Hokie Hoops HokiesContinue Homestand as Boston College Comes to Cassell Coliseum GAME 28: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 7:00 p.m. Cassell Coliseum (9,847), Blacksburg, Va. Series vs. BC: BC, 9-4 Series Streak: VT, two Last Meeting vs. the Eagles: VT, 81-73, OT, Jan. 26, 2008, Conte Forum Live Stats: Hokiesports.com Radio: Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network XM 192 TV: CBS Entering Tonight s Game The Hokies enter the game at 16-11 overall and 7-6 in the... Boston College is 13-12 overall and 4-8 in league play. Last Time Out: VT 92, Georgia Tech 84 The Hokies prevailed in a physical contest with the Yellow Jackets, 92-84, on Saturday afternoon in Cassell Coliseum... The two teams combined for 60 fouls and 83 free throws in the game... A.D. Vassallo, who scored his 1,000th career point on his first basket, scored a personal and team season-high 27 points in the win... Malcolm Delaney scored 16 points and J.T. Thompson came off the bench with 13 points for the Hokies... Deron Washington scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Hokies... Virginia Tech out rebounded the Jackets, 42-27, including an 18-8 advantage on the offensive boards which led to a 21-6 advantage in second-chance points... The Hokies committed nine first-half turnovers, but just one after the intermission. Hokie Checklist 3 The Hokies swept the season series against Maryland with last Wednesday night s victory in College Park. 3 This is the 14th meeting in this series. 3 Tech has won the last two meetings with Boston College. 3 A.D. Vassallo recorded his 1,000th career point in the win over Georgia Tech on Saturday and scored a team season-high 27 points in the win. The Series vs. Boston College This is the 14th meeting between the two schools Boston College leads the all-time series, 9-4 The Hokies have won the last two meetings in the series, including an 81-73 overtime victory in Conte Forum on Jan. 26 BC leads the series between the two schools, 3-2... Tech is 1-1 in home games against the Eagles and 2-3 in home games against BC. Hokie Probables F 13 Deron Washington Sr. 6-7 New Orleans, La. 12.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.4 apg F 0 Jeff Allen Fr. 6-7 Washington, D.C. 12.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.2 spg C 21 Lewis Witcher So. 6-9 Rocky Mount, Va. 2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.4 bspg G 23 Malcolm Delaney Fr. 6-3 Baltimore, Md. 9.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.0 apg G 40 A.D. Vassallo Jr. 6-6 Toa Baja, P.R. 16.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.7 apg Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 1 Virginia Tech Hokies (16-11, 7-6) vs. Boston College Eagles (11-13, 4-6) 2007-08 Schedule & Results (16-11, 7-6 ) Date Opponent Time TV 11/9 ELON W 69-64 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout 11/21 vs. Eastern Washington#^ W 69-52 11/23 vs. #22/23 Butler# L OT 78-84 11/24 vs. #14/14 Gonzaga# L 64-82 Big Ten/ Challenge 11/28 at Penn State% L 61-66 12/1 UNC ASHEVILLE W 65-51 12/4 UNC GREENSBORO W 67-39 12/9 GEORGE WASHINGTON W 68-36 12/16 at Old Dominion L 69-72 12/19 LIBERTY W 58-46 12/23 at Wake Forest* L 75-77 ECAC Holiday Festival - Madison Square Garden 12/28 vs. Hofstra$ W 84-59 12/29 vs. St. John s$ W 54-48 1/3 at Richmond L 49-52 1/7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 79-49 1/12 MARYLAND* W 67-66 1/16 at Virginia* W OT 70-69 1/19 at Georgia Tech* L 70-81 1/24 #4/3 DUKE* L 64-81 1/26 at Boston College* W OT 81-73 1/29 FLORIDA STATE* W 89-80 2/2 VIRGINIA* W OT 72-65 2/5 at NC State* L 63-73 2/9 MIAMI* L 71-74 2/16 at #5/5 North Carolina* L 53-92 2/20 at Maryland* W 69-65 2/23 GEORGIA TECH* W 92-84 2/26 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 p.m. ESPNU 3/4 WAKE FOREST* 7 p.m. RSN 3/9 at Clemson* 1:30 p.m. Raycom 3/13- Tournament Raycom/ESPN 3/16 (Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, N.C.) * - Atlantic Coast Conference Games # - Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Ak. % - /Big Ten Challenge, University Park, Pa. $ - ECAC Holiday Festival, New York, N.Y. All times are EST and subject to change FSN - Fox Sports Net RLF - Raycom/Lincoln Finacial RSN - regional sports networks CSN - Comcast SportsNet S - Select hokiesports.com
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 2 Hokie Notes 1,000 A.D. A.D. Vassallo scored his 1,000th career point in the win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, becoming the 39th Hokie to reach 1,000 points... He now has 1,026 career points and is 38th in career scoring at Virginia A.D. Vassallo Tech... He became the first Hokie junior since Zabian Dowdell reached the mark in the 2005-06 season... Vassallo recorded his 300th career rebound in the loss to #4/3 Duke... In the win at Maryland, he recorded his 100th career assist and 400th point of the season... Of the 39 players who have scored 1,000 career points at Virginia Tech, nine (23.1 percent) have completed their careers in the last eight seasons. A.D. Loves the Cassell In Saturday s win over Georgia Tech, A.D. Vassallo scored a season-high 27 points... He has scored in double figures in all home games this season, including all six games... He is averaging 17.9 points per game at home this season and 19.8 ppg in home games. Another A.D. Scoring Note The 27 points A.D. Vassallo scored in the win over Georgia Tech on Saturday is the most points scored by a Hokie in a home game... It is the fourth-highest point total by a Hokie in any game... Zabian Dowdell holds the school record for points in an game, with 33 points in the win at #4 North Carolina on 2-13-07. 33 Zabian Dowdell at #4 UNC, 2-13-07 30 Zabian Dowdell at Miami, 2-23-07 29 A.D. Vassallo at Wake Forest, 1-28-06 27 A.D. Vassallo vs. Georgia Tech, 2-23-08 25 Carlos Dixon at Clemson, 3-1-05 25 Coleman Collins at #1 Duke, 12-4-06 25 Zabian Dowdell vs. Clemson, 3-4-07 Top Points The Hokies 92-84 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday marked the most points the Hokies have scored in a game this season... It is the most points Tech has scored since a 92-85 win at Miami on Jan. 23, 2007... The last time the Hokies have scored more than 92 points in a game was on Jan. 13, 2007, when the Hokies defeated #1 North Carolina, 94-88, in Cassell Coliseum... The 92 points is tied for the second-highest point total in play for the Hokies. Can We Just Play Second Halves vs. GT Virginia Tech scored 50 points in the second half of Saturday s win over Georgia Tech... That is the most points scored by Tech in a half this season... The previous high was 47 points in the second half at Georgia Tech. A Strong Freshman Class Virginia Tech s freshman class of Jeff Allen, Terrell Bell, Malcolm Delaney, Dorenzo Hudson, J.T. Thompson and Hank Thorns is currently averaging 37.8 points per game - tied for seventh-best scoring average by an freshmen class since freshmen became eligible in 1972-73. School Year W/L PG Duke 1982-83 11-17 52.9 Georgia Tech 1982-83 13-15 46.9 Clemson 1995-96 18-11 44.4 North Carolina 2002-03 19-16 42.1 Duke 1999-00 29-5 40.5 North Carolina 2005-06 23-8 39.8 Virginia Tech 2007-08 16-11 38.1 Wake Forest 1978-79 12-15 38.1 Wake Forest 1990-91 19-11 35.0 Maryland 1993-94 18-12 34.8 Clemson 1974-75 17-11 34.4 Sweeping The Terps With the win at Maryland last Wednesday night, the Hokies sweep the season series with the Terps... This is the second season series that the Hokies have swept this season (Virginia is the other)... Last season, Tech swept North Carolina and Miami... Tech did not sweep a season series in the 2005-06 season and swept Miami in the 2004-05 season, the school s first in the... In four seasons in the BIG EAST Conference, Tech only swept one opponent; West Virginia in Seth Greenberg s first year at Virginia Tech, the 2003-04 season. JADD During the team s pregame meal before playing at Maryland on Wednesday night, Seth Greenberg challenged Jeff Allen to step up his game and record a double-double... Mission Accomplished Jeff Allen... Allen recorded his first double-double in action and his seventh of the season with his 14 points and 14 rebounds in the win... He also tied a careerhigh with three blocked shots and added three steals... It marked Allen s first doubledouble since his 10 points and 10 rebounds against Charleston Southern on Jan 7. Long Time Coming When Virginia Tech defeated Maryland, 69-65, in the Comcast Center on Jan. 20, it marked the Hokies first win in College Park since Jan. 15, 1951 and just their third ever at Maryland... Tech had never won in either the Comcast Center or Cole Field House at Maryland before Wednesday night. Another Long Streak Snapped The Hokies 81-73 overtime victory at Boston College on Jan. 26 marked Tech s firstever win at Boston College... The Hokies were 0-6 at the Conte Forum, including games in both the BIG EAST and. Frosh Points Malcolm Delaney became the third Hokie player to score at least 20 points in a game this season when he recorded a career-high 20 points in the loss at #5/5 UNC... He is the second freshman Malcolm Delaney on this year s team to hit the 20-point mark in a game... Last season, no Hokie freshman scored 20-or-more-points in a game... Prior to this season, the last time a Hokie freshman reached the 20-point plateau in a game was in the 2005-06 season, when A.D. Vassallo scored 29 points at Wake Forest... The last time two-or-more Hokie freshmen scored 20-or-more points in a game was the 2003-04 season, when Zabian Dowdell, Jamon Gordon and Coleman Collins all hit that mark. J.T. is A-OK J.T. Thompson missed the win at Maryland on Feb. 20 with a sprained right ankle... He injured the ankle in practice last Monday... He returned to action on Feb. 23 in the win over Georgia Tech with 13 J.T. Thompson points and eight rebounds... In the loss to #4/3 Duke, he got his first career start... The freshman forward recorded careerhighs with 13 points and eight rebounds... He was 6-8 from the floor and also blocked a shot in 25 minutes of action... He entered the game with just six total points in games this season and more than doubled that number with 13 points... 