
Press Conference: Virginia Tech on first-round ACC Tournament win
Virginia Tech basketball coach and Hokies players Jalen Hudson and Ahmed Hill talk with reporters after the Hokies’ 81-80 first-round win over Wake Forest in the 2015 ACC Tournament.

Virginia Tech basketball coach and Hokies players Jalen Hudson and Ahmed Hill talk with reporters after the Hokies’ 81-80 first-round win over Wake Forest in the 2015 ACC Tournament.

Virginia Tech won all of two ACC games in Buzz Williams’ first season. The Hokies were rarely an easy win on the schedule for opponents even so.

Jalen Hudson scored 32 points off the bench, the last two on a drive with 12 seconds left, and Virginia Tech survived a flurry of Wake Forest shots in the final 6.1 seconds to hold on to an 81-80 win in the first round of the 2015 ACC Tournament.

Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City) released the following statement regarding the Governor’s announcement Monday morning that Roanoke is the recipient of a $600,000 grant from Industrial Revitalization Fund.

UVA junior guard Faith Randolph (Derwood, Md.) has been named to the 2014-15 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Second Team as selected by the league’s 15 head coaches, her second conference honor this season.

ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm will be telecast live from next week’s New York Life Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.

The Atlantic Coast Conference will be recognized as a recipient of the Naismith Legacy Award during the league’s upcoming men’s and women’s basketball tournaments

The UVA men’s basketball team had four players earn All-ACC awards Sunday as the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) announced its 2014-15 honors. The Cavaliers tied a school record with three All-ACC selections, while Tony Bennett repeated as ACC Coach of the Year and senior Darion Atkins (Clinton, Md.) was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Senior forward Moussa Kone had a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and junior guard Ameen Tanksley scored 16 points to lead Hofstra to a 74-57 victory over James Madison in Saturday’s second quarterfinal game in the Colonial Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship at Royal Farms Arena.

James Pannell scored six goals and No. 7 UVA (4-1) survived a late surge by No. 8 Cornell (3-2) to escape with a 15-14 triumph on Saturday afternoon at the UHall Turf Field.
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