Virginia Tech has not yet played a game this season with a full complement of players. The 15th-ranked Hokies don't have all the pieces they want or all of the pieces they need.
In this context of limitations and imperfections, Virginia Tech (6-1) hopes its starters will be reasonably good at home on Wednesday night against VMI (5-4) in Blacksburg, Va.
Ahmed Hill struggled in a Nov. 27 loss at Penn State but got back on track this past Saturday in Virginia Tech's 94-40 win over Central Connecticut State.
Hill, 0 of 6 from the field and held scoreless in the one-point loss to Penn State, will try to provide something of value to his team to help ensure that Virginia Tech's thin bench won't be overtaxed.