This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/virginiatech as Hughes: A Year Makes All the Difference for Hokies Football and Men's Basketball.

Here's a snippet of what Bilas had to say: "In Tech's 2025-26 opener, last season's leading scorer Tobi Lawal kept the momentum going with 20 points and West Virginia transfer Amani Hansberry had 19. Highly touted international newcomer Neoklis Avdalas ...

BLACKSBURG — Neoklis Avdalas has his choice of which position he wants to play on the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-9, 215-pound Avdalas can play anywhere from point guard to power forward depending on the type of lineup coach Mike ...

The outcome of the 2024-25 season for Virginia Tech men’s basketball was not the team’s desired result. The people in the building would be the first to tell you that. They would also be the first to tell you that this year is different. The Hokies ...

No. 2: Jailen Bedford will be a key piece this season. Jailen Bedford played his best game so far as a Hokie, scoring 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the field along with going 3-for-5 from beyond the arch. He played a crucial role in this game, giving ...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. It’s a busy day for the Virginia Tech Hokies as the men’s basketball team is competing in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, while the women’s team is in the Virgin Islands to face BYU in the Paradise Jam. Meanwhile, new head football coach James Franklin is holding down the fort in Blacksburg.

No. 18 Michigan State, who took down No. 13 Kentucky with ease in the Champions Classic on Nov. 18. Alabama could also move into the top 10 after beating No. 8 Illinois 91-86 on Nov. 19. REQUIRED READING: Purdue basketball leaves no doubt who No.

Virginia Tech men's basketball stumbled out of the gates in its third-place consolation game, falling to VCU, 86-68, and finishing fourth overall in its first appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament.