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College basketball 2021-22: 36 takeaways heading into a new (normal) season

Andy Katz offers 36 takeaways for the 2021-22 men's college hoops season, including the teams, players and coaches to watch.

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Virginia Tech top heavy with experience, short on depth

Virginia Tech and Keve Aluma won't sneak up on anyone this year

OCTOBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Banchero, No. 9 Duke headline preseason ACC basketball picks

Ninth-ranked Duke is the preseason favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference in its final season under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski

OCTOBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keve Aluma, Trevion Williams and Armando Bacot withdraw from NBA draft Four more college basketball players withdrew from the 2021 NBA Draft recently. Several NCAA basketball programs got good news on Friday as...

JUNE 27, 2021 • BUSTINGBRACKETS.COM

Keve Aluma announces his return for the 21-22 season Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma announced his return for the 2021-2022 season.

JUNE 24, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Short-handed Florida outlasts Virginia Tech in NCAA opener

Florida is heading to the second round for an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance — and with arguably its best player on the bench as a de facto assistant coach

MARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keve Aluma needs a big game for Virginia Tech Basketball to upset Florida Virginia Tech Basketball had a very hot start to the season with wins over Villanova, Virginia, and Clemson. After that hot start to the sea...

MARCH 18, 2021 • BUSTINGBRACKETS.COM

Florida, Virginia Tech meet in First Round

Virginia Tech is set to face Florida in a NCAA first round battle

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bacot, Davis help UNC top No. 22 Virginia Tech 81-73 in ACCs

Armando Bacot had 17 points and 13 rebounds to help North Carolina beat No. 22 Virginia Tech 81-73 in Thursday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals

MARCH 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia Tech's Wright named AP player of the year for ACC

Georgia Tech senior Moses Wright is The Associated Press men’s basketball player of the year for the Atlantic Coast Conference

MARCH 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Saturday's game postponed Saturday's contest between Virginia Tech and N.C. State has been postponed due to issues related to COVID-19.

Impact Virginia Tech is dealing with COVID-19 issues in their basketball program. They will likely not play again until next week's ACC Tournament where hopefully they will have enough players available to suit up. Aluma is leading the team at 15.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest this season.

MARCH 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wednesday's game called off Virginia Tech's game scheduled for Wednesday versus Louisville has been postponed.

Impact Virginia Tech is reportedly dealing with COVID-19 issues leading up to the ACC Tournament. While the game would normally be looking at a postponement and a reschedule, the fact that it is late in the season prevents that from happening. The Hokies have one more game on the schedule Saturday against N.C. State before the conference tournament, which begins March 9.

MARCH 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Louisville faces tough test vs No. 22 Virginia Tech

No. 22 Virginia Tech presents a tough challenge for Louisville

MARCH 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fills stat sheet Saturday Aluma registered 23 points (9-11 FG, 5-5 3Pt), eight rebounds, two blocks, an assist and a steal across 20 minutes in Saturday's win over Wake Forest.

Impact Aluma only played half of the game but that was more than enough to record one of his best performances of the season -- he ended just two rebounds away from putting up what would've been his fifth double-double over his last six appearances and also scored in double digits for the sixth straight contest. He is averaging 20.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game during that six-game stretch.

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Aluma, No. 16 Virginia Tech pound Wake Forest 84-46

Keve Aluma scored 23 points, Tyrece Radford had 15 and No. 16 Virginia Tech pounded Wake Forest 84-46

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 11 Florida State's trip to North Carolina tops ACC slate

No. 11 Florida State's trip to North Carolina tops the weekend's Atlantic Coast Conference slate

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 16 Virginia Tech looks to extend streak vs Wake Forest

No. 16 Virginia Tech looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Wake Forest

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posts strong double-double Aluma delivered 12 points (5-15 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-4 FT), 14 rebounds, five assists and a steal across 34 minutes in Tuesday's loss against Georgia Tech.

Impact Aluma continues to be the Hokies' best player by a wide margin and posted his fourth double-double over his last five appearances. He has also scored 12 or more points in five straight games, surpassing the 25-point mark twice in two of those contests.

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wright scores 26 as Georgia Tech beats No. 16 Virginia Tech

Moses Wright scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half, helping Georgia Tech pull away from No. 16 Virginia Tech for a 69-53 victory

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

FSU game off on Saturday Saturday's game between Florida State and Virginia Tech has been postponed due to issue related to COVID-19.

Impact Virginia Tech has not played in a game since Feb. 6 due to COVID-19 related issues in their program. The team's next schedule game is on Tuesday against Georgia Tech. Aluma is leading the squad this season at 15.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tuesday's Virginia Tech-UNC clash postponed Virginia Tech's game scheduled for Tuesday against North Carolina has been postponed.

Impact The Hokies haven't taken the floor since Feb. 6 and will have to wait at least a little longer for another chance to do so. The team's next scheduled game surfaces Feb. 20 versus Florida State.

FEBRUARY 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Saturday's game postponed Aluma and the Hokies' next game against Louisville on Saturday has been postponed to March 3.

Impact This is the Cardinals' third straight postponed due to continuing quarantining and contact tracing pertaining to COVID-19. Thus, Aluma and the Hokies' will turn their attention to their next opponent Florida State on Feb. 20.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

No. 16 Virginia Tech escapes with overtime win at Miami

Nahiem Alleyne hit a go-ahead jumper with 25 seconds remaining in overtime and No. 16 Virginia Tech defeated Miami 80-76 on Saturday afternoon

FEBRUARY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami faces tough test vs No. 16 Virginia Tech

No. 16 Virginia Tech presents a tough challenge for Miami

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS