Blakney scores 19, Dayton holds on to beat Hokies 62-57
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Dayton hosts Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech plays Dayton in a non-conference matchupDECEMBER 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virginia Tech shuts down Cornell in 93-60 win
Keve Aluma scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half and seven Hokies hit double figures in a 93-60 win over CornellDECEMBER 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aluma, Virginia Tech host Cornell
Two senior forwards will be on display as Kobe Dickson and Cornell will face Keve Aluma and Virginia TechDECEMBER 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scores season-high 23 points Aluma posted 23 points (8-16 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), nine rebounds and five assists over 36 minutes during Saturday's 80-61 loss to Wake Forest.
Impact Aluma posted season-high marks in both points and assists, but he ended just one rebound away from what would've been his third double-double over his last four appearances. Aluma has scored in double digits in each of his last four games and is averaging 16.5 points with 9.3 rebounds in that span.
DECEMBER 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Wake Forest trounces Virginia Tech in ACC opener, 80-61
Daivien Williamson tossed in 19 points and Dallas Walton scored 17 as Wake Forest pulled away in the second half to beat Virginia Tech 80-61 in an Atlantic Coast Conference openerDECEMBER 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virginia Tech looks to extend streak vs Wake Forest
Virginia Tech looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over Wake ForestDECEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mutts' late flurry lifts Virginia Tech over Maryland 62-58
Justyn Mutts hit a jumper and 1 of 2 free throws in the final 20 seconds and Virginia Tech held off Maryland 62-58 in the Big Ten/ACC ChallengeDECEMBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ayala, Maryland host Virginia Tech
Two guards will be on display as Nahiem Alleyne and Virginia Tech will take on Eric Ayala and MarylandNOVEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
No. 25 Xavier escapes Virginia Tech behind Johnson's 30
Nate Johnson scored 30 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and No. 25 Xavier beat Virginia Tech 59-58 in the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-OffNOVEMBER 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posts double-double in loss Aluma closed Wednesday's 69-61 loss to Memphis with 14 points (5-17 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist and two steals over 36 minutes.
Impact Aluma finally notched his first double-double of the campaign, and while he struggled with his shot once again, he seems to be coming around slowly. He's now scored in double digits in four of his last five contests.
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Virginia Tech, Xavier meet in Brooklyn
Xavier is preparing to square off against Virginia Tech in a postseason game in BrooklynNOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Williams helps No. 9 Memphis outlast Virginia Tech 69-61
DeAndre Williams had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 9 Memphis outlasted Virginia Tech 69-61 in the NIT Season Tip-OffNOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Memphis faces Virginia Tech in Brooklyn
Memphis is set to face Virginia Tech in a postseason game in BrooklynNOVEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Merrimack takes on Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech plays Merrimack in an early season matchupNOVEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sniffs double-double Aluma accumulated 18 points (6-13 FG, 0-5 3Pt, 6-8 FT), seven rebounds and one assist over 25 minutes during Thursday's 85-55 victory over Saint Francis U.
Impact Aluma has yet to record a double-double this season, but there's no question he's on the rise and has scored in double digits in each of his last three appearances. Through four appearances, he's averaging 14.0 points per contest -- though that's still a bit below his numbers last season when he averaged 15.2 points per contest.
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Virginia Tech wallops St. Francis (PA) in 2nd half, 85-55
Keve Aluma and Nahiem Alleyne each scored 18 points and Virginia Tech routed St. Francis (PA) in the second half, 85-55 to earn its fourth straight win to start the seasonNOVEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Francis squares up against Virginia Tech
St. Francis (Pa.) and Virginia Tech both look to put winning streaks togetherNOVEMBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Murphy, Mutts lead Virginia Tech past Radford 65-39
Storm Murphy scored 17 points, Justyn Mutts had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Virginia Tech beat Radford 65-39NOVEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virginia Tech faces Radford
Radford squares up against Virginia Tech in an early season matchupNOVEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Impressive against Navy Aluma contributed 20 points (5-9 FG, 10-10 FT), six rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal over 23 minutes during Friday's 77-57 win over Navy.
Impact Aluma only had eight points due to back soreness in the season opener, but that didn't seem to be an issue in this one as he carried the Hokies to a solid victory. One of the most promising and productive big men in the ACC, Aluma is looking to improve on what was a career-best season in 2020-21, when he averaged 15.2 points and 7.9 rebounds.
NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Va. Tech wins fourth straight against Navy
Keve Aluma made all 10 of his foul shots and scored 20 points and Hunter Cattoor scored 19 and Storm Murphy 11 and Virginia Tech beat Navy 77-57NOVEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Slowed by back soreness Aluma contributed eight points (3-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and one block over 18 minutes during Tuesday's 82-47 win over Maine.
Impact Aluma was in the starting lineup for what was ultimately a blowout victory, but his low minutes weren't necessarily due to game flow. According to David Cunningham of Tech Sideline, Aluma was spotted on the bench using some type of device/heating pad on his back. After the game, coach Mike Young just attributed it to back soreness, plus the fact he wanted to get John Ojiako some more minutes. It doesn't sound like Aluma is in major danger of missing games, but his minutes may be limited early in non-conference play as he works back to 100 percent.
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
AP Preseason All-Americans: Who could be there at season's end?
Andy Katz looks at 16 college hoops players who could bump the preseason All-Americans off the list by season's end.NOVEMBER 2, 2021
Villanova's Collin Gillespie heads list of notable seniors
Villanova’s Collin Gillespie is ready to make the most of his second chance at a senior seasonOCTOBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
