Virginia Tech added blue-chip hoops prospect Wabissa Bede to its 2017 recruiting class. Bede opted for the Hokies over offers from Butler, LaSalle, UMass, and Minnesota.
Cushing's @cushinghoops Wabissa Bede @Wabissa_B11 verbally commits to @virginia_tech @VT_MBBall #penguinpride #hokies pic.twitter.com/blc22Yobc7— Cushing Academy (@CushingAcademy) September 28, 2016
The 6-1, 180 pound Cushing Academy (Massachusetts) point guard is rated as 4-star and top-100 recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals, and Scout. Bede made an official visit to Virginia Tech last weekend. Buzz Williams and staff have been hot on his tail as of late.
"I love coach [Buzz] Williams," Bede said in an August interview with Scout. "[He] reminds me of [Mass Rivals coach] Vin [Pastore]. He's tough with a soft heart. He believes in me a lot and I can play at that level and produce there. Also they've been recruiting me a lot this summer."
Virginia Tech four deep at Wabissa Bede's North Andover home this morning. @Wabissa_B11 deserving every bit of it. pic.twitter.com/OBFu8n7f7n— Rivals Nation (@RivalsNation) September 11, 2016
Bede joins highly-touted shooting guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker in Virginia Tech basketball's 2017 recruiting class.
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FINAL FOUR
LETS GOOOOO
I'd like to be that optimistic, but let's not get ahead of ourselves, and become unfairly critical of any set back.
Buzz out here taking care of business like:
I'm stoked about landing another Top 100 recruit!
Your gif makes me think about the cover of one of my all-time favourite albums:
Also, what is that gif from?
4 deep? Welcome to the Hokies!
The fact that this program was in shambles three season ago and somehow we got one of the best coaches is amazing. The fact that we're playing and recruiting at a level where we can compete in the ACC is even more astounding. Huge props to Whit and Buzz for turning this program around. I'm excited for basketball season again
BOOOOOOOOOOOM
He grades out as the #16 PG and #72 overall player of the 2017 class on 247. He's out 2nd 4* player of this class, with our only other commit being Alexander-Walker, who actually grades out higher, as the #38 overall player in the country.
Holy amazeballs, VT basketball is loading the eff up right now. Buzz for President!
OK, I'll say it. That's a really good lookin' woman in a really dowdy lookin' dress.
Looks good on her.
It looks live she is giving two hj's
That's two top 75 guys in this cycle! Between him and NAW, we're going to be stacked at guards for years to come. The future is bright, friends!
Edit: to keep with the trend in this thread...
This is probably my favorite GIF of all time.
mine, too. i just hope somebody captures all of Coach's sideline antics and puts it into one big video!
Probably showing my age, but I can't look at this gif without thinking "Stop.... Hammertime!"
Awesome! Buzz might be the best defender on the team with the way he's shuffling those feet.
Is that JCVD??
YESSIR.
wow, a rare JCVD appearance in "Breakin'!"
+1 that gif made my day
So what happens first: football makes the playoffs or hoops makes the Final Four?
How about hoops just making the dance for starters?
Versus the football team making the playoffs? No contest. Gotta set the bar high for both sides. Maybe making the dance vs winning the Coastal, but why dream small?
Considering when the seasons end I'd say the football team is going to win this one.
I like that you did there
We are going to be seeing a lot of multiple pg sets based on our recruiting.
YEAH! Man can't wait to see the team in the coming years.
I think football has a very good chance to make a trip to Orlando this year, and the basketball season, honestly, will be a disappointment if we don't make the dance.
Another blue chip recruit...
I could get used to this!!
WOOOOOO yes!
Big change Buzz has brought already: I used to view every potential 4* recruit as "The Savior" of Tech basketball, because we so seldom had a chance at one. Now they're just another (good) recruit to me.
And yet, each additional top100 recruit actually has a greater chance of tipping the scales to great success, and thus being that difference maker...
Ok, I'm gonna say it....y'all ready...here it goes....hope you're sitting down....this is a doozy....
EMMA WATSON IS NOTHING SPECIAL AND ISN'T RELEVANT ANYMORE!!!!!!!
EDIT: Phew, this has been therapeutic
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'whatever'......
/s
I um. . . what were we talking about again?
