio Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds 3-pt. FG Made 10th 3rd 7th 6th 9th 6th 5th 5th 11th 6th 8th 2nd 6th 6th 3rd 2nd 10th 11th 9th Stats are for all games played as of Jamon Gordon leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in assists and assist/turnover ratio.

8 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 8 Seth Greenberg Tech Double-Doubles Coleman Collins (3) vs. Morgan State (14 pts./14 rebs.) at Ohio State (14 pts./14 rebs.) vs. NC A&T (17 pts./14 rebs.) Jamon Gordon (2) vs. Western Carolina (11 pts./10* rebs.) vs. NC A&T (11 pts./11* rebs.) Deron Washington (1) vs. Mount St. Mary s (24* pts./10* rebs.) * - career highs The Days of the Week (Under Seth Greenberg) Overall Conference Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals Coleman Collins, Zabian Dowdell and Jamon Gordon currently have 2,142 career points and 839 career rebounds. The Hokies Under Seth Greenberg VT outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds VT Rebounds are equal VT leads at the half VT trails at the half Game is tied at the half VT shoots 50% or better VT outshoots opponent Opponent outshoots VT VT holds opp. under 40% VT scores 100+ points VT scores points VT scores points VT scores points VT scores points VT scores less than 60 points Opponent scores 100+ points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opp. scores less than 60 points VT in games 5-or-fewer points VT at home VT on the road VT at a neutral site Overtime games VT against conference foes VT on television VT vs. ranked teams Compare & Contrast VT... SJU Points Points Allowed %... FG% % 39.4%... FG% Defense % 35.6%... 3FG% % 30.1%... 3FG% Defense % 69.8%... FT% % Rebounds Rebound Margin Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Deron Washington An Explanation Virginia Tech s game against Stanford in Las Vegas will tip-off at 9:30 p.m. PST on Dec. 17 on ESPN... When allowing for the three-hour time difference between East Coast and West Coast time, the game will tip-off at 12:30 a.m. EST on Dec The game will be played late Saturday night in Las Vegas, which is early Sunday morning in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech Streaks Total Home Road Neutral Overall Won 1 Won 5 Lost 7 Lost 3 ACC* Lost 1 Won 3 Lost Non-Conference Season Won 1 Won 5 Lost 4 Lost 3 * - regular season games only Longest winning streak this season 4 11/13-25 Longest losing streak this season 2 11/28-12/ Starters Washington, Collins, Gordon, Dowdell, Vassallo Washington, Collins, Gordon, Dowdell, Sailes Washington, Diakite, Gordon, Dowdell, Sailes Washington, Diakite, Collins, Sailes, Harris

9 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 9 Points for Pondering Led VT in Scoring: Washington (3), Collins (3), Dowdell (2), Sailes (1) Double Figure Scoring Games: Dowdell (9), Gordon (7), Washington (6), Collins (6), Vassallo (3), Sailes (2), Diakite (1), Witherspoon (1) 30-point Games: na 20-point Games: Collins (2), Washington (1), Dowdell (1) Led VT in Rebounding: Collins (5), Gordon (2), Washington (2) Double Figure Rebounding Games: Collins (3), Gordon (1), Washington (1) Led VT in Assists: Gordon (7), Dowdell (2), Sailes (1) Double Figure Assist Games: Gordon (1) Double-Doubles: Collins (3), Gordon (2), Washington (1) Most Points in a Half: 49 (2nd vs. NC A&T) Fewest Points in a Half: 20 (1st vs. WCU) Most Points Allowed in a Half: 46 (1st at Ohio State) Fewest Points Allowed in a Half: 17 (2nd vs. WCU and 1st vs. Morgan State) Largest Lead: 33 pts. (72-39 vs. Morgan State) Largest Deficit: 22 pts. (26-48 at Ohio State) Largest Margin of Victory: 30 pts. (80-50 vs. Radford) Largest Margin of Defeat: 13 pts. (56-69 at Ohio State) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Victory: 8 pts. (6-14 vs. WCU) Largest Lead Lost in a Loss: 4 pts. (48-44 at Duke) Largest Halftime Lead: 16 pts. (38-22 vs. MSM) Largest Halftime Deficit: 21 pts. (25-46 at Ohio State) Average Margin of Victory: 21.5 Average Margin of Defeat: 5.3 Deron Charges by Game TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES VIRGINIA TECH Points 25 Coleman Collins at Duke 25 Zabian Dowdell vs. North Carolina A&T 24 Deron Washington vs. Mount St. Mary s 22 Coleman Collins vs. Bowling Green 17 Coleman Collins vs. Radford 18 Zabian Dowdell vs. Mount St. Mary s 17 Deron Washington vs. Bowling Green 17 Deron Washington vs. Marshall 17 Coleman Collins vs. North Carolina A&T Rebounds 14 Coleman Collins vs. Morgan State 14 Coleman Collins at Ohio State 14 Coleman Collins vs. North Carolina A&T 10 Jamon Gordon vs. Western Carolina 10 Deron Washington vs. Mount St. Mary s 8 Coleman Collins vs. Radford 8 Coleman Collins vs. Bowling Green 8 Coleman Collins at Duke Assists 11 Jamon Gordon vs. North Carolina A&T 8 Jamon Gordon vs. Radford 7 Zabian Dowdell vs. Bowling Green 7 Jamon Gordon vs. Marshall 5 Jamon Gordon vs. Mount St. Mary s 5 Zabian Dowdell vs. Morgan State 5 Jamon Gordon at Duke 5 Wynton Witherspoon vs. North Carolina A&T Steals 4 Zabian Dowdell vs. Radford 4 Zabian Dowdell vs. Bowling Green 4 Deron Washington vs. Western Carolina 4 Zabian Dowdell vs. Marshall Blocks 5 Coleman Collins vs. Bowling Green 5 Deron Washington vs. Mount St. Mary s 5 Cheick Diakite vs. Marshall 3 Jamon Gordon vs. Bowling Green 3 Deron Washington vs. Marshall OPPONENTS Points 22 Whit Holcomb-Faye, Radford 21 Martin Samarco, Bowling Green 21 Shelden Williams, Duke (A) 21 Demetrius Guions, North Carolina A&T 19 Sean Dockery, Duke (A) 18 Landy Thompson, Mount St. Mary s 18 J. J. Redick, Duke (A) 17 John Floyd, Bowling Green Rebounds 19 Shelden Williams, Duke (A) 11 Travis Aikens, Marshall 9 Chris Oliver, Radford 9 Matt Lefeld, Bowling Green 9 Markus Mitchell, Mount St. Mary s 9 J.J. Sullinger, Ohio State Assists 7 John Floyd, Bowling Green Steals 6 Sean Dockery, Duke (A) 4 David Berghoefer, Western Carolina 3 Sylvester Mayes, Ohio State Blocks 5 Shelden Williams, Duke (A) 3 four times Special thanks to Virginia Tech athletics webmaster Damian Salas for his invaluable assistance in researching information for game notes. Radford... 4 Bowling Green... 1 Western Carolina... 2 Mount St. Mary s... 1 Marshall... 5 Morgan State... 1 at Ohio State... 2 at Duke... 3 North Carolina A&T... 1 Tech Dunks by Game Radford... 7 Bowling Green... 1 Western Carolina... 2 Mount St. Mary s... 3 Marshall... 2 Morgan State... 6 at Ohio State... 3 at Duke... 4 North Carolina A&T... 5 Gimme That! In the loss at Ohio State, Jamon Gordon entered the top ten in career steals at Virginia Tech... Here is a list of how he stands on the list... He joins former teammates Bryant Matthews and Carlos Dixon on the list. Career Steals 6. Bryant Matthews Carlos Dixon Bobby Beecher Jamon Gordon Perry Young Shawn Good Take This! In the win over North Carolina A&T, Jamon Gordon entered the top ten in career assists at Virginia Tech... Here is how he stands on the list. Career Assists 5. Brendan Dunlap Shawn Good Perry Young Jamon Gordon Damon Watlington Jeff Schneider

