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H O K I E G R E A T S B I MB O COL ES 1 9 8 6 - 9 0 After dazzling Virginia Tech fans for four years, guard Bimbo Coles became the second Tech men’s basketball player to have his jersey retired when the university honored him in a ceremony prior to his last home game on March 3, 1990. Coles finished his collegiate career as the all-time leading scorer in school and Metro Conference history and also set an all-time scoring mark for Division I players in the state of Virginia. He scored a total of 2,484 points during his four seasons and became the first player in Metro Conference history to lead the league in scoring three consecutive years. Coles burst on the national scene when he made the United States Olympic Team in 1988. He played a leading role at point guard for that team, which won the bronze medal in Seoul, South Korea. Coles was a second-round pick of the Sacramento Kings in the 1990 NBA Draft, and he went on to play for a number of NBA teams. He rejoined the Miami Heat for the 2003-04 NBA season and retired the following offseason. Following his playing career, he was an assistant coach and advance scout with the 2006 NBA champion Miami Heat. @VT_MBBall @vthokiembb VTMBBALL 44 Bimbo Coles is the Hokies’ all-time leading scorer. Bimbo Coles was Virginia Tech’s first Olympian.