What an opening week for the 2020-21 Men’s Basketball season. The Hokies welcomed in several new faces including Keve Aluma, Cartier Diarra, & Cordell Pemsl in the opening day win over nearby Radford. Then as Tech headed to Connecticut for the Hall of Fame Top-Off tournament their game against Temple was canceled, only to be replaced by Villanova less than 24 hours later.
Virginia Tech controlled the first half and took the previously #3 ranked Villanova to overtime on their way to pulling off the upset. Sunday night’s win over South Florida seemed routine following Saturday night’s heights, but the way the squad managed that third win shows how the Hokies experience and new depth is going to be a big difference this season.