10 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 10 In the Cassell The Hokies have a overall record in Cassell Coliseum, good for a.775 winning percentage, including a 13-3 mark last season and a 6-1 mark this season... Tech defeated Providence, 69-64, on Feb. 23, 2003 for the Hokies 400th victory in the building... Tech defeated Rhode Island, 86-63, on Nov. 20, 2002, in its 500th game in the arena... Tech is now in its 44th season in Cassell... The first basketball game was played in the Coliseum on Jan. 3, 1962, with the Hokies routing Alabama, On Sept. 17, 1977, Tech dedicated the Coliseum in honor of the late Stuart K. Cassell... Tech has had just one breakeven home season and one losing season in Cassell Coliseum. Defending the Cassell Virginia Tech was 13-3 at home last season... The 13 wins in the Cassell was the most since Tech was 14-1 in the building in the season (Tech was 12-1 in regular season home games that season, 2-0 in NIT games)... Tech s last three conference losses in the Cassell have come to top 10 teams and the last five losses in the building have come to teams that played in the post-season that year (four NCAA tournament teams and one NIT team)... Tech has won 18 of it s last 21 games in Cassell... The nine-game winning streak before the loss to North Carolina was the longest home winning streak since Tech won 17 straight at home from Seth Greenberg is 11-5 (.688) in conference games in Cassell (both ACC and Big East)... Tech has not lost to an unranked conference team in Cassell Coliseum since a loss to Notre Dame on Jan. 20, Home is Where the Games Are The Hokies played their first six games of the regular season in Cassell Coliseum... This is the first time since the season that Tech has opened the season with six consecutive home games, the most in school history... The last time that Tech opened with five consecutive home games was the season... The Hokies were 13-3 in Cassell Coliseum last season and are 6-1 in the Cassell this season. The Cassell Rocks! Kings of Our Cassell Virginia Tech was 13-3 last season in Cassell Coliseum and was 11-4 in Seth Greenberg s first year at the helm of the Hokies... The combined 24 home victories was the most in a two-year span for Tech since the and seasons, when Tech won 24 games combined. Better at Home Tech lost at Duke by 35 points (100-65) and defeated the Blue Devils in Cassell Coliseum by two points (67-65)... The 37-point differential is the greatest in a home-and-home series for the Hokies under Seth Greenberg and the most since the season, when there was a 44 point differential in the Tech-Providence series and a 39 point differential in the Tech-Connecticut series. Bursting at the Seams Last season, Tech s home attendance was 150, That surpassed the all-time season attendance mark in the season of 122, Tech is averaging 9,644 at home this season. Seeing the Hokies The attendance at the January 31, 2004 game in the Carrier Dome against Syracuse was 25,862, the largest crowd ever to see the Hokies play a basketball game... The previous record was 23,226 at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 26, Below are the top five attendances for a Virginia Tech men s basketball game, inclduing the Hokies game in the ACC Tournament this season against Georgia Tech. 25,862 Syracuse Carrier Dome 23,226 Syracuse Carrier Dome 22,101 North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum 20,301 Georgia Tech MCI Center 20,112 Georgia Georgia Dome Attendance Figures Virginia Tech announces total tickets distributed at each home game... That number includes season tickets, individual game tickets and student tickets. Note to Media All 9,847 tickets available for four of the seven games this season... 9,175 tickets were distributed for the Mount St. Mary s game, 9,321 were distributed for the Marshall game and 9,642 were distributed for the North Carolina A&T game. What s Up Next? After a week off for exams, the Hokies return to action on Dec. 17, in the Las Vegas Showdown against Stanford... The game will tip-off at 9:30 pm. PST at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV and will be televised nationally by ESPN. VT vs. The States (UNDER SETH GREENBERG) OVERALL CONFERENCE CONNECTICUT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA INDIANA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN 0-1 MISSISSIPPI 0-1 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-0 NEW JERSEY NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA OHIO 0-3 PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE 1-1 VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA TOTALS VT vs. The Conferences ACC Big Ten (Ohio State) Big East (St. John s) Big South (Radford) Colonial (William & Mary, JMU, ODU). 0-0 Conference USA (Marshall) MAC (Bowling Green) MEAC (Morgan State, NC A&T) NEC (Mt. St. Mary s) PAC 10 (Stanford) Southern (Western Carolina) Total

