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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg has announced the addition of Johan “Joey” van Zegeren to the 2011-12 recruiting class. The freshman began classes in the second semester of summer school and is eligible to play this fall.

“We are excited to have Joey as a part of our basketball program,” Greenberg said. “He comes from one of the elite basketball academies in Europe. He is committed to working hard and he is an outstanding student-athlete and will be a tremendous addition to our program.”

Van Zegeren, post player from Hoogeveen, The Netherlands, comes to Virginia Tech from Canarias Basketball Academy in Gran Canaria, Spain. At CBA, he averaged 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

Van Zegeren joins C.J. Barksdale, a power forward from Danville, Va., Robert Brown, a wing player from Clermont, Fla., Dorian Finney-Smith, a forward from Portsmouth, Va., and Marquis Rankin, a point guard from Charlotte, N.C., who have signed to play for the Hokies beginning in Fall 2011. This group, prior to the addition of Van Zegeren, was rated as the No. 12 recruiting class nationally by ESPN.com and No. 13 by Rivals.com.

The Hokies are practicing in advance of a pair of exhibition games to be played against the University of Windsor (Canada), August 17-18 in Windsor, Ontario.

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