43 hours later, in the win at Boston College, he improved both of those numbers... He scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, recording his first career double-double... He continued the good work in the win over FSU, with 11 points and five rebounds.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 3 Hokie Notes Deron is a Giving Person In the win at Maryland, Deron Washington recorded five assists to lead the Hokies in that category... This marks the eighth time in his career he has led the Hokies in assists in a game... In the loss at NC State, Washington Deron Washington established a new personal record for assists in a season... He now has 65 assists this year... He entered the season averaging 1.2 assists per game... He is averaging 2.3 assists per game this year. Man of Steal Jeff Allen is heading towards setting a new freshman steals record at Virginia Tech... In the win over Maryland on Jan. 12, Allen recorded a then-career-high five steals... It was also a then-season-high in steals for any Hokie... In the loss at NC State, Allen surpassed that with a new career-high and team season-high of six steals... The last time a Tech freshman had six or more steals in a game was the 2003-04 season, when Jamon Gordon had an eight steal game and and seven steal game... Allen has 55 steals this season and the Virginia Tech record for steals by a freshman is 58 by Dell Curry in the 1982-83 season... Allen s six steals in the NC State game ties a Virginia Tech record for most steals in an game, set four times in the past... The six steals ties an season-high this year, set six other times. Man of Steal II Hank Thorns tied Jeff Allen s season-high with six steals in the win at Maryland... This marks a new career-high for Thorns and he is second on the team with 34 steals. Hank Thorns Taking Care Virginia Tech s Hank Thorns has shown quite a knack for protecting the ball so far this season... Over the last 24 games, he has dished out 79 assists, while committing just 42 turnovers... Thorns is sixth in the in assist/turnover ratio and teammate Malcolm Delaney is ninth. Stepping It Up Entering the Hokies first game on Dec. 23, A.D. Vassallo was averaging 15.8 points per game... Since that date, Vassallo is averaging 17.5 ppg in games this season... His rebounding average overall has jumped from 3.1 rpg to the current 4.7 rpg and 5.9 rpg in play. Hokies vs. Ranked Teams The Hokies are 0-4 vs. ranked teams this season... The Hokies were 4-1 against nationally-ranked teams last season, and 3-0 against teams ranked in the top 5 nationally... Tech is 6-16 against nationally-ranked teams since joining the for the 2004-05 season and 7-20 against nationally-ranked teams under Seth Greenberg... Tech is 23-125 alltime against teams ranked in the AP poll. Tight in the Cassell vs. the Terps With the 67-66 victory over Maryland on Jan. 12, the Hokies are now 4-2 against the Terps in action... In the three games played in Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies are 3-0, but have won by differentials of 10 points, three points in overtime and the one point margin of victory on Jan. 12, for an average of 4.7 ppg. Making the Mark When Deron Washington reached the 100 blocked shots mark in the win over Hofstra, he became just the sixth player in Virginia Tech history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocked shots... At Penn State, Washington became the 38th player in Virginia Tech history to score 1,000 career points... He now has 1,283 career points and moved past former teammate Jamon Gordon and tied Wayne Robinson for 22nd place in career scoring at Virginia Tech in the win over Georgia Tech... He recorded his 500th career rebound in the win over UNC Greensboro... The last player to do so was Coleman Collins, who reached those levels last season... Bryant Matthews missed the 100 blocked shot mark by just two. Always Trust Folks Over 40 With his four blocked shots in the loss at #5/5 UNC, Cheick Diakite reached the 40 blocked shots mark for the Hokies this season... This is the first time since the 2001-02 season, when Carlton Carter blocked 45 shots, that a Hokie has blocked 40-ormore shots in a single season... Diakite needs Cheick Diakite just three blocked shots to enter the top 10 in single season blocked shots at Virginia Tech... He now has 88 career blocked shots.. Hey, That s a Lot of Games The Jan. 19 game at Georgia Tech marked the Hokies 2,300th all-time game. Tech vs. the Top 10 Virginia Tech s wins over #5 Duke and #1 North Carolina last season marked just the second time in school history that the Hokies had won consecutive games against top-10 teams... The only other time that this had happened was on Dec. 1 and Dec. 17, 1962, when the Hokies defeated #3 Kentucky, 80-77, in Lexington and #5 Mississippi State, 82-65, in Blacksburg... The 94 points scored in the win over #1 UNC is the most points scored by Tech in a win over a top-10 team and the second-highest point total scored by Tech in any game vs. a top-10 team... Tech lost at #7 Louisville, 108-95, on Feb. 1, 1989... The last time Tech won two straight against nationally-ranked teams was on Jan. 9 and Jan. 23, 1982, with home and away victories over #12 and #17 Louisville... This was just the third time Tech had ever won two straight against nationally-ranked teams... Add in the win at #4 North Carolina and this was the first time that the Hokies had defeated three top-10 teams in the same season... Tech is 0-2 against top 10 teams this season. Freshmen Points Jeff Allen has scored 309 points for the Hokies in 25 games... That already surpasses the 2006-07 season total of 97 points by Nigel Munson, the Hokies top freshman scorer last season... Prior to Allen, the last Hokie freshman to score more than 200 points in a season was Deron Washington, who scored 238 points in his freshman season of 2004-05... The last Hokie freshman to score more than 300 points in a season was Zabian Dowdell, who scored 302 points in the 2003-04 season... The last Hokie freshman to score more than 350 points was Rolan Roberts, who scored 366 points in his freshman season of 1997-98... The Virginia Tech record for points by a freshman is 534 points by Dale Solomon in the 1978-79 season... Allen has scored in double figures in 19 of his 25 games this season. Close Games With the win at Maryland, the Hokies are 26-26 under Seth Greenberg in games that were decided in overtime or by five-or-fewer points... Tech is 6-6 in such games this season and had a 5-5 record in such games last season... The 12 games decided by five-orfewer points or in overtime this season leads the... Three conference wins came in overtime against nationally-ranked teams last season... Tech was 2-10 in such games in the 2005-06 season, with 10 games being decided in the final seconds of action... Tech was 5-3 in such games during the 2004-05 season after finishing 7-2 the previous year.