11 Virginia Tech Media Services Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 11 Press Services The Virginia Tech Sports Information Office will be available throughout the basketball season to accommodate any media requests. Any additional questions should be directed to Bill Dyer, assistant sports information director and men s basketball contact at (540) and wdyer@vt.edu. Press Credentials Requests for press credentials are screened with care to ensure a working press row. Traditional print, television and radio (media agency) regularly assigned to cover Virginia Tech and the visiting school will receive first priority, as well as national news-gathering agencies. Credentials for on-line internet sites will be granted to Virginia Tech operated web sites, the visting team s official web site and the Atlantic Coast Conference s official web site. Requests should be made in writing on company letterhead at least 10 days prior to the game to guarantee consideration. Requests should be directed to Bill Dyer, assistant SID. All other qualifying credential requests and requests made the week of the game will be filled on a spaceavailable basis. Any abuse of a working credential will result in the media agency losing credential privileges. WHO TO CONTACT Request for Interviews Asst. Sports Information Director Bill Dyer (540) office (540) home (540) cell wdyer@vt.edu Sports Information Intern Mike Cummings (540) office mtc@vt.edu Requests for Photos Asst. Sports Information Director Dave Knachel (540) dknachel@vt.edu Interview Policy Virginia Tech s coaches and players will be available throughout the season for interviews for members of the news media. It is important, however, that all requests for player interviews be made through the Sports Information Office at (540) Please allow at least 24 hours notice for a request. Practices are generally closed this season. Media members wishing to attend practice should contact the Sports Information Office. The best way to reach Coach Seth Greenberg is through the Virginia Tech Men s Basketball Office at (540) Post Game Interviews Both head coaches will be brough to the interview room following the game. The visiting coach will go first in the interview room, followed by Seth Greenberg. The interview room is located in Room 309-B, down the hall from the media work room. Requested Virginia Tech players will be available to the media following each game in the lounge of the Bill Foster Basketball Suite on the second floor of Cassell Coliseum. Please contact the visiting SID with opponent player requests. ON THE INTERNET The official Web site of Virginia Tech athletics is home to all the basketball knowledge you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics, general releases and game notes can be found here and are always up to date. The Gameday section has live stats, radio and television coverage information and other pertinent information. This section is for home games only. hokiesports.com/media This media-only Web site is designed to make the media s job easier. Here you will find high-resolution, color mug shots of every Hokie basketball player and coach available to download. Updated standings, results, schedules, statistics and notes are on the site each week during the season. Our Name, Please When refering to Virginia Tech, we ask that you please leave it at that - Virginia Tech... Virginia Tech University is not now and never has been a name for the school... The official name of the university is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University... VahTech, VPI, VPI&SU, VPI and SU and Va. Tech are also not recognized names and should not be used VT is acceptable as a shortended, agate form... When refering to the school by its nickname, please use Hokies... Your help in these matters is appreciated ACC Teleconference The teleconferences will start on Monday Jan. 9, and continue through Monday, March 6. There will be an instant replay of each teleconference on the Conference s internet site TheACC.com each Monday afternoon. Coaches Teleconference Al Skinner, Boston College... 10:30 Oliver Purnell, Clemson... 10:40 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke... 10:50 Leonard Hamilton, Florida State... 11:00 Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech... 11:10 Gary Williams, Maryland... 11:20 Frank Haith, Miami... 11:30 Roy Williams, North Carolina... 11:40 Herb Sendek, NC State... 11:50 Dave Leitao, Virginia... 12:00 Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech... 12:10 Skip Prosser, Wake Forest... 12:20 Phone Number: Pronunciation Guide Markus Sailes... Sales Jamon Gordon...ju-MON Zabian Dowdell......ZAY-be-un dow-dell Robert Krabbendam KROB-uhn-dahm Cassell Coliseum... Castle Deron Washington...duh-RON A.D. Vassallo... vuh-sigh-oh Cheick Diakite...sheck zhuh-key-tay Bill Dyer Men s Basketball SID

12 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 12 The Last Time That... Tech scored 100 points and won: vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, Tech scored 100 points and lost: OT vs. Virginia (at Richmond), Tech played in overtime: vs. Old Dominion, Tech played 2 OT: vs. High Point, Tech played 3 OT: at WVU, Tech scored 100+ points: vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, Tech scored points: vs. North Carolina A&T, Tech scored points: vs. Radford, Tech scored points: at Duke, Tech scored points: vs. Temple, Tech scored points: at Ohio State, Tech scored points: at Boston College, Tech scored points: at East Carolina, season Tech scored points: at McGuire Gen., season Tech scored points: at Virginia, season Tech scored less than 10 points: 7-31 at W&L, season Coleman Collins Tech allowed 100+ points: at Duke, Tech allowed points: vs. Connecticut, Tech allowed points: at Maryland, Tech allowed points: at Duke, Tech allowed points: vs. North Carolina A&T, Tech allowed points: vs. Marshall, Tech allowed points: vs. Morgan State, Tech allowed points: at Fordham, Tech allowed points: vs. Richmond, season Tech allowed points: vs. Lynchburg College, season Tech allowed less than 10 points: 28-9 vs. Hampden-Sydney, season Largest margin of victory: 83 points vs. Randolph Macon Academy 87-4, season Last time two Tech players recorded double-doubles in a single game: Coleman Collins (17 points/14 rebounds) and Jamon Gordon (11 points/11 assists) vs. North Carolina A&T, Last time a Tech player had five or more steals: Carlos Dixon (6) vs. Wake Forest, Last time a Tech player had 10 or more assists in a game: Jamon Gordon (11) vs. North Carolina A&T, Last time two Tech players had double figures in rebounds: Bryant Matthews (10) & Terry Taylor (10) at West Virginia, Last time two Tech players had five or more assists: Jamon Gordon (7) & Zabian Dowdell (5) at Maryland, Last time two Tech players scored 20 or more points: Jamon Gordon (23) & Carlos Dixon (20) vs. Maryland, Last time a Tech player scored points in a game: 33, Bryant Matthews vs. Miami, Last time a Tech player scored points in a game: 42, Bimbo Coles vs. Rutgers, Last time a Tech player scored 50+ points in a game: 51, Bimbo Coles vs. Southern Miss., Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent on the road: at No. 12 Georgia Tech, Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent at home: vs. No. 7 Duke, Last time a Tech player had consecutive double-doubles: Coleman Collins, vs. Morgan State, at Ohio State, season.

