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• Lewis
• Witcher

• Position

  Forward

• Class

  Senior

• Height

  6' 9

• Weight

  218 lbs.

• High School/Other

  Franklin County

• Hometown

  Rocky Mount, Va.

Lone senior scholarship player for the Hokies … Will battle for starting spot in the post this season … Perhaps the strongest Hokie, holds most of the basketball weight room records … Has a good instinct for offensive rebounding … First local scholarship player signed by Seth Greenberg … Hard worker who has shown consistent improvement.

2008-09: Appeared in 30 games, starting once … Started and played a season-high-tying 19 minutes in the home game against Duke, pulling down a season-high five boards … Scored a season-high eight points at Maryland … Came off the bench to score six points at Miami … Chipped in two points and three rebounds at home against Boston College … Recorded a season-high two blocks against Richmond … Scored six points in the home win against UVa … Played seven minutes at Duke, grabbing two rebounds … Scored two points and pulled down one rebound at Charleston Southern … Picked up five points in the Hokies’ 81-67 win over St. John’s in the championship game of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival … Chipped in five points at Georgia … Tallied four points and collected four rebounds against Navy in the BB&T Classic at the Verizon Center … Scored four points against Wisconsin in a season-high 19 minutes … Turned in a complete game against Elon, scoring six points and pulling down four boards … Picked up three points in 15 minutes of action against Mount St. Mary’s … Played 12 minutes in the season opener against Gardner-Webb, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds.

2007-08: Started nine of the last ten games to end the season … Finished tied for fourth in offensive rebounds with 41 … Tied a career-high in rebounds with six vs. UAB … Posted a career ACC game-high four blocks vs. Boston College after making a career ACC game-high four field goals vs. Georgia Tech … Had perhaps his best collegiate game in the home win over Virginia, as he recorded a career ACC game-high 10 points … Also made a career-high four free throws vs. UVa … Posted a career-high two assists against Maryland … Recorded a career-high two steals vs. Charleston Southern … Scored a career-high 11 points during a season-high 22 minutes against UNC Asheville … Made his first start of the season against Butler, recording five rebounds … Made six of eleven field goals in the post-season … Although he saw increased playing time in the final half of the season, committed just six turnovers in the team’s last 14 games.

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 Greensboro … 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 letter winner 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 No. 21 power forward nationally by Rivals.com and No. 70 nationally overall by Youth Prep Stars, No. 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 finance.