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 4 Hokie Notes They are Free In the win over Florida State, the Hokies attempted a then-season-high 47 free throws and made a then-season-high 35 free throws... Those were also Virginia Tech highs for an game and the second most makes and attempts by an team this season... The previous high for Tech had been 34 free throws and 42 attempts in the Hokies win at Miami, Jan. 23, 2007... In the win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 23, the Hokies bettered those numbers by making 36-of-49 free throw attempts... Those numbers are the most in an game this season... Tech shot 38 free throws in the overtime win over Virginia at home, but had just 10 attempts (seven makes) in the loss at NC State and just 12 attempts (eight makes) in the loss to Miami. Overtime in the Cassell The win over #22 Maryland last year was the Hokies first overtime game in Cassell Coliseum since Dec. 4, 2003, a loss to ODU... It was Tech s first home overtime win since Dec. 30, 2000, an 84-75 double overtime win against High Point... It was the Hokies first home conference overtime win since March 1, 2000, a 96-86 win over fellow Atlantic 10 member La Salle... With the win over Virginia on Feb. 2, Virginia Tech is 23-6 all-time in home overtime games. Greenberg Signs Extension On Jan. 22, the Virginia Tech athletics department announced that Seth Greenberg has signed a contract extension through the 2012-13 season... Greenberg, the only coach the Hokies have had since joining the, was named Tech s head coach in 2003. Seth Greenberg It s Been a Long Time With the Hokies 70-69 overtime victory over Virginia in John Paul Jones Arena on Jan. 16, Tech snapped a nine-game home-court winning streak by the Cavaliers... But since the Hokies and the Hoos played many neutral site games in the 70s, 80s and 90s, it marked the Hokies first win in Charlottesville since Jan. 6, 1968. Even Longer When Virginia Tech defeated Virginia, 72-65, in overtime on Feb. 2, it marked the Hokies first regular season sweep over the Cavaliers since the 1968-69 season... It marked the Hokies first home-and-home sweep over the Hoos since the 1963-64 season. A Look at VT Double-Doubles When J.T. Thompson and A.D. Vassallo each recorded double-doubles in the overtime win at BC, it marked the second time this season that two Hokies recorded double-doubles in the same game... Vassallo and Deron Washington accomplished the feat in the loss at Wake Forest... All four of Vassallo s career double-doubles have come in road contests... When Thompson recorded his double-double, it marked the first time since the Hokies joined the that two Tech freshmen (along with Jeff Allen) recorded double-doubles in the same season... Washington recorded double-doubles in the win over Florida State and the home win over Virginia, his third and fourth of the season and makes for the most doubledoubles he has recorded in a season for the Hokies... The Hokies have 14 double-doubles as a team this season... Tech had seven double-doubles all of last season. Family Tradition The Hokies have a total of seven freshmen and eight newcomers this season, but two players didn t need any introduction when they arrived on campus... J.T. Thompson was joined on the Tech team in December by his cousin, Dorenzo Hudson... Hudson and Jeff Allen were teammates at Hargrave Military Academy last season as well... Both players started against Duke. A Little Extra in the League With the 72-65 overtime win over Virginia in Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies are now 3-0 in overtime games this season and 2-0 in road overtime games this year... Tech has won its last four road overtime games and is 5-1 all-time in such games... Tech is 7-1 in all overtime games, home and road... The Hokies 15 points in the overtime session at Boston College was the most points scored by Virginia Tech in an overtime game until the Hokies posted 18 points in the extra session in the home OT win over Virginia... The Hokies are 7-3 in overtime games under Seth Greenberg... Virginia Tech is 49-38 alltime in overtime games. 2007-08 Starters Career Double-Doubles 2005-06 Season Deron Washington (1) vs. Mount St. Mary s (24* pts./10* rebs.) A.D. Vassallo (1) at Wake Forest (29* pts./10* rebs.) 2006-07 Season Deron Washington (3) at Miami (23 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Virginia (22 pts./10 rebs.) at North Carolina (12 pts./14 rebs.*) A.D. Vassallo (1) at Georgia Tech (19 pts./10 rebs.) 2007-08 Season Jeff Allen (7) vs. Elon (19 pts.*/10 rebs.*) at Penn State (18 pts./14 rebs.*) vs. UNC Greensboro (16 pts./12 rebs.) vs. George Washington (10 pts./10 rebs.) at Old Dominion (13 pts./16 rebs.*) vs. Charleston Southern (10 pts./10 rebs.) at Maryland (14 pts./14 rebs.) Deron Washington (4) vs. Elon (14 pts./11 rebs.) at Wake Forest (13 pts./14 rebs.*) vs. Florida State (14 pts./10 rebs.) vs. Virginia (15 pts./10 rebs.) A.D. Vassallo (2) at Wake Forest (19 pts./11 rebs.*) at Boston College (14 pts.,/11 rebs.*) J.T. Thompson (1) at Boston College (14 pts.*/12 rebs.*) * - career highs at the time Virginia Tech has 59 starts by members of its freshman class, by far the most of any team. Attendance Figures Virginia Tech, like other schools, announces total tickets distributed at each home game... That number includes season tickets, individual game tickets and student tickets. Washington, Diakite, Allen, Thorns, Vassallo...6-4 Washington, Witcher, Allen, Delaney, Vassallo...4-1 Washington, Diakite, Thompson, Delaney, Vassallo...2-0 Washington, Diakite, Allen, Delaney, Vassallo...2-2 Washington, Hudson, Allen, Delaney, Vassallo...1-0 Washington, Thorns, Allen, Delaney, Vassallo...1-0 Washington, Witcher, Allen, Thorns, Vassallo...0-1 Washington, Hudson, Thompson, Delaney, Vassallo...0-1 Washington, Allen, Thompson, Delaney, Vassallo...0-2
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 5 Media Information Virginia Tech Athletic Communications Media Procedures ON THE INTERNET www.hokiesports.com The official Web site of Virginia Tech athletics provides media and fans with schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics, general releases and game notes on the Hokies. The Gameday section has live stats, radio and television coverage information and other pertinent information. This section is for home games only. hokiesports.com A media-only Web site is designed to make the media s job easier. Here you will find highresolution, color mug shots of every Hokie basketball player and coach available to download. Please contact the Athletics Communications Office for access to this media-only site. www.theacc.com Updated standings, results, schedules, statistics and notes are on the site each week during the season. Where to Find It Many Virginia Tech men s basketball facts are available on hokiesports.com... Below is a listing of URLs that may be helpful to the media. The Last Time: http://www.hokiesports.com/lasttime.html Tech s all-time games against ranked opponents: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ rankedopp.html Opponent History: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ opponents.html Past Schedules: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/ pastschedules.html All-time overtime games: http://www.hokiesports.com/cgi-bin/newschedule/lasttime.pl The Last Time page is customizable to search a wide range of topics. WHO TO CONTACT Request for Interviews Men s Basketball ACO Bill Dyer (540) 231-8852 - office (540) 552-8461 - home (540) 998-5906 - cell wdyer@vt.edu Requests for Photos Director of Photography Dave Knachel (540) 231-1838 dknachel@vt.edu Bill Dyer Associate Director of Athletics Communications Our Name, Please When referring 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 referring to the school by its nickname, please use Hokies... Your help in these matters is appreciated. Pronunciation Guide Cassell Coliseum... Castle Deron Washington...duh-RON A.D. Vassallo...vuh-SIGH-oh Cheick Diakite... sheck jha-key-tay Terrell Bell... tuh-rell Tom Amalfe...uh-MAL-fee As per Atlantic Coast Conference media guidelines, Virginia Tech observes an open locker room policy for post-game interviews... Following a brief cooling off period, Coach Greenberg will leave the locker room and procede to courtside for his post-game radio interview... At that time, the lounge of the Virginia Tech locker room will be open to the media for requested players... The locker room will be open until Coach Greenberg enters the media interview room... Players will not be available outside the locker room, unless special arrangements are made... This is the same policy that Virginia Tech has observed since joining the... For road games, every attempt will be made to observe an open locker room policy... Please check with Virginia Tech men s basketball ACO, Bill Dyer, for specific road procedures and all special requests. Teleconference The teleconferences will start on Monday Jan. 7, and continue through Monday, March 3. There will be an instant replay of each teleconference on the conference s internet site The.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 Sidney Lowe, NC State... 11:50 Dave Leitao, Virginia... 12:00 Seth Greenberg, Virginia Tech...12:10 Dino Gaudio, Wake Forest... 12:20 Phone Number: Call ACO office On the Air Television ESPNU Dwayne Ballen & Adrian Branch Radio Virginia Tech ISP Sports Network Bill Roth & Mike Burnop A.D. Vassallo, Jeff Allen and Deron Washington were named to the alltournament team at the Aeropostale Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 6 Hokie Notes In the Cassell The Hokies have a 466-137 overall record in Cassell Coliseum, good for a.773 winning percentage... The win over Florida State marked the Hokies 600th game played in Cassell Coliseum... Tech is 10-2 in Cassell Coliseum this season, 13-2 in the Cassell last season and 6-2 in games in Cassell... Tech was 13-3 in the 2004-05 season and had a 10-7 mark in the 2005-06 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 45th season in Cassell... The first basketball game was played in the Coliseum on Jan. 3, 1962, with the Hokies routing Alabama, 91-67... On Sept. 17, 1977, Tech dedicated the Coliseum in honor of the late Stuart K. Cassell... Tech has had just one break-even home season and one losing season in Cassell Coliseum... The win over Florida State assures the Hokies of another winning season in Cassell Coliseum. Congrats, Marcus Dec. 14 was a big day for Hokie senior Marcus Travis... Marcus graduated with a degree in marketing management on the floor at Cassell Coliseum... The spring semester marks the third time in the last four Marcus Travis semesters that the Hokies have had a graduate on the roster. Hudson Pays Immediate Dividends Dorenzo Hudson joined the team in time for the game at ODU on Dec. 16... Hudson, a 6-5, 220 lbs., guard from Charlotte, N.C., joined the team for practice on Dec. 14 and scored two points in the win over Liberty... In the loss at Wake Forest, Hudson Dorenzo Hudson recorded his first double-figure scoring game as a Hokie, with 13 points off the bench... He played a career-high 28 minutes and started the second half... In the loss at Richmond, Hudson topped his career-high with 14 points, shooting three-of-five from threepoint range... He made his first career start in the win at Virginia and also started in the loss to #4/3 Duke. The First Month With the win over Florida State on Jan. 29, the Hokies are now 20-12 in games in January since joining the... Tech is 16-11 in games in January since joining the league. Young Minutes In Virginia Tech s opening game win over Elon, the Hokies received a lot of playing time from freshmen players... 