13 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 13 Head Coach Seth Greenberg After a first s e a s o n t h a t s aw him guide V i r g i n i a Tech to new heights in its quest to re-establish its place a m o n g collegiate basketball s elite and a second season that surpassed even the first year, Seth Greenberg is in his third season as the head coach of the Hokies. As promising as the season was, no one could expect the successes that the Hokies enjoyed this past year. Tech finished the season overall and 8-8 in league play. The Hokies finished the regular season in fourth place in the league and earned a first-round bye in the ACC tournament. The Hokies also earned their first post-season bid since 1996, advancing to the second round of the NIT. Greenberg earned his first major honor at Virginia Tech in 2005, as he was named the ACC Coach of theyear by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. He was the fourth Hokie honored by the group for the team s play during Hokies inaugural ACC season. Zabian Dowdell was honorable mention All-ACC, Deron Washington was named to the ACC All- Freshman team and Jamon Gordon was named to the ACC Defensive team. He was also named the Coach of the Year in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. A new era in Virginia Tech men s basketball began on April 3, 2003, as the Hokies introduced Greenberg as their 27th head coach. A proven program builder, an admired and innovative tactician and an experienced recruiter, Greenberg guides a Tech program that made tremendous strides in his first season and saw even more improvement this past season, its first in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Since coming to Virginia Tech, Coach Greenberg has been a tireless worker on behalf of the men s basketball program, Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver said. His ability to communicate with his players has seen them play very hard for forty minutes and produce results which have excited the Hokie Nation. I am proud that Seth is our head coach and believe our program is in very capable hands and headed in the right direction. Optimism was high as Greenberg began his tenure at Tech, but his first season in Blacksburg turned out, possibly, better than anyone could have hoped for. The Hokies played well throughout the season, despite being limited by injuries. And, most importantly, the team improved consistently throughout the year. The aggressive, up-tempo style that Greenberg installed in his first season with the Hokies has seen immediate dividends and has brought a renewed sense of excitement to Cassell Coliseum, as well as to the Hokie Nation. The Hokies led the BIG EAST Conference in steals, turnover margin and assist/turnover ratio in and led the ACC in turnover margin in When the team needed to step up, it did. The Hokies finished the season strong and with a overall record and a best-ever 7-9 BIG EAST mark. The Hokies entered the BIG EAST Tournament as the eighth seed and defeated Rutgers, 61-58, in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to nationallyranked Pittsburgh. Tech finished the regular season winning its last three games and last five home games. Picked to finish last in the league in the coaches preseason poll, the Hokies finished the regular season in eighth place. A proven recruiter, Greenberg has captured the excitement of the pending ACC move and continues to sign top recruiting classes. Perhaps the biggest influences seen in the program have been the work ethic and attention to detail that Greenberg and his staff have instilled. And when speaking of hard work, the principle begins at the top, Greenberg himself. Long hours of watching film, instructing players and program development, along with tireless work in promoting the program and university and being involved in the community have made Greenberg a popular face on the Blacksburg campus and in the Hokie Nation. Greenberg came to Virginia Tech from the University of South Florida, where he served as head coach for the previous seven seasons. At USF, Greenberg had a record of Prior to USF, Greenberg was the head coach at Long Beach State University, where his overall record was An important side note is that, following his initial seasons at LBSU, USF and Virginia Tech, Greenberg compiled a record at the three schools, enteringthe season. During his time at Long Beach and USF, Greenberg s teams posted impressive records against major conference opponents. Included during his Long Beach State tenure were wins over four nationally ranked teams, including a victory against then-no. 1 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse in At South Florida, his teams were 2-0 against Ohio State, had two wins over Texas, and won at Pittsburgh during the Panthers run to the Sweet 16 in the season. The Bulls defeated eventual Final Four team Wisconsin in the season. At South Florida, Greenberg led the Bulls to two NIT appearances and victories in Conference USA play against nationallyranked opponents. the Bulls defeated BIG EAST member Providence and NCAA Tournament participants Memphis and East Tennessee State, plus NIT participants St. Louis and DePaul in his final season at USF. The Bulls led C-USA in field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents just 39.9 percent from the floor. USF was among the conference leaders in threepoint defense, blocked shots and steals. The Bulls also had the C-USA individual leader in assists. In just his second season at Virginia Tech, Greenberg has led the Hokies to a win at #12 Georgia Tech and a victory against #7 Duke in Cassell Coliseum. A 1978 graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson, Greenberg was a four-year letterwinner under head coach Al Lobalbo. His father, the late Ralph Greenberg, played at Long Island University under coaching legend Clair Bee, one of college basketball s alltime winningest coaches. Greenberg began his coaching career as an assistant at Columbia in He moved to Pittsburgh two years later where he made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in three years with the Panthers. He then spent the season at Virginia,

