Hokies earn first round bye in ACC Tournament

Seventh-seeded Tech to open play on Wednesday in Brooklyn

March 4, 2017

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech men’s basketball team has earned a bye in the first round of the 64th annual New York Life ACC Tournament, which will be played Tuesday through Saturday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Tech finished the regular season 21-9 overall and 10-8 in ACC play. The Hokies tied for seventh place and are the seventh seed in the event. Tech will play the winner of the Boston College vs. Wake Forest on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

The tournament opens Tuesday with three first-round games. No. 12 Clemson (16-14, 6-12) faces No. 13 NC State (15-16, 4-14) at noon, followed by the Wake Forest-BC game at 2 p.m. No. 11 seed Georgia Tech (17-14, 8-10) faces No. 14 Pittsburgh (15-16, 4-14) at 7 p.m. to complete the first day’s action.

Fifth-seeded Duke (23-8, 11-7), No. 6 Virginia (21-9, 11-7), No. 7 Virginia Tech (21-9, 10-8), No. 8 Syracuse (18-13, 10-8) and No.9 Miami (20-10, 10-8) will see their first tournament action on Wednesday. Syracuse and Miami will square off at noon, while Duke, Virginia and Virginia Tech will meet the winners of Tuesday’s three first-round games.

Wednesday’s winners will advance to face the tournament’s four top seeded teams in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.

The 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament will culminate with a pair of semifinal games on Friday night and the championship game on Saturday evening. This year’s championship game is set for a primetime 9 p.m. start.

The previous six ACC Tournaments (2011-16) have produced six different champions.

All 14 tournament games will be nationally televised on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU and the ACC Network (ACCN). All games will also be available via WatchESPN and the ACC.com.

The full schedule for the 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament:

Tuesday, March 7

First round

Noon – No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 13 NC State (ESPN2/ACC Network)

2 p.m. – No. 10 Wake Forest vs. No. 15 Boston College (ESPN2/ACC Network)

7 p.m. – No. 11 Georgia Tech vs. No. 14 Pitt (ESPNU/ACC Network)

Wednesday, March 8

Second round

Noon – No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Miami (ESPN/ACC Network)

2 p.m. – No. 5 Duke vs. Tuesday noon winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

7 p.m. – No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. Tuesday 2 p.m. winner (ESPN2/ACC Network)

9 p.m. – No. 6 Virginia vs. Tuesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN2/ACC Network)

Thursday, March 9

Quarterfinals

Noon – No. 1 North Carolina vs. Wednesday noon winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

2 p.m. – No. 4 Louisville vs. Wednesday 2 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

7 p.m. – No. 2 Florida State vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

9 p.m. – No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Wednesday 9 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

Friday, March 10

Semifinals

7 p.m. – Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN or ESPN2/ACC Network)

9 p.m. – Thursday evening winners (ESPN or ESPN2/ACC Network)

Saturday, March 11

Championship

9 p.m. – Friday evening winners (ESPN/ACC Network)

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