89 of the total 200 minutes were by players seeing their first collegiate action... So far this season, Virginia Tech freshmen have played 53.0% of the 5300 minutes played by the Hokies... In games so far this year, that percentage rises to 55.7 percent. Tech in NCAA Stats As of Feb. 21, Virginia Tech is 30th nationally in blocked shots per game... Jeff Allen is 23rd in steals per game. Another OT Note The Hokies have played three overtime games this season, two on the road and all three victories... Clemson has played four overtime games, but three have been at home and the Tigers are 2-2 in those games... The only other team with three overtime games this season is Virginia, two at home and all three losses. Area 51 Virginia Tech grabbed a season-high 51 rebounds in the overtime win at Boston College... The last time the Hokies grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game was the 51 rebounds in the season-opening game of last season against Coppin State... The 51 rebounds sets a new school record for rebounds in an game, surpassing the Hokies 49 rebounds in the home win over Duke on Feb. 17, 2005. A Good Half Virginia Tech led the game with Florida State, 42-24, at the half... The 18-point half time advantage is a new high for the Hokies in an game... The previous high was 16 points (38-22) against Virginia at home last season. Ramping It Up The Hokies scored at least 80 points in two consecutive games, the win at Boston College and the home win over Florida State... That was the first time this season that occurred and the first time since wins over Virginia and #4 North Carolina last season. Outrebounding the Best Virginia entered the Jan. 16 game leading the nation in rebounding margin, at 11.4 rebounds per game... In the Hokies overtime victory at UVa, Tech outrebounded Virginia, 47-39, including 16 offensive rebounds... Tech outrebounded Virginia, 43-33, also with 16 offensive boards, in the overtime win in Cassell Coliseum on Feb. 2. That s A Lot The 84 points the Hokies allowed in the win over Georgia Tech was the most points the Hokies have allowed in a victory this season and the most in a victory since Tech s 92-85 win at Miami on Jan. 23, 2007. A Lot of Threes With the Hokies four three-point field goals in the win against Georgia Tech, Tech has now made at least one three-point field goal in the last 160 games... The last time Tech did not make a three-pointer in a game was Feb. 1, 2003, in a loss at Providence... Tech has made at least one three-pointer in every game in which they have played. Rebounding Margin In the loss at ODU, the Hokies outrebounded the Monarchs, 45-25... The 20-rebound margin is the largest for the Hokies under Seth Greenberg... The Hokies are outrebounding their opponents by 3.1 rebounds per game. Points for Pondering Led VT in Scoring: Vassallo (15), Allen (6), Washington (6), Delaney (2), Hudson (1) Double Figure Scoring Games: Vassallo (25), Washington (22), Allen (19), Delaney (10), Thompson (7), Thorns (4), Hudson (2), Witcher (2) 30-point Games: none 20-29-point Games: Vassallo (7), Allen (1), Delaney (1) Led VT in Rebounding: Allen (13), Washington (10), Vassallo (3), Thompson (2), Delaney (1) Double Figure Rebounding Games: Allen (7), Washington (4), Vassallo (2), Thompson (1) Led VT in Assists: Thorns (14), Delaney (10), Washington (4), Vassallo (3), Allen (1) Double Figure Assist Games: none Double-Doubles: Allen (7), Washington (4), Vassallo (1), Thompson (1) Most Points in a Half: 50 (2nd vs. Georgia Tech) Fewest Points in a Half: 21 (1st vs. Liberty, 1st vs. SJU & 1st at Richmond) Most Points Allowed in a Half: 56 (2nd vs. FSU) Fewest Points Allowed in a Half: 14 (1st vs. UNCG and 1st vs. GW) Largest Lead: 34 pts. (58-24 vs. GW) Largest Deficit: 21 pts. (81-60 vs. Duke) Largest Margin of Victory: 32 pts. (68-36 vs. GW) Largest Margin of Defeat: 39 pts. (92-53 at UNC) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Victory: 14 pts. (28-14 at Maryland) Largest Lead Lost in a Loss: 11 pts. (21-10 at Richmond) Largest Halftime Lead: 22 pts. (45-23 vs. Hofstra) Largest Halftime Deficit: 20 pts. (42-23 at UNC) Average Margin of Victory: 13.0 ppv Average Margin of Defeat: 10.6 ppl Average Margin: +3.3 ppg
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 7 Hokie Notes A Busy Six Days The win over Florida State at the end of January concluded an interesting six-day stretch for the Hokies... Tech played Duke on Thursday night, and then flew to Boston College for Saturday s game with the Eagles, and then on Jan. 29, the Hokies hosted Florida State... That s three games in six days. Dishing It Out In the win over Charleston Southern, Malcolm Delaney recorded a new careerhigh with eight assists... That is the most assists in a game by a Hokie this season and the most assists in a game by a Hokie since Jamon Gordon had eight assists in the regular-season finale against Clemson in Cassell Coliseum last season... The last time a Hokie freshman had eight-or-more assists in a game was Zabian Dowdell s eight assists in the win over Morgan State in his freshman season of 2003-04. Clamping Down In the championship game of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival, the Hokies did not allow St. John s a field goal in the second half until 9:12 remained in the game... The Red Storm made just five field goals in the second half... Tech allowed St. John s just 14 field goals in the entire game, which is the fewest field goals Tech has allowed in a game this season... Tech held Richmond without a field goal for the first seven-plus minutes of each half on Jan. 3. New Scorers With Dorenzo Hudson s 13 points in the loss at Wake Forest, Virginia Tech now has five freshmen who have scored in doublefigures in a game this season... That is a new high for the Hokies under Seth Greenberg and the most freshmen with at least doublefigure scoring games this season among schools. Compare & Contrast VT... BC 69.3... Points...72.7 65.9...Points Allowed...71.0 43.5%...FG%...46.3% 41.3%... FG% Defense...43.4% 32.2%...3FG%...37.4% 35.7%...3FG% Defense...34.0% 68.4%... FT%...69.6% 36.3... Rebounds...36.0 +3.1...Rebound Margin... +1.1 12.8...Assists...15.3 15.1...Turnovers...15.2 7.1...Steals...5.8 4.9... Blocks...6.4 Under 50 The Hokies defeated Charleston Southern, 79-49, on Jan. 7 and it marked the fifth time this season that the Hokies have held an opponent to fewer than 50 points in a game... Last season, the Hokies held three opponents to fewer than 50 points and two opponents to less than 50 points in the 2005-06 season... The last time the Hokies allowed more than four opponents in a season to less than 50 points was the 1996-97 season, when the Hokies held 10 opponents to fewer than 50 points. Doing Better on the Boards A year ago, the Hokies were out rebounded, 1,151-1,131... This season, Tech is outrebounding opponents by an average of 3.1 per game... Tech has outrebounded its opponents in 21 of the 27 games so far this season and in all but three games... Tech trailed Maryland, 23-14, in rebounding at the half, but outrebounded the Terps, 26-14, after intermission in their game in Blacksburg in January... The Hokies grabbed 20 offensive rebounds in the win at Boston College and 16 offensive rebounds in both overtime wins over Virginia. Noting the Georgia Tech Game Virginia Tech evened the season series with Georgia Tech... The Hokies bench outscored GT s bench, 22-12... Three Hokies shot more than 10 free throws and two made double figure free throws... Virginia Tech show support for Northern Illinois University by wearing red t-shirts with Hokies for Huskies on the front... The Hokies made 14 of thier last 16 free throw attempts... Malcolm Delaney s 18 free throw attempts is the most by a Hokie in a single game since 2-13-07, when Zabian Dowdell was 17-19 from the line in the win at #4 UNC. Again For the ninth consecutive season, the claimed the Big Ten/ Challenge The has won the event every season of its existence. Down, Set, Dunk One of Virginia Tech s newcomers this season is Paul Debnam... Debnam, a sophomore, was a member of