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Virginia Tech hosts VMI in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday night. The game, scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip, will be broadcast by ESPN3.
About Tonight’s Game
The Hokies enter tonight’s game 1-1 on the season ... VMI is also 1-1 overall.
Last Time Out: VT 71, JSU 62
The Hokies earned their first win of the season on Wednesday night, as they defeated Jacksonville State, 71-62, in Cassell Coliseum ... Zach LeDay once again led the Hokies, with 15 points and Chris Clarke recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... Justin Bibbs had 11 points in the win.
Series Against The Keydets
This is the Hokies second-longest rivalry, which dates back to the 1908-09 season … Tech is 89-43 all-time against the Keydets … Tech has won the last four games in the series, including an 87-74 win last season in Cassell Coliseum … The Hokies are 54-10 all-time in home games against VMI and 19-1 in Cassell Coliseum … The Hokies are 152-64 all-time against members of the Southern Conference.
A Golden Opportunity
Virginia Tech sophomore wing Justin Bibbs won a gold medal as a member of the championship USA team at the FIBA U19 World Championship, held in late June and early July in Heraklion, Crete, Greece ... Bibbs becomes the first Hokie to win a gold medal in a sanctioned USA Basketball FIBA world championship.
Hopefully, First of Many
In the Hokies’ win over Jacksonville State, freshman Chris Clarke recorded his first double-double of the season and his career with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... The last Virginia Tech freshman to record a double-double was Justin Bibbs, who scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Syracuse on Jan. 3, 2015 ... Clarke has recorded double figures in both games this season.
Big Day on the Boards
The Hokies had 54 rebounds in the win over Jacksonville State ... That is the most rebounds in a game for Tech since Dec. 9, 2009, when the Hokies grabbed 59 rebounds against VMI in Cassell Coliseum ... The rebounding differential of +25 is the most for the Hokies since they outrebounded Longwood, 52-27, on Dec. 14, 2008, in Cassell Coliseum.
Radio
Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
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Television/Internet
ESPN3
Keith Morehouse & Pete Strickland
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