Strong power post player that will challenge for immediate playing time as a freshman ... Extremely quick and powerful leaper ... Can shoot from 17 feet and in ... First local scholarship signee for Seth Greenberg ... Still-developing talent that should get better and stronger as he advances at Virginia Tech ... Outstanding student.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Va., for coach Doug Conklin ... Averaged 18.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game with 110 blocked shots as a senior ... Played in the Virginia High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star game at the Hampton Coliseum ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-American game ... Was named The Roanoke Times Timesland Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... First-team VHSL AAA All-State as a senior ... Second team AAA all-state selection by the AP as a junior ... Was the Western Valley District Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Averaged 17.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a junior ... Ranked the #21 power forward nationally by Rivals.com and #70 nationally overall by Youth Prep Stars, #123 overall nationally by Hoop Alliance ... 2002-03 National English Merit Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: John Lewis Witcher II ... Born Nov. 18, 1987, in Roanoke, Va. ... Son of John and Velma Witcher ... Has one older sister ... Majoring in business at Virginia Tech.
Year
G
GS
MP
FGM-Att
Pct.
3PTM-Att
Pct.
FTM-Att
Pct.
Reb.
Avg.
A
TO
Blk
ST
TP
Avg.
2006-07
30
20
394
36-80
.450
0-0
.000
15-30
.500
79
2.6
2
11
12
8
87
2.9
2007-08
35
13
446
39-75
.520
0-0
.000
15-23
.652
77
2.2
6
18
17
8
93
2.7
Career
65
33
840
75-155
.484
0-0
.000
30-53
.566
156
2.4
8
29
29
16
180
2.8
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Strong power post player that will challenge for immediate playing time as a freshman ... Extremely quick and powerful leaper ... Can shoot from 17 feet and in ... First local scholarship signee for Seth Greenberg ... Still-developing talent that should get better and stronger as he advances at Virginia Tech ... Outstanding student.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Va., for coach Doug Conklin ... Averaged 18.3 points and 12.5 rebounds per game with 110 blocked shots as a senior ... Played in the Virginia High School Coaches Association East-West All-Star game at the Hampton Coliseum ... Nominated for the McDonald's All-American game ... Was named The Roanoke Times Timesland Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... First-team VHSL AAA All-State as a senior ... Second team AAA all-state selection by the AP as a junior ... Was the Western Valley District Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... Averaged 17.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game as a junior ... Ranked the #21 power forward nationally by Rivals.com and #70 nationally overall by Youth Prep Stars, #123 overall nationally by Hoop Alliance ... 2002-03 National English Merit Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: John Lewis Witcher II ... Born Nov. 18, 1987, in Roanoke, Va. ... Son of John and Velma Witcher ... Has one older sister ... Majoring in business at Virginia Tech.