the Hokie football team last season... Debnam saw his first career action in the win over UNC Greensboro Paul Debnam and scored his first two collegiate points... In the win over Charleston Southern, Debnam recorded career-highs with four points and two rebounds. Allen Owns the Boards Jeff Allen grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds in the loss at Old Dominion... That is the most rebounds by a Virginia Tech freshman since the 1993-94 season, when Ace Custis grabbed 16 rebounds against VMI... Over the last 30 seasons, Allen, Custis and Shawn Smith have all grabbed 16 rebounds in a game, tops among Virginia Tech freshmen over that period. Home is Where? The Hokies opened the season at Wake Forest on Dec. 23, before defeating Maryland in the home opener on Jan. 12... Beginning with the win at Virginia, the Hokies played three-of-four games, all in the, on the road... In all, Tech opened the slate with four-of-six games away from Cassell Coliseum. Seth Numbers Seth Greenberg won his 250th game as a collegiate head coach in the Hokies 94-66 win over North Carolina A&T on Dec. 7, 2005... Greenberg has a career record of 296-237 (.555) in 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach and is 83-67 (.553) in his five seasons at Virginia Tech. Lights, Camera, Hokies Virginia Tech is 10-8 on television this season and was 15-10 last season... Tech was 6-12 on television in 2005-06... Tech is 45-52 on television under Seth Greenberg... The Hokies will make at least 21 television appearances this season... The Hokies made their first television appearance of the season at Penn State on Nov. 28... Tech made its home high-definition debut against Duke... Tech s home game against Miami was the Hokies only non-televised game this season. Low-balling the Opponent Virginia Tech defeated Charleston Southern, 79-49, on Jan. 7... That game marked the ninth time in the first 15 games this season that Tech held its opponent to under 60 points in a game... Tech also allowed its opponents to under 60 points in five of the first 10 games last season... Tech is 43-6 (.878) under Seth Greenberg when allowing its opponents less than 60 points in a game... Tech held both opponents in the Holiday Festival to under 60 points... Tech leads the in scoring defense... Last season, the Hokies held opponents to an average of 64.1 points per game... This season, that number drops to 60.7 ppg.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 8 Info Doubling Up In the win over Charleston Southern, Jeff Allen recorded his sixth double-double in his first 15 collegiate games... The last Hokie to record more than three double-doubles in a single season was Coleman Collins, who had seven double-doubles in the 2005-06 season... Collins recorded his sixth double-double of that season in the 19th game, a loss to Duke in Cassell Coliseum... Allen is the first Hokie freshman to record multiple double-doubles since Tech joined the in 2004... He recorded his seventh double-double and first in play in the win at Maryland. A.D. vs. W.F. Forgive A.D. Vassallo if he is giddy about the Hokies playing Wake Forest twice this season... Vassallo has played four games in his career against the Demon Deacons and is averaging 21.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game... He had his career-high with 29 points in the win in Winston-Salem as a freshman... His 22 points in the win over Wake Forest in last year s Tournament quarterfinals is a new record for most points in an Tournament game by a Hokie... He recorded his third career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the loss at Wake Forest on Dec. 23... The Hokies will host the Demon Deacons on March 4 in Cassell Coliseum. A.D. a Shot-blocker? In the win over Liberty, A.D. Vassallo set a new career-high with three blocked shots to lead the Hokies in that category... So far this season, Vassallo has 14 blocks, compared to just 10 blocks all of last season, despite moving primarily to the back court this season... Entering this season, he had recorded just 17 total blocked shots. Individuals All Scoring A.D. Vassallo 6th 7th Deron Washington 20th 25th Jeff Allen 21st 24th Rebounding Jeff Allen 6th 11th Deron Washington 15th 9th A.D. Vassallo --- 18th Assists Hank Thorns 10th 10th Free Throw Percentage Malcolm Delaney --- 5th Steals Jeff Allen 2nd 2nd Hank Thorns --- 10th 3-pt. FG Made A.D. Vassallo 5th 9th Blocked Shots Cheick Diakite 6th --- Assist/Turnover Ratio Hank Thorns 5th 8th Defensive Rebounds Jeff Allen 4th 8th A.D. Vassallo --- 7th Deron Washington --- 6th Minutes Played A.D. Vassallo 4th 9th Deron Washington 6th 7th olades Hokies in Stats Team All Scoring Offense 11th 9th Scoring Defense 1st 5th Scoring Margin 9th 9th Free Throw Percentages 9th 8th Field Goal Percentages 11th 11th Field Goal % Defense 3rd 6th 3-pt. FG Percentage 12th 12th 3-pt. FG% Defense 10th 9th Rebounding Margin 5th 3rd Blocked Shots 4th 6th Assists 10th 9th Steals 7th 5th Turnover Margin 7th 8th Assist/TO Ratio 10th 11th Offensive Rebounds 7th 6th Defensive Rebounds 8th 4th 3-pt. FG Made 12th 12th Stats are for games played entering 2-26-08 Rookie of the Week Jef Allen (2) Week of Nov. 11 Week of Jan. 13 Honors Preseason Poll Virginia Tech is the only school in the with two freshmen with double-doubles this season. Standings (as of 2-25-08) Team Conf. Overall North Carolina 11-2 26-2 Duke 10-2 23-3 Clemson 7-5 19-7 Maryland 7-7 17-11 Virginia Tech 7-6 16-11 Miami 6-6 19-7 Wake Forest 6-6 16-9 Florida State 5-8 16-12 Georgia Tech 4-7 11-14 Boston College 4-8 13-12 NC State 4-9 15-12 Virginia 3-9 13-12 The won the Big Ten/ Challenge for the ninth consecutive season... The league has won the series every year... Entering games of Feb. 26, the is 130-38 (.774) against non-conference foes... The is the number-one conference in the RPI... All 12 teams have recorded at least 10 victories this season... 28 games have been decided by three-points-or-less, or in overtime. Virginia Tech held George Washington to just.259 from the field, tied for the second-lowest by an team this season. Two of the top five defensive performaces among teams this season have been registered by the Hokies. Here is the preseason media poll, as compiled by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. 1. North Carolina 2. Duke 3. NC State 4. Clemson 5. Virginia 6. Maryland 7. Georgia Tech 8. Boston College 9. Florida State 10. Virginia Tech 11. Wake Forest 12. Miami Deron Washington has already shot more free throws this season than all of last season.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 9 Hokie Notes Virginia Tech Points 27 A.D. Vassallo vs. Georgia Tech 24 A.D. Vassallo vs. Miami 22 A.D. Vassallo at Virginia 22 A.D. Vassallo vs. Florida State 21 Jeff Allen vs. Butler 21 A.D. Vassallo vs. Charleston Southern 20 A.D. Vassallo vs. Gonzaga 20 A.D. Vassallo at ODU 20 Malcolm Delaney at UNC Rebounds 16 Jeff Allen at ODU 14 Jeff Allen at Penn State 14 Deron Washington at Wake Forest 14 Jeff Allen at Maryland 12 Jeff Allen vs. UNC Greensboro 12 J.T. Thompson at Boston College 11 Deron Washington vs. Elon 11 A.D. Vassallo at Wake Forest 11 A.D. Vassallo at Boston College 10 Jeff Allen vs. Elon 10 Jeff Allen vs. GW 10 Jeff Allen vs. Charleston Southern 10 Deron Washington vs. Florida State 10 Deron Washington vs. Virginia Assists 8 Malcolm Delaney vs. Charleston Southern 6 Hank Thorns vs. UNC Greensboro 6 Malcolm Delaney vs. Hofstra 6 Malcolm Delaney at Virginia 6 Hank Thorns at UNC 5 Hank Thorns at Penn State 5 Malcolm Delaney vs. GW 5 Deron Washington at ODU 5 A.D. Vassallo vs. Hofstra 5 Deron Washington at Richmond 5 Hank Thorns at Georgia Tech 5 Malcolm Delaney vs. Miami 5 Deron Washington at Maryland 4 17 times Steals 6 Jeff Allen at NC State 5 Jeff Alen vs. Maryland 4 Jeff Allen vs. Elon 4 Malcolm Delaney at Wake Forest 4 Malcolm Delaney at UNC Blocks 7 Cheick Diakite vs. St. John s 4 Cheick Diakite vs. Charleston Southern 4 Cheick Diakite at UNC 3 Cheick Diakite vs. Elon 3 Cheick Diakite vs. Eastern Washington 3 Cheick Diakite vs. UNC Greensboro 3 A.D. Vassallo vs. Liberty 3 Jeff Allen vs. Maryland 3 Deron Washington vs. Duke 3 Cheick Diakite vs. Duke 3 Jeff Allen at Maryland Jeff Allen is third nationally among freshmen in steals. Top Individual Performances Opponents Points 34 Sean Singletary, Virginia (A) 30 Matt Causey, Georgia Tech (A) 29 Maurice Miller, Georgia Tech (H) 27 Tyrese Rice, Boston College (A) 26 Pete Campbell, Butler 26 Sean Singletary, Virginia (H) 25 Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (A) 23 Mike Green, Butler 23 Tyler Hansbrough, UNC 22 Jason Rich, Florida State 21 J.J. Hickson, N.C. State 20 Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga Rebounds 12 Bambale Osby, Maryland (H) 11 Anthony King, Miami 10 Adam Consadine, Elon 10 Abdullahi Kuso, Gonzaga 10 Greg Washington, Hofstra 10 Sean Singletary, Virginia (A) 10 Jeremis Smith, Georgia Tech (A) 10 Shamari Spears, Boston College (A) Assists 13 Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga 9 Brandon Johnson, ODU 7 Quentin Thomas, UNC 6 A.J. Graves, Butler 6 Cliff Tucker, Maryland (H) 6 Toney Douglas, Florida State 5 Mike Green, Butler 5 Teejay Bannister, Liberty 5 Kevin Smith, Richmond 