ENTERTHESANDMAN
final chapter, let's work! ๐งก@HokiesWBB pic.twitter.com/520koLQX1jโ Olivia Summiel (@oliviasummiel) April 20, 2023
One last yearโค๏ธ pic.twitter.com/dsmwvRiSoYโ Hunter Cattoor (@CattoorHunter) April 18, 2023
Well...
4โญ๏ธ Virginia Tech commit AJ Swinton tells me he will be reopening his recruitment.Swinton committed to the Hokies in February and chose Virginia Tech over schools like Xavier, Ohio State and Texas amongst others.Will be running with @P_George_Elite this summer, he told me. pic.twitter.com/Gf9xzvzyqRโ 24/7 High School Hoops (@247HSHoops) April 18, 2023
.Minnesota taketh....our Soule but returned a 6'2 Forward by way of the Gophers.
She is a Sophomore and averaged 13.8 ppg and 7.9 rpg for the Gophers last season. Should have two years remaining.
BREAKING: All-ACC Honorable Mention C Grant Basile has left Virginia Tech and signed with one of Italy's top teams, Bertram Dethrona, as announced by the Italian team. Check out more on this significant departure for the #Hokies from @TimThomasTLP here:https://t.co/uONwDeeHJaโ The Tech Lunch Pail (@TechLunchPailD) April 14, 2023
April 12th-15th in Portsmouth, VA
He will be on the Roger Brown Team. Looks like his first game is April 13th at 7pm.
All games are played at Churchland High School.
Tickets are available here
Virginia Tech, LSU, and UCONN will headline the inaugural Cayman Islands Classic.
Get your frequent flyer miles ready.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ.@kayana_traylor is selected 23rd by @chicagosky๐ pic.twitter.com/jd0XJxLfAfโ Virginia Tech Women's Basketball (@HokiesWBB) April 11, 2023
Ready to work ๐ซก@taylorsoule14 is selected by @minnesotalynxโผ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/8xRggacyJTโ Virginia Tech Women's Basketball (@HokiesWBB) April 11, 2023
First time in program history there have been 2 Hokies drafted to WNBA.
UPDATED: to account for 15 ACC basketball teams, not 14
The overall was wrong, I did account for ND, I am just in football mode where we have 14 teams
Taking a look at how the power 6 (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, and Pac 12) perform in the NCAA tournament.
I chose to look at the last 7 tournaments because 1) it's a lot of work to compile, and 2) 2016 was 2 full seasons after the last major change in the conferences, so that's 2 recruiting cycles to compete within your own conference.
For the number of appearances, I stopped at the final four because it's a huge deal to even get to the final four.
Excited for next season and how they do. Love Kitley's answer about what more she needs to do in the post.
We all know that our ladies had a season we will remember forever. And I have a feeling next year might be even better.
But this is more about the emergence of the women's game in general.
https://theathletic.com/4378088/2023/04/03/iowa-lsu-womens-national-cham...
The national championship game between LSU and Iowa absolutely crushed not just the usual ratings for a WCBB game, but a significant number of other sporting events (all of Amazons Thursday night NFL games, every Stanley Cup game for decades, most NY6 bowls that's are not the playoffs, NBA Final games...the list goes on)
Sources: Maryland is hiring Virginia Tech assistant Mike Jones. He's the longtime DeMatha High School coach and USA Basketball staff linchpin who brings deep ties to the DMV area.โ Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) April 3, 2023
Enormous loss for Coach Mike Young's coaching staff.
Need to put the full press on to keep Rodney Rice in the fold.
Apparently players in the tournament only have 48 hours after their last game to declare for the WNBA Draft so we should see a decision sometime tomorrow on whether Liz will stay or go.
"Players whose college teams were still active through March 26 will have 48 hours following the conclusion of their final game to renounce their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available for the 2023 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm."
Really sad to see. And I'm not talking about the players or coaches. Yes the lead starts slipping but it's so sad to see comments flooding in saying "chokies" "of course they'd blow it" "Brooks is making horrible decisions." These girls have left it all out there. They aren't giving up. Not when they are getting tackled to the floor or hit in the face. They aren't barking at the refs for the horrible calls they made and getting technicals. We said we were disrespected by no one paying attention to us and here we are, in a competitive game, and they aren't pouting, they aren't complaining. They are the same calm, composed team they have been in all the adversity they have played.
The Ladies play LSU tonight in their first final four appearance ever. LSU was the 3 seed in the Greenville 2 region. VT was the 1 seed in Seattle 3 region. In the last ranking LSU was #9, the Hokies #4. LSU is favored by 2 points with the over/under at 133.5. The game will be on ESPN at 7 PM; also on ESPN2 with Sue Bird and Dianna Taurasi providing commentary. Both channels start the evening with a pregame show at 6PM. The game is at American Airlines Center in Dallas, capacity 19,200. The cheapest tickets are $212; close to the court are over $3000. Plenty of seats still available in all price ranges.
Some people here might be looking for a Hokie watch party for the Final Four.
I will be going to the Chicago Hokies watch party at Floyd's pub in Bucktown. If you know any other Chicago Hokies let them know about it!
Source: North Carolina transfer Tyler Nickel has committed to Virginia Tech.โ Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 30, 2023
El Niรฑo will be reppin' the ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ in Houston ๐ซก๐ฆ๐ Friday, March 31๐ 4:30 p.m. ET๐บ CBS Sports Network๐ https://t.co/3Nk2lxEtur pic.twitter.com/kreOF6DVbcโ Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) March 28, 2023
Butts for Mutts will get one more time in a Hokies uniform.
Source: Old Dominion transfer Mekhi Long has committed to Virginia Tech. Led the Sun Belt in double doubles.โ Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 28, 2023
6'7 SG averaging 10.7 PTS, 8.7 REB (#49 in the country), and 1.3 AST in 30 games played this season.
This will be his third school as he started at Rhode Island, then to ODU.
Will have two years remaining.