14 Virginia Tech vs. St. John s Game Notes Page 14 Head Coach Seth Greenberg helping the Cavs reach the Final Four before moving on to Miami as an assistant under future Virginia Tech head coach Bill Foster. There, he helped revive a program that had been dormant for a number of years. Greenberg first went to Long Beach as associate head coach under Joe Harrington and, three years later, replaced Harrington when he accepted the head coaching position at Colorado. In his six seasons at LBSU, Greenberg led the 49ers to two NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT appearance. He led LBSU to two Big West Conference championships and one Big West regular season title. While at LBSU, the 49ers defeated four nationally ranked teams. Greenberg also tutored two current NBA players Bryon Russell (Utah), and Lucious Harris (New Jersey) and former NBA player Juaquin Hawkins. When confronted by the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, Greenberg knew he had to get involved. Greenberg is serving as the chairman of the organizing committee of AllCoachesCare. com, a major on-line sports auction that is raising money for Habitat for Humanity and their efforts in helping to rebuild the Gulf Coast area. Working tirelessly, Greenberg helped the group acquire goods and services for the auction and also spent countless hours speaking on television, radio and to media members getting the word out about the auction. In the summer of 2004, Greenberg received a lofty honor, when he was inducted into the Five Star Basketball Camp s Hall of Fame. The honor, shared by some of the greatest coaches like Rick Pitino and Hubie Brown, was bestowed for the many years that Greenberg has been a part of the nation s top summer basketball camp, as an instuctor and guest speaker. Known as one of the more insightful and knowledgable coaches in the college game, Greenberg served as an analyst for College Sports Television s coverage of the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons and worked with Fox Sports Radio on their NCAA coverage. He is often a guest on national, regional and local sports talk shows, incuding ESPN Radio and the Jim Rome Show. Greenberg and his wife, Karen, are the parents of three daughters, Paige, 17, Ella, 14, and Jacqueline, 10. He is active in a number of organizations and causes, including the Great American Teach-In, the American Heart Association, Coaches vs. Cancer and the Boys and Girls Club. COACHING EXPERIENCE Head Coach, Virginia Tech, 2003-present record (.545) Head Coach, University of South Florida, record (.519) Head Coach, Long Beach State University, record (.600) Associate Head Coach, Long Beach State University, Assistant Coach, University of Miami, Assistant Coach, University of Virginia, Assistant Coach, University of Pittsburgh, Assistant Coach, Columbia University, POSTSEASON APPEARANCES NIT 1992, 2000, 2002 (Head Coach) 1988, 1990 (Assistant Coach) NCAA Tournament 1993, 1995 (Head Coach) 1981, 1982, 1984 Final Four (Assistant Coach) PERSONAL Born April 18, 1956, Plainview, N.Y High School John F. Kennedy 74 College Fairleigh Dickinson University 78 Family Wife Karen Daughters Paige (17), Ella (14) and Jacqueline (10) EDUCATION B.A., Broadcast Journalism, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1978 YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RESULTS Year School Record Accomplishments Virginia Tech th career victory Virginia Tech in ACC, 12-3 at home, NIT first round victory, ACC Coach of the Year Virginia Tech at home, most BIG EAST victories South Florida home record South Florida NIT; most wins since 91-92, 3rd-most in USF history South Florida defeated No. 25 Texas South Florida NIT; C-USA Co-Champs National Division South Florida win at Texas; first ever win at Marquette South Florida defeated No. 23 FSU South Florida 8-19 Top 25 recruiting class Long Beach Big West Champs Long Beach NCAA Tournament; Big West Tournament Champs Long Beach Big West Runner-up Long Beach NCAA Tournament; Big West Tourn. Champs; Two NBA picks Long Beach NIT Long Beach Top 20 recruiting class 16 seasons postseason berths.554 winning percentage

15 Allen CALLOWAY Senior Forward Danville, Va./Tunstall H.S. Coastal Christian Academy : Played three minutes against Radford... Did not dress for the game against Bowling Green... Dressed but did not play against Western Carolina... Played four minutes against Mount St. Mary s, scoring his first points of the season... Did not play in the next five games CALLOWAY'S CAREER HIGHS Points... 9 at Georgetown, Minutes...36 at Boston College, FGM...4 vs. Miami, vs. Morgan State, at Georgetown, FGA...8 vs. Rutgers, FGM...1 vs. Rutgers, FGA...1 vs. Rutgers...1 vs. Pittsburgh, FTM...4 vs. Villanova, FTA...6 vs. New Hampshire, vs. Western Carolina, vs. Boston College, Rebounds...8 vs. New Hampshire, at Rutgers, Assists... 3 vs. UMES, vs. Mississippi St., Blocks...5 vs. New Hampshire, Steals...2 at W. Michigan, vs. Florida State, vs. Notre Dame, vs. Rutgers, at VMI, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/12 DID NOT PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA 11/13 DID NOT PLAY MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/21 DID NOT PLAY MORGAN STATE 11/25 DID NOT PLAY at Ohio State 11/28 DID NOT PLAY at Duke 12/4 DID NOT PLAY NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/7 DID NOT PLAY

16 Shawn HARRIS Senior Guard Ettrick, Va./Matoaca H.S. Fork Union Military Academy : Injured in fall practice, missed the first three games of the season... Played two minutes against Mount St. Mary s for first appearance of season... Played three minutes against Marshall... Scored first points of the season, shooting 1-for-3 from the field... Played two minutes against Morgan State... Did not play at Ohio State... Started and played 11 minutes at Duke... Shot 2-of-3 from the field, and 2-for-2 from the line for a season-high six points... Had a steal... Played 11 minutes and had a season-high eight points against North Carolina A&T... Shot 3-of-5 from the field and 2-for- 2 from the foul line... Grabbed his first offensive rebound of the year... HARRIS CAREER HIGHS Points at Seton Hall, Minutes at West Virginia, FGM... 5 at Seton Hall, vs. UMES, FGA at Miami, at Towson, FGM...4 vs Villanova, FGA...5 vs. Villanova, vs. West Virgina, FTM...5 at Towson, at NC State, FTA...10 at Towson, Rebounds...6 vs. West Virginia, at Duke, Assists... 4 at Notre Dame, Blocks... 0 Steals...3 vs. Boston College, at Florida State, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/10 DID NOT PLAY BOWLING GREEN 11/12 DID NOT PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA 11/13 DID NOT PLAY MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/28 DID NOT PLAY at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