5 Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (A) 5 Maurice Miller, Georgia Tech (H) 4 16 times Steals 6 Kevin Anderson, Richmond 5 Lewis Clinch, Georgia Tech 4 Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga 4 Ben Finney, ODU 4 Eugene Lawrence, St. John s Blocks 6 Tyrelle Blair, Boston College (A) 4 Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro 4 Gerald Lee, ODU 4 Alade Aminu, Georgia Tech (H) 3 Abdullahi Kuso, Gonzaga 3 Vincent James, UNCA 3 Justin Burrell, St. John s 3 James Gist, Maryland (H) 3 Bambale Osby, Maryland (A) Deron on Lists Deron Washington is currently eighth among active players in career points... He is also fifth among active players in career rebounding and blocked shots. Stepping It Up Last season, A.D. Vassallo averaged 1.9 three-point field goals per game; this season that is up to 2.4 per game... Last season, Vassallo averaged 11.1 points per game and this season, he is averaging 16.4 points A.D. Vassallo per game and is leading the team in scoring... Vassallo has 45 assists in the first 27 games... That surpasses the 30 assists he recorded all of last season... His 14 blocked shots this season is a new single season mark in that catagory... He is currently eighth in the in scoring. New Practice Facility Coming The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has approved a new $19 million basketball practice facility... Construction on the 49,000 square-foot complex, to be located adjacent to the east of Cassell Coliseum, is scheduled to begin in April 2008, with a completion date of August 2009... More information on the facility is available on page 162 of the 2007-08 Virginia Tech men s basketball media guide. VT by Months (Under Seth Greenberg) 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 Total Nov. 2-1 3-0 5-2 4-2 2-3 16-8 Dec. 5-3 3-5 4-2 5-2 6-2 23-14 Jan. 1-6 5-2 3-5 7-2 5-3 21-18 Feb. 4-3 3-4 2-4 4-2 3-3 16-16 March 3-1 2-3 0-3 2-4 0-0 7-11 Total 15-14 16-14 14-16 22-12 16-11 83-67 Stop Right There Virginia Tech currently leads the in scoring defense, allowing just 65.9 points per game... The Hokies are ranked 63rd nationally in scoring defense... Tech finished the 2006-07 season second in scoring defense in the.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 10 Hokie Notes Lotsa New Faces The Hokies welcome eight newcomers this season... Jeff Allen, Terrell Bell, Malcolm Delaney, Dorenzo Hudson, J.T. Thompson and Hank Thorns, along with sophomore walk-on Paul Debnam and freshman walk-on Tom Amalfe, to give the Hokies the most newcomers since Tech had seven in the 2002-03 season... Also new this season are assistant coach James Johnson, Director of Men s Basketball Operations, Bill Old and strength coach, David Jackson. Allen Honored by Jeff Allen was named the Rookie of the Week for the week ending Jan. 13, 2008... The award is selected by a panel of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association... Allen scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds, had three blocked shots and recorded a career-high five steals in the Hokies win over Maryland... He also had his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Charleston Southern... This is the second time this season that Allen has received the honor and he is one of three freshmen to receive the honor at least twice this season. Seth Likes the Cassell Seth Greenberg is 57-18 as a head coach in Cassell Coliseum, good for a winning percentage of.760... Greenberg is 34-3 (.919) against non-conference competition in Cassell Coliseum. The Things He s Seen Deron Washington entered the 2007-08 season having played 2,588 total minutes as a Hokie... That total is third-best among active players... Only Cliff Hammonds of Clemson (3,123) and UVa s Sean Singletary (2,879) have played more minutes... Hammonds 100 career games entering the season is the only total higher than Washington s 93 games. OT Margins The Hokies defeated Boston College, 81-73, in overtime in Chestnut Hill on Jan. 26... The eight-point differential is the Hokies largest in an overtime victory since an 84-75 double overtime victory over High Point in Cassell Coliseum on Dec. 30, 2000... The last time the Hokies won a road overtime game by eight-or-more-points was on Jan. 21, 1999, when the Hokies defeated Dayton, 73-64, in Dayton. Glass Cleaning Jeff Allen started his Virginia Tech career by becoming a force on the boards... Allen already has six games of double-figure rebounds, including a career-high of 16 at Old Dominion... He is the first Hokie to grab at least 16 rebounds in a game since Jamon Gordon grabbed 16 rebounds at Clemson in the 2005-06 season... He is the first Hokie freshman to grab 16 rebounds since Tech joined the. Low Points are Good The Hokies allowed UNC Greensboro just 39 points on Dec. 4 and followed that by allowing George Washington just 36 points... The GW game was the fewest points allowed by Tech this season and the fewest since Tech won at Fordham, 50-32, on Feb. 8, 1997... Tech allowed both UNCG and GW just 14 points in the first half, the lowest totals of the season and the fewest since Tech allowed Appalachian State nine points in the first half on Dec. 10, 2006... With the win over Charleston Southern, Tech has now held an opponent to fewer than 50 points 13 times under Seth Greenberg... The George Washington game was the first time since the 1946-47 season that the Hokies had allowed consecutive opponents less than 40 points and the first time since Jan. 28 and Jan. 30, 1945, that the Hokies have allowed collegiate opponents less than 40 points in consecutive games... That was part of a four-game streak of 40-or-less points by Tech opponents. More on Low Points With the wins over UNC Greensboro and George Washington, the Hokies became just the second team ever to hold opponents under 40 points in consecutive games... The only other time this has happened was in the 1981-82 season, when NC State held St. Peters and Appalachian State under 40 points each. Virginia Tech Wins in the Garden While this year marked the Hokies firstever Holiday Festival victory, it was by no means a maiden trip to the World s Most Famous Arena... Last season, the Hokies defeated Seton Hall, 80-61, in the Aeropostale Classic in the Garden... Tech was 1-1 in BIG EAST Tournament games in the building and Tech won both the 1973 and 1995 NIT Championships... Tech finished third in the 1984 NIT Championship, in MSG... The Hokies are now 11-2 in Madison Square Garden. Jeff Allen s seven double-doubles this season is fourth-best among players this season and is second by any freshman this season. About Seth Seth Greenberg is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Hokies... Greenberg has a 83-67 overall record in Blacksburg and 296-237 in 17-plus seasons as a collegiate head coach... Prior to Virginia Tech, Greenberg was the head coach at South Florida from 1997-2003 and Long Beach State from 1990-97... Greenberg was named the Coach of the Year in the Hokies first year in the league, 2004-05. Incoming Players The Hokies have signed three players to National Letters of Intent to play basketball in Blacksburg next season... The three members of the class are Victor Davila, a 6-9 forward from Hamptonville, N.C., Kendall Durant, a 6-3 guard from Capitol Heights, Md., and Gene Swindle, a 6-11 center from Miami, Fla. The Hokies Under Seth Greenberg VT outrebounds opponent...46-19 Opponent outrebounds VT...32-44 Rebounds are equal...5-4 VT leads at the half... 52-7 VT trails at the half...28-58 Game is tied at the half...3-2 VT shoots 50% or better... 25-6 VT outshoots opponent...61-14 Opponent outshoots VT...22-53 VT holds opp. under 40%... 42-5 VT scores 100+ points...1-0 VT scores 90-99 points...7-1 VT scores 80-89 points... 13-1 VT scores 70-79 points...30-14 VT scores 60-69 points...24-29 VT scores less than 60 points... 8-22 Opponent scores 100+ points...0-1 Opponent scores 90-99 points...0-2 Opponent scores 80-89 points... 5-19 Opponent scores 70-79 points... 8-26 Opponent scores 60-69 points...27-13 Opp. scores less than 60 points... 43-6 VT in games 5-or-fewer points or OT...26-26 VT at home...57-18 VT on the road...17-36 VT at a neutral site... 9-13 Overtime games...7-3 VT against conference foes...37-44 VT on television...45-52 VT vs. ranked teams... 7-20 VT as a ranked team...4-6