Emma is a freaking goddess and always will be. Anyone who disagree must just not like beautiful women
Whoa whoa whoa, lets hear him out. Who would you put in her place?
Honestly, I do find her very attractive. Not like mind blowing my so, but mainly I just get weirded out by how often gifs are used around here. Especially, when it is of her as a little girl, I mean when it's an adult Emma it's clearly used because she is hot, but then someone posts a gif of her as a 13 year old and it weirds me out because it's a bunch of grown men obessessing over a girl even when she is just a little kid.
Agreed but I think they're just trying to find different gifs for variety and not really looking at the age factor or thinking she's "hot" at 13
One thing to remember is that a lot (most? Don't know the demographic) of the guys here grew up with the Harry Potter movies and Emma. So for them it's not pervy; it's nostalgic.
Not pervy - nostalgic
Also I don't know how to make this image smaller :(
I mean, I grew up with it as well. I love the books, just don't obsess over it though I suppose.
It's not an obsession. It's just one of the running jokes in the TKP community, part of the irreverent fun around here. I don't think there's anything intrinsically creepy, weird, or inappropriate about it.
I know haha, I've been on here for a long time. I don't think anyone here is a creep, just certain stuff is creepy lol.
"I'm not obsessed. I can stop posting Emma gifs whenever I want. I just don't want to right now."
Leg for the Wayback Machine. Kristy and I were close once; had a poster of her on my wall as a teenager. Back when GIF was what we called peanut-butter.....
Oh, she's just playin' with us on that one...
Buzz be like this with all these 4 stars
Major key alert
This is sooo awesome. I love the direction the basketball program is heading in. With the great recruits we are getting, it looks like Buzz is in for the long haul as well
To put this kind of signing in perspective, here's the top VT recruits since 2000 by rankings:
http://virginiatech.247sports.com/Sport/Basketball/AllTimeRecruits
Just look at all the talent in the top 10-15 that Buzz has brought in just in the past couple of years. Talk about a program trending in the right direction!
I clicked and realize that we now have FIVE Top-100 4-stars over the next 3 classes.
-Both '17 commits, our lone '18 commit, and both twins in 2019 are all 4*
-Also kinda cool looking at the 2019 class and seeing #1 in the ACC and #1 in the nation haha
8 of VT's top 16 recruits since 2000 are either Buzz commits or were incoming when he got here! That includes 3 of the top 5.
This puts us at the #18 recruiting class in the nation per 247. Louisville is barely ahead at 17th, and UNC is 14th.
We actually have a better avg recruit rating than UNC, as they have one 4* and two 3*'s. This is all subject to change obviously, but Buzz grabbing what is potentially the best backcourt duo in the country for 2017 is somehow not even crazy news anymore.
ReAlly excited about Bede and NAW! Now we just need to to land a big And a forward and this class will be awesome. Morsell would be a good start!
Morsell's a beast. I'm not sure if we can steal him from MD at this point, but if anyone can it's Buzz.
Yes, we need these two to get out and recruit some bigs for us. With their stature, they can really help sell the program and the future.
Their combined stature would give us a player over 12 feet tall.
Call me greedy, but
We do still have 1 more scholarship available (thanks, Devin).
I thought we had two more? By my count we have four overall for 2017 available to replace the outgoing seniors: LeDay, Allen, Hamilton, and Wilson.
FWIW, we're picking up some crystal balls on a couple of 6'7" forwards tonight too. Dre' Perry and Antwan Walker.
loluva right now
Yes, LOLUVA is a bunch of dicks.
Dude this kid's hoopmixtape is absolutely filthy. Not trying to jump the gun or anything here, but we may seem flashes of this guy...
Just not the college version of Kyrie. He played like.... 10 games in college.
I think it might have actually been closer to like 6 but yeah he was at Duke for a cup of coffee.
He played 9 regular season games and then 2 NCAA tourney games. But yes, not exactly a stat-stuffed college career
Comparing a guy who just committed to a 1st overall draft pick, and NBA all-star before he plays a game on campus might be jumping the gun...just a tad.
Granted Kyrie is doing that to another NBA star, and Wabissa would be playing NCAA athletes so maybe its not entirely unfounded based on comparative level of competition.
It's worth saying again, thanks Whit Babcock for hiring the right coaches to rebuild VT sports
VT Basketball...the BUZZ is growing
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My mood when I saw this news...
NAW doing work helping Buzz out