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Jamon Gordon, Zabian Dowdell and Coleman Collins will begin their final season playing basketball for Virginia Tech tonight. The Hokies host Coppin State in Cassell Coliseum at 7:30. These three players, along with fellow seniors Markus Sailes and Chris Tucker, are hoping that it’s the first step in an NCAA tournament season. Gordon, Dowdell and Collins are all three-year starters, and their names could be near the top of the Tech record books in some important statistics by the end of the season. In fact, Dowdell and Gordon have already made their marks on some of Tech’s all-time lists.
Gordon and Dowdell are both currently in the top 10 in career steals at Virginia Tech. Gordon ranks sixth with 196, while Dowdell sits in ninth with 170. If Gordon keeps the same pace as his first three seasons in Blacksburg, he will find himself in second place at the end of his career with 261 steals. He would be behind only Dell Curry, who recorded 295 steals in his prestigious career. Dowdell is on pace to finish his career with 227 steals, which would place third all-time at Virginia Tech, behind Curry and Jamon Gordon. But Dowdell and Gordon have made their mark on the program in more ways than just getting steals. They are also on pace to place highly on the career assists list after the season is over. Gordon enters the 2006-07 season with 360 assists to his name. He is on pace to finish his career with 480 assists, which would be second all-time at Tech. Bimbo Coles holds the record with 547. Dowdell is on pace to finish fifth in school history in assists with 365. That would place fifth on the current list, but sixth if you include Jamon Gordon’s projected numbers for the season. Gordon isn’t a big scorer, but he is a virtual lock to join the 1,000 point club when his career is over. He is on pace to score 1,189 points, which would rank 26th on Virginia Tech’s all-time list. He is also projected to finish his career with 576 rebounds, an outstanding number for a guard (not a top ten total, though). Gordon will be remembered as one of Tech’s best guards because of his all-around game. Finishing second all-time in career assists and steals is no small feat. Dowdell is also a very good scorer. If he stays on pace with his first three seasons, he will finish his career with 1,591 points, which would be 12th all-time at Tech. If he can score 1,652 career points, he will move into the top 10, tied with Bill Matthews and right behind Bryant Matthews.
Coleman Collins won’t have the statistical numbers of his career that Gordon and Dowdell will have. But he could have the brightest basketball future of the trio. Collins is on pace to finish with 1,183 points in his career, right behind Jamon Gordon in 27th place. But if Collins can play in every game this season, which he hasn’t done in the past, he could move up further on the list. A season without injuries and off court tragedies could be a major boost to Collins’ numbers. If the Hokies make it to postseason play this year as expected, that could potentially add a few games to Tech’s schedule. More games would lead to better stats, and better career numbers for the trio called “The Takeover”.
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, in cooperation with Navy ROTC, is proud to announce that, barring weather or operational factors, the United States Navy’s FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON THIRTY-SEVEN, “The Ragin’ Bulls” from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia will conduct a military aircraft flyover with two F/A-18 Hornets during the National Anthem prior to the Virginia Tech vs. Kent State game. The lead aircraft will be flown by Lieutenant Kristin Thompson. Lieutenant Thompson graduated from Virginia Tech in 1999 and played on the Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team during her student years.
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Will
Virginia Tech get a much needed breather this Saturday when the Kent State
Golden Flashes visit Lane Stadium, or will the Hokies experience the same
difficulties that the Michigan Wolverines had with the Ball State
Cardinals last week in the Big House? No one needs to remind Virginia Tech
fans of how dangerous MAC schools can be, after Miami (Ohio) upset Tech
several years ago. This week the Hokies host an improved Kent State squad
that was in contention for the Mid-American East Division title until Ohio
knocked the Golden Flashes off two weeks ago. Virginia Tech needs to come
ready to play because the Hokies have basically become Kent State's bowl
game for this year.
