Marquis Rankin Leaves Basketball Team

Virginia Tech men's basketball coach James Johnson released a statement on HokieSports.com.

Virginia Tech head basketball coach James Johnson has announced that Marquis Rankin has elected to leave the Virginia Tech men's basketball team, effective immediately.

"I completely support Marquis on his decision, " Johnson said. "He is an outstanding young man who had to make a difficult choice and I know that he took the time to make sure it was the correct decision. While we will miss not having him on the team, I am very happy that he has decided to stay at Virginia Tech and work towards his ultimate goal of a degree from our University."

During his first two seasons at Tech Rankin started 13 games and made 53 appearances. In 2012 he averaged 19.1 minutes and 3.4 points in the 29 games he played. He didn't dress for a game this year.

Best of luck to Marquis in completing his studies at Virginia Tech.