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Quick, long player that saw immediate playing time as a freshman ... Started 20 games at the four-spot last season and will see significant minutes in the post again this season ... Has a good instinct for offensive rebounding ... Extremely quick and powerful leaper ... Can shoot from 17 feet and in ... First local scholarship signee for Seth Greenberg ... Still-developing talent that should get better and stronger as he advances at Virginia Tech ... Outstanding student.
2006-07: Appeared in 30 games, starting 20 times as a freshman ... Averaged 2.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Fourth on the team in offensive rebounds, with 40 ... Played 17 minutes in the season opener against Coppin State ... Notched seven points and grabbed six offensive rebounds ... Against West Florida, played 13 minutes ... Recorded two points and one rebound ... Made one steal ... Played six minutes against Western Michigan ... Had one block ... Logged eight minutes against Montana ... Grabbed one rebound ... Earned his first career start against Iowa, playing 30 minutes ... Went 3-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from the line ... Grabbed four rebounds and blocked five shots ... Also had one steal ... Started and played 25 minutes against George Washington ... Went 3-of-4 from the field for six points ... Grabbed eight rebounds and made one steal ... Started against Old Dominion, playing 19 minutes ... Went 4-of-5 from the field and added two from the line for 10 points, his first game in double-digit scoring ... Nabbed four boards and made one block and one steal ... Started and played 28 minutes against Appalachian State ... Shot 3-of-6 from the field and chipped in two from the line for eight points ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds, while tying his career-high in steals with one ... Started and played 25 minutes against Wake Forest ... Contributed four points on 2-of-4 shooting ... Grabbed three boards ... Played 16 minutes against Seton Hall ... Put in two points ... Started and played 18 minutes against Campbell ... Put in five points from 2-of-2 shooting and one from the charity stripe ... Nabbed four rebounds and made one block ... Started and played 26 minutes against Marshall ... Chipped in five points ... Nabbed four boards and had one block ... Started and played nine minutes against Richmond ... Earned the start and played 14 minutes in the upset of No. 5 Duke ... Chipped in four points and nabbed five boards ... Started and played 12 minutes against UNC Greenbsoro ... Went 2-of-3 from the field for four points ... Grabbed four rebounds and made one block ... Played 10 minutes in his start against North Carolina ... Grabbed two rebounds ... Started and played 13 minutes against Florida State ... Started and played six minutes against Maryland ... Grabbed two boards and put in two points ... Started and played nine minutes against Miami ... Tied his career-high in steals and dished out his first career assist ... Started and played 14 minutes against Georgia Tech ... Scored five points ... Pulled down three boards ... Played 10 minutes against NC State, putting in two points ... Started and played nine minutes against Boston College ... Tied his career-high in assists and steals... Played nine minutes against North Carolina ... Tied his career-high with a perfect two-for-two at the line, while setting a new career-high in rebounds with six ... Started and played 12 minutes against NC State ... Played one minute against Boston College ... Played five minutes against Miami, putting in two points and making one block ... Played four minutes against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament opener ... Logged nine minutes against NC State in the semifinals ... Put in four points and grabbed two boards ... Played seven minutes against Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Grabbed two boards ... Logged 10 minutes against Southern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA tournament ... Grabbed three boards and put in one point.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Va., for coach Doug Conklin ... Averaged 18.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game with 110 blocked shots as a senior ... Played in the Virginia High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star game at the Hampton Coliseum ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-American game ... Was named The Roanoke Times Timesland Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... First-team VHSL AAA All-State as a senior ... Second-team AAA All-State selection by the AP as a junior ... Was the Western Valley District Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Averaged 17.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a junior ... Ranked the #21 power forward nationally by Rivals.com and #70 nationally overall by Youth Prep Stars, #123 overall nationally by Hoop Alliance ... 2002-03 National English Merit Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: John Lewis Witcher II ... Born Nov. 18, 1987, in Roanoke, Va. ... Son of John and Velma Witcher ... Has one older sister ... Majoring in accounting.
| Year | G | GS | MP | FGM-Att | Pct. | 3PTM-Att | Pct. | FTM-Att | Pct. | Reb. | Avg. | A | TO | Blk | ST | TP | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 30 | 20 | 394 | 36-80 | .450 | 0-0 | .000 | 15-30 | .500 | 79 | 2.6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 87 | 2.9 |
| 2007-08 | 35 | 13 | 446 | 39-75 | .520 | 0-0 | .000 | 15-23 | .652 | 77 | 2.2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 93 | 2.7 |
| Career | 65 | 33 | 840 | 75-155 | .484 | 0-0 | .000 | 30-53 | .566 | 156 | 2.4 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 180 | 2.8 |