17 Markus SAILES R-Junior Guard Richmond, Va./Varina H.S : Played 29 minutes in season-opener against Radford... Scored 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting... Hit 3-of-4 free throws, grabbed three rebounds and added a pair of assists... Played 21 minutes off the bench against Bowling Green... Scored four points, hitting a three-point basket and connecting on 1-of-2 free throws... Also chipped in an assist and two steals... Started and played 31 minutes against Western Carolina... Scored a team-high 13 points, including 4-of-6 from the field... Hit 5-of-6 free throws... Grabbed four rebounds, chipped in two assists and two steals... Started and played 30 minutes against Mount St. Mary s, scoring two points... Also secured a pair of defenseive rebounds and added two assists... Started and played 34 minutes against Marshall... Scored six points on 3-for-6 shooting... Correlled four rebounds and a seasonhigh three assists... Started and played 24 minutes against Morgan State... Scored two points and grabbed a pair of rebounds... Led the team with three steals... Started and played 24 minutes at Ohio State... Scored three points and dished out three assists... Led the team with three steals... Started and played 26 minutes at Duke... Scored two points and grabbed three boards... Added an assist, a block and a steal... Started and played seven minutes against North Carolina A&T... Scored two points and added an assist and a rebound... Left the game with an injury... SAILES CAREER HIGHS Points at West Virginia, Minutes vs. Old Dominion, FGM... 7 at West Virginia, FGA...9 vs. Miami, FGM... 3 at Notre Dame, FGA...4 vs. Rutgers, FTM... 5 vs. Western Carolina, FTA...6 vs. Georgetown, vs. Western Carolina, Rebounds...8 vs. Miami, Assists...7 vs. VMI, Blocks...1 vs. St. Bonaventure, at Notre Dame, at Duke, Steals... 5 vs. St. John s, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

18 Coleman COLLINS Junior Center/Forward Stone Mountain, Ga./Chamblee H.S : Started and played 28 minutes against Radford... Scored a team-high 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field... Tied a career-high with three assists... Started and played 38 minutes against Bowling Green... Scored a career-high 22 points, shooting 8-for-14 from the field... Hit 6-of-9 free throws... Also added eight rebounds, including three offensive boards, two assists and tied a career-high with five blocked shots... Started and played 28 minutes against Western Carolina... Scored seven points, including 5-for-6 free throws... Added two rebounds, two blocks and an assist... Did not dress against Mount St. Mary s and Marshall... Started and played 27 minutes... Recorded his third career double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds...he amassed 300 career rebounds in the contest... Also added two assists... Started and played 36 minutes at Ohio State... Tallied second straight double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds... Eight of his 14 points came in the second half... Had a season-high 11 defensive rebounds... Added an assist, a block and a steal... Started and played a career-high 40 minutes at Duke... Also set career highs in points (25) and field goals (12)... Shot 12-for-17 from the field with eight rebounds... Recorded his third double-double of the year with 17 points and 14 rebounds against North Carolina A&T... Shot 7-of-15 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line... Added two blocks and a steal... COLLINS CAREER HIGHS Points...25 at Duke, Minutes...40 at Duke, FGM...12 at Duke, FGA...18 vs. Duke, FGM...3 at Pittsburgh, FGA...4 at Pittsburgh, FTM vs. NC State, FTA...12 vs. Providence, Rebounds...18 vs. Duke, Assists...3 at Pittsburgh, at Maryland, Blocks...5 vs. Duke, Steals...3 at Syracuse, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/18 DID NOT PLAY MARSHALL 11/21 DID NOT PLAY MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

19 Zabian DOWDELL Junior Guard Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee H.S : Started at guard against Radford... Went 6-for-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line for 16 points... Had three assists and four steals... Started and played 38 minutes against Bowling Green... Scored 13 points, including 2-for-6 from three-point range... Dished out a team-high seven assists, and also chipped in four steals and three rebounds... Started and played 40 minutes against Western Carolina... Scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting... Added three rebounds, an assist and a steal... Started and played 30 minutes against Mount St. Mary s... Scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half... Shot a career-best 6-for-7 from the foul line... Added two assists, two rebounds and a steal... Started and played 24 minutes, mostly in the second half... Scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half... Went 6-for-12 from the field and 2-of-3 at the line... Matched a career-high with four steals... Started and played 30 minutes against Morgan State... Scored 13 points, which included a pair of three-pointers... Dished out a game-high five assists... Started and played 38 minutes against Ohio State... Scored a game-high 15 points... Hit 2-of-4 three-point attempts as well as five free throws... Added two assists and a steal... Came off the bench and played 31 minutes against Duke... Scored 15 points on 7-of-17 shooting... Added four rebounds and four assists... Scored a career-high 25 points against North Carolina A&T... Also set career highs in field goals made (9), three-point field goals made (7) and three-point field goals attempted (12)... Added four assists and three steals... DOWDELL'S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. North Carolina A&T, Minutes vs. Old Dominion, FGM... 9 vs. North Carolina A&T, FGA...19 vs. Notre Dame, at Duke, FGM... 7 vs. North Carolina A&T, FGA vs. North Carolina A&T, FTM...6 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FTA...10 vs. Temple, Rebounds...8 vs. West Virginia, Assists...8 vs. Morgan State, Blocks...2 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Steals...4, nine times, most recently...vs. Marshall, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

20 Jamon GORDON Junior Guard Jacksonville, Fla./Andrew Jackson H.S : Scored 13 points in first game of the season against Radford... Went 4-for-8 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range... Grabbed eight boards and dished out eight assists... Added two blocks and a steal... Started and played 39 minutes against Bowling Green... Scored 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field... Also tallied four assists, three blocks and a steal... Started and played 40 minutes against Western Carolina... Recorded a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds... Hit 6-of-8 free throws, and had four assists and two steals... Started and played 36 minutes against Mount St. Mary s... Scored two points on 2-of-2 from the foul line... Chipped in three boards, five assists and a blocked shot... Started and played 37 minutes against Marshall... Scored 15 points, including 3 three-point baskets... Had seven assists and no turnovers... Started and played 30 minutes against Morgan State... Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field... Grabbed five boards and dished out four assists... Also recorded two blocks and a steal... Started and played 36 minutes against Ohio State... Scored seven points and grabbed three boards... Added three assists and two steals... Came off the bench and scored 11 points in 33 minutes at Duke... Shot 4-for-8 from the field... Chipped in five assists, four rebounds and two steals... Recorded his second career double-double with 11 points and 11 assists against North Carolina A&T... Set a career high with his 11 assists... Had just one turnover GORDON S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Maryland, Minutes vs. Old Dominion, FGM...9 at Syracuse, FGA vs. Old Dominion, FGM...4 vs. New Hampshire, vs. William & Mary, FGA...7 vs. New Hampshire, at Syracuse, FTM...7 vs. Providence, FTA...7 vs. Providence, Rebounds... 9 vs. Old Dominion, vs. William & Mary, at Clemson, Assists vs. North Carolina A&T, Blocks...4 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Steals... 8 vs. William & Mary, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