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 11 Hokie Notes On This Date The Hokies are 8-12 all-time in games played on Feb. 26... The Hokies have lost their last two games on this date, including a 74-54 loss to NC State in the RBC Center in 2005... Tech is 4-6 in home games on this date... Tech is 1-3 on this date against teams currently in the and have never played Boston College on this date. All-Time Scoring Here is a list of the names Deron Washington is approaching on the list of all-time leading scorers in Virginia Tech history. Career Points 18. Les Henson...1334 19. Duke Thorpe...1294 20. Bucky Keller...1292 21. Keith Colbert...1290 22. Wayne Robinson...1283 Deron Washington...1283 24. Jamon Gordon...1280 VT vs. The Conferences... 7-6 Atlantic-10 (GWU, Richmond)...1-1 BIG EAST (St. John s)...1-0 Big Sky (Eastern Washington)...1-0 Big South (UNCA, Liberty, Chas. So.)...3-0 Big Ten (Penn State)...0-1 Colonial (ODU, Hofstra)...1-1 Horizon (Butler)...0-1 Southern (Elon, UNCG)...2-0 West Coast (Gonzaga)...0-1 Total... 16-11 What s Up Next The Hokies conclude this three-game homestand a week from tonight, as they host Wake Forest for Senior Night... The game, tipping off at 7 p.m., will be televised regionally by regional sports networks. Virginia Tech has played 12 games this season decided by five-or-fewer points, or in overtime, the most by any team. Glen Combs (1966-68) has been named Virginia Tech s Legend and will be honored at the 2008 Tournament. VT vs. The States (under Seth Greenberg) Ov e r a l l The Days of the Week Co n f e r e n c e California 1-0 Co n n e c t i c u t 0-1 0-1 District of Columbia 3-1 2-0 Fl o r i d a 8-6 6-6 Ge o r g i a 4-2 4-2 In d i a n a 0-2 0-1 Illinois 1-2 Io w a 1-0 Ma r y l a n d 12-2 4-2 Massachusetts 2-4 2-4 Michigan 0-2 Mississippi 0-1 Mo n t a n a 1-0 New Hampshire 1-0 New Jersey 3-2 2-2 New York 4-2 1-1 North Carolina 17-16 7-14 Oh i o 0-3 Pe n n s y l v a n i a 1-4 0-3 Rhode Island 1-0 1-0 South Carolina 3-3 2-3 Tennessee 1-1 Virginia 15-11 4-5 Wa s h i n g t o n 1-1 West Virginia 3-1 2-0 To t a l s 83-67 37-44 Scheduling Quirks Virginia Tech has opened all four of its seasons before the first of each new year... For the third year in a row, the Hokies will close out the regular season vs. Clemson and for the second straight season, that game will mark the only meeting of the year between the two schools... The Jan. 24 game with Duke was the first time this season that the Hokies played a team that they will only play once this season... The Hokies will not play in the State of Florida this season, after playing a total of seven games there (two regular season, two Tournament and three games in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando)... Beginning with the game with Duke on Jan. 24, the Hokies played three games in six days... Tech will finish the season with three of its last four games in Cassell Coliseum. (Under Seth Greenberg) Overall Conference Monday 5-1 0-0 Tuesday 10-6 3-6 Wednesday 20-10 11-6 Thursday 5-9 2-6 Friday 9-4 0-1 Saturday 27-25 18-17 Sunday 7-12 3-8 Totals 83-67 37-44 Away from the Cassell Last season, the Hokies played six of their first 14 games of the season away from Cassell Coliseum... This season, Tech played nine of its first 14 games away from home... Out of that number last season, only one of the games (at Marshall) was played on the opponent s home court... This season, five of those games were played on the opponents home court... The Hokies first season in the, the 2004-05 season, saw Tech play just three of the first 14 games away from Cassell. HighLights The Hokies, and more specifically Deron Washington, have once again made the ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays the week ending Jan. 20... On Jan. 16, Washington s put back dunk against UVa was the number-five play and his last-second, game-winning lay-in at the buzzer was the top play of the day... Then, on Saturday night, Washington s dunk at Georgia Tech was the top play of the day on SportsCenter. All-Time Blocked Shots Here is a list of the names Deron Washington is approaching on the list of all-time leading shot blockers in Virginia Tech history. Career Blocked Shots 3. Bobb Beecher... 170 4. Rolan Roberts... 167 5. Wayne Robinson... 119 6. Deron Washington...111 7. Les Henson... 109 Jeff Allen s 16 rebounds at Old Dominion is the second-highest total by an player this season. Jeff Allen is fourth among freshmen in scoring, third in rebounding, first in steals and fifth in minutes played. Of the s 10-best individual rebounding performances this season, three have been by Hokies. A.D. Vassallo has scored in double figures in all but two games this season and in all but one game this season.
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 12 Hokie Notes Tech is Stingy in the Garden Excuse the Hokies if they try to play games in Madison Square Garden... In the recent Aeropostale Holiday Festival, the Hokies held their two opponents to just 38-of-120 from the field (.317)... The two opponents hit just five-of-25 three-point field goal attempts (.200)... Last season, when the Hokies defeated Seton Hall, 80-61, in the Garden, the Pirates shot just.277 from the field and.238 from three-point range. Winning Low Virginia Tech defeated Liberty, 58-46, in Cassell Coliseum on Dec. 19... The 58 points was a season low for the Hokies this year and is the fewest points the Hokies have scored in a victory since defeating Illinois, 54-52, in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament... The last time the Hokies scored 58-or-fewer points in a regular-season victory was a 54-40 victory over Western Carolina in Cassell Coliseum in the third game of the 2005-06 season. The First Freshman Jeff Allen accomplished something in the win over Elon that has not happened in Blacksburg for quite some time... His 19 points and 10 rebounds made him the first Virginia Tech freshman to record a doubledouble in his first collegiate game since Dale Solomon accomplished that feat with 23 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Buffalo State in 1978. 3-0h, Canada Virginia Tech got a head start on the 2007-08 season over the Labor Day Weekend, as the team traveled to Windsor, Ont., for a three-game sweep of contests against Canadian teams. Hot Wings Virginia Tech s tandem of small forwards, Deron Washington and A.D. Vassallo, had very productive seasons for the Hokies last year... The duo combined to average 23.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game... They shot a combined 47.3 percent from the field... In games, they averaged 23.0 points per game and 9.6 rebounds... So far this season, the duo is averaging 28.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in regular-season games and 29.7 points and 13.0 rebounds per game in play. Search for Production Virginia Tech will definitely be in a search for offensive production this season... This year s team returns just 40.0 percent of the scoring from last season and only two returning Hokies, Deron Washington and A.D. Vassallo, scored more than 100 points last season. Noting the Great Alaska Shootout The Hokies played three teams they had never faced before in men s basketball... Jeff Allen was named to the all-tournament team... This was the Hokies first-ever visit to Alaska... Malcolm Delaney recorded a career-high with 18 points in the win over Eastern Washington and Allen bettered his career-high with 21 points in the loss to #22/23 Butler... The Hokies shot.491 from the field and.451 from three-point range in the tournament... Tech s 32 field goals made against Butler were the most in any game of the tournament... Jeff Allen was named to the all-tournament team... He averaged 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in the tournament and scored a career-high 21 points in the overtime loss to #22/23 Butler. Remembering the Fallen * Virginia Tech s official tribute ribbon logo remembering the victims of the April 16 tragedy comes from a student-inspired design. The patch will be worn on all Tech athletic jerseys or warmups this year. * The logo consists of the well-known maroon VT athletic logo that symbolizes the innovative and dynamic nature of Virginia Tech, over an orange ribbon that is in recognition of the lives lost on April 16 and a symbol of the victims prevailing Hokie spirit. * The tribute ribbon will appear on athletes jerseys as an inspiration and celebration of the victims lives and the unforgettable mark they left on the Virginia Tech community, the nation and the world. Twin Sighting If you notice a new, but familiar face on the Virginia Tech bench this season, you should... Former Hokie player David Jackson returns to the program this season as the strength and conditioning coach for the men s basketball team... Jackson played for the Hokies from 1994-97, along with twin brother, Jim. 2007-08 Virginia Tech Men s Basketball Roster No. Name POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN (HS/OTHER) 0 Jeff Allen F 6-7 258 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) 1 Terrell Bell F 6-6 195 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain) 2 Dorenzo Hudson G 6-5 220 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Hargrave Military Academy) 3 Tom Amalfe G 6-0 170 Fr. Mountainside, N.J. (Governor Livingston) 5 Marcus Travis G 6-3 205 Sr. Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg/Oxnard Junior College) 10 Hank Thorns G 5-9 175 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Las Vegas Valley) 13 Deron Washington F/G 6-7 202 Sr. New Orleans, La. (National Christian Academy, Md.) 15 Terrance Vinson F 6-8 215 R-So. Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes) 21 Lewis Witcher F 6-9 218 So. Rocky Mount, Va. (Franklin County) 23 Malcolm Delaney G 6-3 170 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Towson Catholic) 32 Paul Debnam G 6-3 195 So. Farmville, Va. (Prince Edward County) 33 J.T. Thompson F 6-6 210 Fr. Monroe, N.C. (Hope Christian Academy) 34 Cheick Diakite C 6-9 217 Jr. Bamako, Mali (Bridgton Academy, Me.) 40 A.D. Vassallo F/G 6-6 216 Jr. Toa Baja, P.R. (Hargrave Military Academy) Head Coach: Seth Greenberg (Fairleigh Dickinson, 1978) Assistant Coaches: James Johnson (Ferrum, 1993), Ryan Odom (Hampden-Sydney, 1996), Stacey Palmore (Livingstone, 1993) Director of Men s Basketball Operations: Bill Old (Randolph-Macon, 1994)
