MBB HOKIES 17-18 | MEDIA GUIDE

Location. Blacksburg, VA 24061-0502 Basketball Address. Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center 605 Washington Street, SW Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,000 Nickname. Hokies Colors. Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange Conference . Atlantic Coast Conference Arena (Capacity). Cassell Coliseum (9,275) Tech’s All-Time Record. 1,419-1,197 President . Dr. Timothy Sands Director of Athletics. Whit Babcock Head Coach. Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City, 1994) Virginia Tech Record/Years . 53-48 / 3 years Overall Record/Years . 206-134 / 10 years Associate Head Coach. Steve Roccaforte (Lamar, 1989) Assistant Coaches . Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans, 2007) Christian Webster (Harvard, 2013) Director of Scouting/Game Management. Jeff Reynolds (UNCG, 1978) Director of Player Personnel. Devin Johnson (New Orleans, 2008) Director of Student-Athlete Development. Lyle Wolf (Transylvania, 2010) Director of Recruiting Operations. Josh Chambers (Virginia Tech, 2014) Assistant AD Athletic Training . Ernest Eugene (George Washington, 2000) Assistant AD Strength & Conditioning for Basketball Programs. David Jackson (Virginia Tech, 1997) Assistant Director, Equipment Services . Bruce Garnes (Virginia Tech, 1994) 2016-17 Record. 22-11 Conference Record/Finish. 10-8 (T-7th in ACC) Starters Returning/Lost. 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 5/4 Associate AD/Strategic Communications. Pete Moris Associate SID/Primary Men’s Basketball Contact. Bill Dyer Associate SID/Social Media Contact. Kelsey Appleton Strategic Communications Administrative Assistant. Donna Smith D I RECTORY Athletics Department. (540) 231-6796 Men’s Basketball Office. (540) 231-6725 Athletics Communications Office. (540) 231-6726 Athletics Communications Fax. (540) 231-6984 Website . www.hokiesports.com Twitter. @HokiesMBB Instagram. hokiembb Snapchat . VTMBBall HOK I E BASKETBAL L L I FE Cassell Coliseum. 2 Cassell Improvements . 4 Gameday Excitement. 6 Hahn Hurst Practice Facility . 8 Hahn Hurst Upgrades . 10 The Atlantic Coast Conference. 12 NCAA Tournament. 16 Media Exposure. 18 Thank–You Tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 #getBetter Tour. 22 Family Reunion . 24 Offseason Workouts. 26 Boot Camp . 28 Training Camp. 30 Hokies in the Community. 32 Buzz’s Bunch. 34 Quote Shirts . 36 Team Gear. 38 Virginia Tech Athletics Success. 40 Hokies in the Pros. 42 Hokie Greats. 44 National Invitation Tournament. 52 MEET THE HOK I ES Team Photo. 54 Roster. 55 Devin Wilson. 56 Justin Bibbs. 58 Ahmed Hill. 60 Ty Outlaw. 62 Nick Fullard. 64 Kerry Blackshear Jr.. 66 Chris Clarke. 68 Justin Robinson. 70 Khadim Sy. 72 Tyrie Jackson. 74 Nickeil Alexander-Walker. 76 Wabissa Bede. 77 P.J. Horne. 78 Justin Ammerman. 79 2017-18 Managers . 80 Office Assistants. 81 STUDENT- ATHL ETE SUPPORT Technology. 82 Q&A with Devin Johnson. 83 On the Road. 84 Athletics Performance . 86 Q&A with David Jackson. 88 Q&A with Ernest Eugene. 89 Sports Medicine. 90 Training Table. 92 Nutrition Oasis. 93 Q&A with Jennie Zabinsky. 94 Q&A with Gary Bennett, Ph.d.. 95 Student-Athlete Development. 96 Q&A with Danny White. 98 Q&A with Alise Svihla. 99 Student-Athlete Academic Support Services. 100 Family. 102 STAF F Coaching Staff Highlights. 106 Head Coach Buzz Williams. 108 Associate Head Coach Steve Roccaforte. 112 Assistant Coach Jamie McNeilly. 114 Assistant Coach Christian Webster. 116 Director, Scouting/Game Management Jeff Reynolds. 118 Director of Player Personnel Devin Johnson. 120 Director of Student-Athlete Development Lyle Wolf. 122 Director of Recruiting Operations Josh Chambers. 123 Assistant AD Sports Medicine Ernest Eugene. 124 Assistant AD Strength & Conditioning David Jackson. 125 Assistant Director, Equipment Services Bruce Garnes. 126 Graduate Manager Joe Fulce . 127 Associate Director, Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Alise Svihla . 128 Team Physicians. 129 TH I S I S V I RG I N I A TECH About the University. 130 University President Dr. Timothy D. Sands . 132 Director of Athleticswhit Babcock . 133 Senior Associate AD Tom Gabbard. 134 Executive Associate AD John Ballein. 135 H I STORY AND RECORDS Individual Records. 136 Records by Class. 139 Team Records. 140 Year-by-Year Leaders. 143 Tech’s Top 10. 146 2016-17 Stats and Results. 148 Basketball Hall of Fame Members . 150 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee Zabian Dowdell. 152 All-Conference Honors . 154 HOK I E NEWS Virginia Tech Athletics Executive Staff. 156 Virginia Tech Strategic Communications. 157 Media Information. 158 IMG Sports Network. 159 2017-18 Schedule. Back Cover CONTENTS QU I CK FACTS Editor: Bill Dyer, Associate Director of Strategic Communications Design: Ben Smith, Assistant Director, Graphic and Web Design; John Sours, Associate Director, Graphic and Web Design; Josh Chambers (covers) Contributors: Jimmy Robertson, Damian Salas, Cara Jacobson, Josh Chambers Photography: Cover photographs were taken by David Knachel of the Virginia Tech Office of Athletics Communications and Christina Wolfe. Photos inside the media guide were taken by Knachel, Christina Wolfe, Brittany Tatum, Jim Stroup, Woody Veasey and Michael Shroyer. Grant Pearrell, Austin Hodges, Ivan Morozov, George Patch, Wayne Scarberry, Mark Nystrom, Jim Bridgeman, Bill Setliff, Ruth Babylon, Tom Maguire, AP Wirephoto, Damian Salas, Tony D’Antonio, Quinton Nottingham and the Office of Student Life also contributed images. Photographers of The Roanoke Times also contributed to the guide, and Stroup, John McCormick and Kelsey Kradel of University Relations Visual Communications. Photos of professional players were provided by NBA teams, Hefelfinger Studio Photography, Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images and Steve Lipofsky/www.Basketballphoto.com. MED I A GU I DE CRED I TS