21 Chris TUCKER Junior Forward Fincastle, Va./Lord Botetourt H.S. Fork Union Military Academy : Played nine minutes against Radford... Scored two points and grabbed three rebounds... Also added an assist and a blocked shot... Played 14 minutes against Bowling Green... Played seven minutes against Western Carolina, grabbing one rebound... Played 12 minutes against Mount St. Mary s, scoring two points... Wrestled down two boards and added an assist and a blocked shot... Had a career-high three steals... Played a career-high 23 minutes against Marshall... Scored a seasonhigh six points... Added two rebounds, two steals and a block... Played seven minutes and scored two points against Morgan State... Hit two of two free throws... Also chipped in three rebounds and a steal... Played four minutes against Ohio State... Played 17 minutes at Duke... Scored two points and grabbed three rebounds... Also added a blocked shot... Played 12 minutes against North Carolina A&T, scoring four points... Matched a career high with three rebounds TUCKER S CAREER HIGHS Points... 7 vs. William & Mary, Minutes...23 vs. Marshall, FGM... 2 vs. UMES, vs. Bethune-Cookman, FGA... 5 vs. UMES, FGM...1 at Virginia, at VMI, FGA...2 at Rutgers, vs. UMES, at VMI, FTM... 5 vs. William & Mary, FTA... 6 vs. William & Mary, Rebounds... 3, five times, most recently... vs. North Carolina A&T, Assists... 2 vs. UMES, vs. Bethune-Cookman, Blocks...2 vs. Bethune-Cookman, Steals...3 vs. Mount St. Mary s, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

22 Robert KRABBENDAM Sophomore Center Hoorn, the Netherlands/Copernicus S.S : Injured, missed the first nine games of the season KRABBENDAM'S CAREER HIGHS Points... 6 vs UMES, Minutes at St. John s, FGM... 3 vs UMES, FGA... 7 vs UMES, FGM FGA... 1 vs UMES, at St. John s, vs James Madison, vs Western Michigan, FTM... 2 vs Morgan State, FTA... 2 vs Morgan State, Rebounds... 5 vs Loyola, Assists... 1 at Virginia, vs Georgia Tech, at Memphis, Blocks... 1 at St. John s, vs James Madison, vs North Carolina, vs Georgia Tech, Steals... 1 vs Loyola, vs UMES, vs North Carolina, vs Mississippi State, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/10 DID NOT PLAY BOWLING GREEN 11/12 DID NOT PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA 11/13 DID NOT PLAY MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/18 DID NOT PLAY MARSHALL 11/21 DID NOT PLAY MORGAN STATE 11/25 DID NOT PLAY at Ohio State 11/28 DID NOT PLAY at Duke 12/4 DID NOT PLAY NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/7 DID NOT PLAY

23 Deron WASHINGTON Sophomore Guard/Forward New Orleans, La./National Christian Acad : Started and played 28 minutes against Radford... Scored seven points and grabbed six boards... Added an assist, a block and two steals... Started and played 24 minutes against Bowling Green... Scored 17 points, including 14 in the second half... Shot 5-of-7 from the field and 7-for-8 from the foul line... Secured three rebounds... Started and played 34 minutes against Western Carolina... Scored 10 points and grabbed four boards... Set a career-high with four steals... Started and played a career-high 40 minutes against Mount St. Mary s... Set or matched career-highs in six different categories... Tied a career high with 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting... Also added eight points from the foul line... Grabbed 10 rebounds to enjoy first career double-double... Set a career high with five blocked shots... Also added three steals and an assist... Started and played 36 minutes against Marshall... Scored a game-high 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field... Grabbed six rebounds, and added three blocks, two assists and a steal... Started and played 29 minutes against Morgan State... Scored a game-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field... Hit 4-of-5 free throw attempts... Correlled three rebounds... Added two steals and an assist... Started and played 36 minutes at Ohio State... Scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field... Grabbed four rebounds and added a block and a steal... Started and played 28 minutes at Duke... Scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field... Was 2-for-2 from the free throw line... Grabbed six rebounds and added three assists, three steals and a block... Played 28 minutes against North Carolina A&T, scoring four points... Was 2-of-2 from the line with four rebounds and two steals WASHINGTON'S CAREER HIGHS Points vs UMES, vs. Mount St. Mary s, Minutes...40 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGM vs UMES, FGA vs UMES, FGM... 1 vs UMES, at VMI, FGA... 2 vs. Marshall, FTM... 8 vs Virginia, vs. Mount St. Mary s, FTA vs. Mount St. Mary s, Rebounds vs James Madison, vs. Mount St. Mary s, Assists... 4 at Miami, at Memphis, Blocks... 5 vs. Mount St. Mary s, Steals... 4 vs. Western Carolina, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

24 Wynton WITHERSPOON Sophomore Guard/Forward Atlanta, Ga./Berkmar H.S : Injured in the fall, did not play in the first six games... Saw first action of the year with 14 minutes at Ohio State... Scored four points... Shot 2-for-2 from the field... Played eight minutes at Duke... Hit a key three-point basket to give Tech the lead just before halftime... Scored four points and added a rebound... Set career highs in points (11) and assists (5) against North Carolina A&T... Matched career highs in field goals (3) and blocks (2) as well... Played a season-high 19 minutes... WITHERSPOON S CAREER HIGHS Points vs. North Carolina A&T, Minutes vs UMES, FGM... 3 vs James Madison, vs Temple, vs. North Carolina A&T, FGA vs. North Carolina A&T, FGM... 3 vs James Madison, FGA... 7 vs. North Carolina A&T, FTM... 4 vs UMES, FTA... 6 vs UMES, Rebounds... 6 vs UMES, Assists... 5 vs. North Carolina A&T, Blocks... 2 vs Mississippi State, vs. North Carolina A&T, Steals... 2 vs UMES, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/10 DID NOT PLAY BOWLING GREEN 11/12 DID NOT PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA 11/13 DID NOT PLAY MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/18 DID NOT PLAY MARSHALL 11/21 DID NOT PLAY MORGAN STATE 11/25 DID NOT PLAY at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