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 13 Hokie Notes He s My Brother One different look on the sideline for the Hokies this season is the absence of associate head coach Brad Greenberg... Brad is now the head coach at nearby Radford University and former Hokie staffers Rick Hall and Cedric Smith are members of his coaching staff... Brad and Seth Greenberg are one of only three sets of brothers that are head coaches at Division I schools... The others are Sean (Oklahoma State) and Scott (Oral Roberts) Sutton and Joe (Columbia) and James (Yale) Jones... Oddly enough, all three sets coach within 100 miles of each other. Non-Conference Streak in the Cassell With the home win over Charleston Southern, the Hokies stretched their home court, non-conference winning streak to 20 games... The Hokies have not lost a nonconference home game since Nov. 12, 2005, a 72-71 loss to Bowling Green... Tech is 34-3 (.919) against non-conference competition in Cassell Coliseum under Seth Greenberg... The CSU game was the Hokies final home, non-conference game of the season. VT vs. Top-Ranked Teams With the win over #1 North Carolina last season, Virginia Tech is 2-5 all-time against #1 ranked teams... Tech s other win against a top-ranked team was on Jan. 10, 1983, when the Hokies defeated #1 Memphis State, 69-56, in Cassell Coliseum... The UNC game was just the third time that a top-ranked team visited Cassell Coliseum. The State We re In With the regular season sweep of Virginia, the Hokies are 3-2 this season against teams from Virginia and were 3-1 against schools from the Commonwealth of Virginia last season... Tech played just four games against three separate in-state opponents a year ago... Tech is 410-301 (.577) all-time against schools from Virginia... The Hokies have played 13 schools from the state... The only state Division I schools that Tech has not played are Longwood, Norfolk State and Hampton... Tech holds winning records against nine of the schools and even records against two others... Tech is 15-11 against schools from Virginia under Seth Greenberg. Seeing the Hokies The crowds of 22,269 announced for the Hokies two Tournament games last season were the fourth-largest crowds ever to see a Virginia Tech men s basketball game... A crowd of 21,750 watched the Hokies defeat #4 North Carolina in the Smith Center on Feb. 13, 2007... It was, at the time, the fifth-largest crowd ever to witness a Virginia Tech men s basketball game... The attendance at the Jan. 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, 2002... The largest crowd for the Hokies this season was the 20,890 in the Dean Smith Center on Feb. 16... Below are the top five attendances for a Virginia Tech men s basketball game. 25,862 Syracuse 1-31-04 Carrier Dome 23,745 Virginia 3-9-06 Greensboro Coliseum 23,226 Syracuse 1-26-02 Carrier Dome 22,269 Wake Forest 3-9-07 St. Pete Times Forum 22,269 NC State 3-10-07 St. Pete Times Forum All-Time Numbers Virginia Tech is 1,257-1,052 all-time in men s basketball action, for a.544 winning percentage. The Early HokieBird Virginia Tech s opening game win over Elon marked the earliest date the Hokies have played a regular-season game... The previous earliest games occurred on Nov. 10... In the 2005-06 season, the Hokies defeated Radford, 80-50, in the first round of the NABC Classic in Cassell Coliseum... Last season, the Hokies opened the 2006-07 season with a 94-43 victory over Coppin State in the Cassell. Vassallo Honored A.D. Vassallo won the Lou Carnesecca Award, given to the MVP of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival. Virginia Tech Streaks Total Home Road Neutral Overall Won 2 Won 1 Won 1 Won 1 * Won 2 Won 1 Won 1 --- Non-Conference Won 1 Won 20 Lost 1 Won 1 * - regular season games only The Homestand The Hokies is in the middle of a threegame homestand... It is the team s longest league homestand of the season and the longest conference homestand since joining the... The last time Virginia Tech had a three-game conference homestand was in the 2002-03 season, when the Hokies played Pittsburgh, Villanova and Miami in three straight home games at the end of the season. Trendy Figures If you are one to look at trends, keep this one in mind... The Hokies are 10-0 this season when leading at the half... The Hokies have a better winning percentage when shooting under 50 percent from the field than when shooting more than 50 percent from the field... After being 1-4 in non-conference games decided by five-orfewer points or in overtime, the Hokies are 5-2 in such games in play. All-Time Scoring Here is a list of the names A.D. Vassallo is approaching on the list of all-time leading scorers in Virginia Tech history. Career Points 33. Jay Purcell...1075 34. Marshall Ashford...1058 35. Russell Davis...1052 36. Chris Ellis...1050 37. Craig Leider...1034 38. A.D. Vassallo...1026 39. Shawn Good...1008 Bursting at the Seams In the 2005-06 season, the Hokies broke the 2004-05 season s all-time attendance mark of 150,490... Tech distributed 165,973 tickets in 2005-06... The previous year s mark surpassed the all-time season attendance mark in the 1987-88 season of 122,757... Tech averaged 9,763 at home in the 2005-06 season... The Hokies distributed all 9,847 tickets for each of the first five home games last season and distributed 9,472 for the Wake Forest game and all 9,847 were distributed for every game after the Wake Forest game, for a total of 144,330 total attendance at Cassell a year ago... The Hokies expect to distribute all 9,847 tickets for all home games this season. Longest winning streak this season 3 12-1/12-9, 1-7/1-16, 1-26/2-2 Longest losing streak this season 3 11-23/11-28, 2-5/2-16
Virginia Tech vs. Boston College Notes Page 14 Last Time That... Tech scored 100 points and won: 102-50 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-23-04 Tech scored 100 points and lost: 106-113 OT vs. Virginia (at Richmond), 1-25-89 Tech played in overtime: 72-65 vs. Virginia, 2-2-08 Tech played in consecutive overtime games: 75-74 at Clemson, 2-8-06 & 77-81 at Virginia, 2-11-06 Tech played 2 OT: 84-75 vs. High Point, 12-30-00 Tech played 3 OT: 86-90 at WVU, 2-2-83 Tech scored 100+ points: 102-50 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 11-23-04 Tech scored 90-99 points: 92-84 vs. Georgia Tech, 2-23-08 Tech scored 80-89 points: 89-80, vs. Florida State, 1-29-08 Tech scored 70-79 points: 71-74, vs. Miami, 2-9-08 Tech scored 60-69 points: 69-65 at Maryland, 2-20-08 Tech scored 50-59 points: 53-92 at North Carolina, 2-16-08 Tech scored 40-49 points: 49-52 at Richmond, 1-3-08 Tech scored 30-39 points: 33-43 at East Carolina, 1966-67 season Tech scored 20-29 points: 27-40 at McGuire Gen., 1945-46 season Tech scored 10-19 points: 16-45 at Virginia, 1938-1939 season Tech scored less than 10 points: 7-31 at W&L, 1922-1923 season Tech allowed 100+ points: 100-65 at Duke, 1-30-05 Tech allowed 90-99 points: 53-92 at North Carolina, 2-16-08 Tech allowed 80-89 points: 92-84 vs. Georgia Tech, 2-23-08 Tech allowed 70-79 points: 71-74, vs. Miami, 2-9-08 Tech allowed 60-69 points: 69-65 at Maryland, 2-20-08 Tech allowed 50-59 points: 49-52 at Richmond, 1-3-08 Tech allowed 40-49 points: 79-49 vs. Charleston Southern, 1-7-08 Tech allowed 30-39 points: 68-36 vs. George Washington, 12-9-07 Tech allowed 20-29 points: 31-25 vs. Richmond, 1945-1946 season Tech allowed 10-19 points: 60-19 vs. Lynchburg College, 1945-1946 season Tech allowed less than 10 points: 28-9 vs. Hampden-Sydney, 1922-1923 season Largest margin of victory: 83 points vs. Randolph Macon Academy 87-4, 1910-11 season Last time two Tech players recorded double-doubles in a single game: A.D. Vassallo (14 points/11 rebounds) and J.T. Thompson (14 points/12 rebounds) at Boston College, 1-26-08 Last time a Tech player had five or more steals: Jeff Allen (6) at NC State, 2-5-08 Last time a Tech player had 10 or more assists in a game: Jamon Gordon (11) vs. North Carolina A&T, 12-7-05 Last time two Tech players had double figures in rebounds: A.D. Vassallo (14 points/11 rebounds) and J.T. Thompson (14 points/12 rebounds) at Boston College, 1-26-08 Last time two Tech players had five or more assists: Malcolm Delaney (6) & A.D. Vassallo (5) vs. Hofstra, 12-28-07 Last time two Tech players scored 20 or more points: A.D. Vassallo (22) & Deron Washington (22) vs. Virginia, 2-10-07 Last time a Tech player scored 30-39 points in a game: 33, Zabian Dowdell at North Carolina, 2-13-07 Last time a Tech player scored 40-49 points in a game: 42, Bimbo Coles vs. Rutgers, 12-27-90 Last time a Tech player scored 50+ points in a game: 51, Bimbo Coles vs. Southern Miss., 2-6-88 Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent on the road: 81-80 (OT) at No. 4 North Carolina, 2-13-07 Last time that Tech defeated a ranked opponent at home: 67-64 (OT) vs. No. 21 Maryland, 1-21-07 Last time a Tech player had consecutive double-doubles: Deron Washington, 2007-08 season