Know The Foe: Virginia Tech
by Brett Hein on Jan 25, 2012 1:30 PM PST
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A non-conference battle in ACC country takes the Cougars into Virginia. Here's your Virginia Tech edition of Know The Foe:
BIO
Name: Virginia Polytechnic Institute (that's for you @KilroyFSU)
Nickname: Hokies
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
Enrollment: ~31,000
Venue: Cassell Coliseum, cap. 9,847
Tourney Appearances: 8 (6-8), last in 2007
Best season: 1995-96 -- Went 23-6, finished ranked #22, lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Also 1966-67, went 20-7 and lost in a regional final.
Player-Alumni: Dell Curry (82-86). Second-team All-American as a senior in 1986, played 15 years in the NBA, most-known for his ten-year stint with the Charlotte Hornets as a sharpshooting sixth man.
Coach: Seth Greenberg, 9th season (166-113, .595)
Last 5 Years: 99-57 (.635)
2011-12
Record: 12-7 (1-4 ACC)
RPI: 68
Point Averages: score 67.6, allow 60.1
The Hokies started 11-3 before dropping their first four in ACC play.
STAT LEADERS
Points: G Erick Green, 16.1 PPG; G Dorenzo Hudson, 11.7 PPG
Rebounds: F Dorian Finney-Smith, 7.5 RPG; F Jarell Eddie, 5.2 RPG
Assists: Green, 3.2 APG
Make sure to check out our interview with Chris Hatcher of the Virginia Tech blog Gobbler Country
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It blows me away how much bigger the MC is than many other venues in the country. I didn’t realize until I had left BYU how exceptional it is.
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I love telling that to people and seeing their eyes grow big.
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by Keith Harten on Jan 27, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
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