![]() ![]() We were back in there this morning at 8:30 and you're narrowing it down. "There's a stream of consciousness," Young told CBS Sports in the hallways of the Barclays Center, shortly before midnight on Saturday. There were clearly chances to get Duke turned in switches. They also found evidence in the Miami tape of how the Hurricanes did a good job of "tagging" Wendell Moore Jr. Where could an elite player like Duke center Mark Williams be taken advantage of? Young's staff saw a way. They were looking for the alleyways, nooks and crannies of Duke's defense. They got three hours of sleep, then got up and met again.Īnd one more time after that. The Virginia Tech coach and his guys kept going until about 4:30 a.m. "Shut the door and let's lock in, boys," Young told his staff. Mike Young took off his shoes and plopped him on the chair beside him. After producing 18.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.0 apg, and 1.6 bpg and earning Horizon League MVP honors this past season, Basile looks to push the envelope as a feature name in the Hokies rotation.NEW YORK - They made a little noise, ate some New York-style pizza, sipped a few Heinekens and brought up the Duke film on a projector screen in their hotel conference room. He committed to the Hokies back on May 4 over Wisconsin, Iowa State, and Notre Dame. Their biggest coup is the addition of 6-foot-9 forward Basile out of Wright State. He’ll give the Hokies an active presence on the rebounding front. He put up 7.7 ppg and 4.2 rpg this past season across 33 appearances for the Owls in Conference USA. Poteat joins the Virginia Tech frontcourt with two years left to play after spending the past two seasons at Rice, mainly as a reserve. ![]() He’ll have four years of eligibility left to show off his ability to roam the wing and interior at either forward spot. ![]() The Hokies beat out the LSU Tigers for his commitment, so Camden wasn’t exactly forgotten about but injured for most of his freshman season at Memphis. John Camden is a 6-foot-8 big man that joins the Hokies after appearing in just one game for the Memphis Tigers in 2021-22. It helps that Justyn Mutts, Hunter Cattoor, Darius Maddox and Sean Pedulla are returning but they’ll need to build chemistry right away with their new blood if they hope to find success. The departures of Storm Murphy, Nahiem Alleyne, Keve Aluma, and David N’Guessan will certainly leave things up in the air for the Virginia Tech frontcourt in 2022-23, but with three experienced prospects out of the portal set to make their impact in the rotation, they’re off to a good start. The Hokies have already made three big splashes with additions out of the transfer portal with John Camden (Memphis), Grant Basile (Wright State), and Mylyjael Poteat (Rice) as they look to play underdog once again in the ACC ranks. Collins, Patrick Wessler, and highly-rated Darren Buchanan Jr., but they’re not done just yet. Virginia Tech Basketball has already signed a stellar 2022 class with Rodney Rice, M.J. Virginia Tech Basketball has a new frontcourt fresh out of the transfer portal to adjust to heading into the 2022-23 season.įresh off their first ACC Tournament Championship in 2022, Mike Young and his coaching staff aren’t wasting any time looking to build on that success on the recruiting trail. By Jerran Anderson 3 months ago Follow Tweet ![]()
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