25 Cheick DIAKITE Freshman Forward Bamako, Mali/Bridgton Academy (Maine) : Played 10 minutes in his first collegiate game against Radford... Grabbed a pair of defensive rebouds... Played two minutes against Bowling Green... Played eight minutes against Western Carolina... Collected four rebounds... Started first game at Tech against Mount St. Mary s and played a season-high 24 minutes... Easily achieved top numbers in points, minutes, rebounds and blocks... Had 11 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field... Hit 3-of-4 free throws... Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots... Started and played 19 minutes against Marshall... Scored two points and secured five rebounds... Blocked a career-high five shots... Played 13 minutes against Morgan State... Scored two points and added one rebound... Played four minutes at Ohio State... Converted an offensive rebound for a basket for his only two points... Grabbed two rebounds... Started and played two minutes at Duke... Played five minutes against North Carolina A&T... Grabbed three boards DIAKITE S CAREER HIGHS Points...11 vs. Mount St. Mary s, Minutes...24 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGM...4 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGA...5 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGM FGA... 0 FTM...3 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FTA...4 vs. Mount St. Mary s, Rebounds...7 vs. Mount St. Mary s, Assists... 0 Blocks...5 vs. Marshall, Steals... 0 TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

26 A.D. VASSALLO Freshman Guard/Forward Toa Baja, P.R./Faith Christian Academy Hargrave Military Academy : Made his first career start against Radford... Scored seven points on 3-of-6 from the field... Hit 1-of-2 free throws... Grabbed three rebounds and added three assists... Started and played 22 minutes against Bowling Green... Scored three points, and added one rebound and one blocked shot... Played nine minutes against Western Carolina... Hit his first career three-pointer, and also tallied an offensive rebound... Came off the bench and scored 13 points in 22 minutes... Shot 4-for-9 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range... Added three rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot... Came off the bench and played 20 minutes... Scored seven points and grabbed a pair of rebounds... Hit both free throw attempts... Added two rebounds, two steals and an assist... Played 17 minutes against Morgan State... Scored 12 points... Set a season-high with four three-pointers and matched a season-high with three rebounds... Shot 4-for-7 from beyond the three-point line... Played eight minutes at Ohio State... Scored two points... Added an assist and a blocked shot... Came off the bench and played four minutes at Duke... Played 13 minutes against North Carolina A&T... Scored 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 shooting from the foul line... Matched a season-high with three rebounds... Added two assists and a steal VASSALLO S CAREER HIGHS Points...13 vs. Mount St. Mary s, Minutes...22 vs. Bowling Green, vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGM...4 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGA...9 vs. Mount St. Mary s, FGM...4 vs. Morgan State, FGA...7 vs. Morgan State, FTM...3 vs. Bowling Green, FTA...4 vs. Bowling Green, Rebounds...3 vs. Radford, vs. Mount St. Mary s, vs. Morgan State, vs. North Carolina A&T, Assists...3 vs. Radford, Blocks...1 vs. Bowling Green, vs. Mount St. Mary s, vs. Morgan State, Steals...2 vs. Marshall, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/ MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/ at Duke 12/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

27 Terrance VINSON Freshman Forward Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes H.S : Played two minutes against Radford... Collected first career rebound... Played two minutes against Bowling Green... Played three minutes against Western Carolina... Did not play against Mount St. Mary s... Played two minutes against Marshall... Grabbed a rebound and added a blocked shot... Set four season-highs against Morgan State... Played nine minutes, scored four points added two rebounds and two field goals made... Did not play at Ohio State or at Duke... Played three minutes against North Carolina A&T... Collected a defensive rebound... VINSON S CAREER HIGHS Points...4 vs. Morgan State, Minutes...9 vs. Morgan State, FGM...2 vs. Morgan State, FGA...2 vs. Morgan State, FGM FGA... 0 FTM... 0 FTA... 0 Rebounds...2 vs. Morgan State, Assists... 0 Blocks...1 vs. Marshall, Steals... 0 TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/ WESTERN CAROLINA 11/ MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/18 DID NOT PLAY MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/28 DID NOT PLAY at Duke 12/4 DID NOT PLAY NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/

28 Bob RITCHIE Senior Guard/Forward Burke, Va./Lake Braddock H.S : Played two minutes against Radford... Scored a career-high four points on a field goal and two free throws... Did not play against Bowling Green, Western Carolina or Mount St. Mary s... Played in the final minute against Marshall... Played three minutes against Morgan State... Hit one-of-two free throws... Added an assist and a steal to match career highs... Did not play against Ohio State or at Duke... Played two minutes against North Carolina A&T, scoring two points RITCHIE S CAREER HIGHS Points...5 vs. Radford, Minutes...5 vs. VMI, FGM...1 vs. Radford, FGA... 2 vs. William & Mary, FGM FGA...1 vs. VMI, FTM...3 vs. Radford, FTA...4 vs. Radford, Rebounds...2 vs. VMI, vs. William & Mary, Assists...1 vs. Morgan State, vs. VMI, vs. William & Mary, Blocks... 0 Steals...1 vs. Morgan State, vs. UConn, vs. UMES, TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts RADFORD 11/ BOWLING GREEN 11/12 DID NOT PLAY WESTERN CAROLINA 11/13 DID NOT PLAY MOUNT ST. MARY S 11/18 DID NOT PLAY MARSHALL 11/ MORGAN STATE 11/ at Ohio State 11/28 DID NOT PLAY at Duke 12/4 DID NOT PLAY NORTH CAROLINA A&T 12/