While
the Hokies have been enjoying another successful season on the gridiron,
another Virginia Tech team has been quietly preparing for a season that
could be even better than that of their football counterparts. The men's
basketball team returns a lot of talented and experienced players from
last season's team and will be looking to make a run to the Big Dance in
March of 2007.
Slam,
bang, that's it for the Mountaineers, and out of Bstreet's BCS Top 10 they
go. Now it's down to Louisville and Rutgers to see who's got the inside
track to the BCS for the Big East. Meanwhile, Bstreet still has love for
Ohio State from the Big Ten, Texas from the Big 12, Boise State from
Smallville, N(BC)D, and the waters are still murky for the ACC, SEC, and
PAC 10.
Friendly
High School (Fort Washington, MD) boasts at least two top targets for the
2008 class. They are Josh Haden and Lamaar Thomas, both of
whom have already received Division 1A scholarship offers according to
Friendly assistant coach Marcus Berry.
On
Wednesday night's show, the topic of discussions were Virginia Tech and
Virginia's men's basketball recruiting classes and the Fork Union/Hargrave
football game. Chris Horne gave his on the game, the UVa/VT commitments,
and some other players. (MP3 format, compatible with Windows Media Player
and MP3 players, 3.0 MB, 20:38)
Today
is a banner day for the Virginia Tech basketball program. Four players
faxed in their letters of intent to head coach Seth Greenberg Wednesday,
and those players represent one of the best recruiting classes in school
history and one of the top classes in the nation this year. The talent
haul includes two four-star players (on a five-star scale) and two
three-star players.
A
week after knocking off the hated Miami Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl,
Virginia Tech will return to the friendly confines of Lane Stadium for a
rare November game against a MAC team. Kent State will be the opponent,
and the Hokies will be looking to fine tune their game as they head into
final quarter of the season.
After
a season that saw the conference send just four teams to the NCAA
tournament, none of which made it past the Sweet 16, the ACC is on the
comeback trail this year. Conference coaches are already beating the drum,
touting the league as an eight-bid league in 2006-07. Virginia Tech hopes
to be one of those bids, for the first time since 1996 and only the second
time since 1986, and we'll preview the Hokies tomorrow. Here's our ACC
preview, letting you know what to expect from the other 11 teams in the
league.
I
mentioned in "Monday Thoughts" that Branden Ore's game-winning
touchdown was a fascinating play, and after spending time breaking it down
and diagramming it, I discovered that it was one of the most
perfectly-executed plays the Hokie offense has had all season. Here's a
diagram and description of the play that gave the Hokies their fourth win
in the Orange Bowl in the last ten years.
Last
week, the Hokies fired on all cylinders, dominated on both sides of the
ball and routed the highly ranked Clemson Tigers. This week, the Hokies
misfired in a couple of spots, but took advantage of some key
opportunities to outlast the Miami Hurricanes 17-10 at the Orange Bowl.
Sometimes, games come down to character, toughness, and the will to
overcome adversity. This was one of those games. Although they didn't play
well in some areas, the Hokies were patient, remained composed and found a
way to win.
Monday
night's show featured offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring, athletic
director Jim Weaver, and head football coach Frank Beamer. All three
discussed the big win over Miami.
Very
little that happened Saturday night surprised me. I expected both teams to
struggle on offense, I expected it to be a low-scoring game, and I figured
one of the two teams would make a mistake or two that cost them the game.
The one thing I didn't expect to see was a completely clean, hard-fought
game, but that's what we got.
Virginia
Tech defensive tackle recruit Ladi Ajiboye was on display in last
Friday's Fork Union/Hargrave contest. The standout played well for
Hargrave and remains committed to Virginia Tech, the school he signed with
in February earlier this year. Check out a game summary, an update with
Ajiboye and more from the Hargrave/Fork Union game.
Wake
Forest is hugging the rail on the inside track to represent the ACC in JAX?
Georgia Tech and Reggie "The human turnover machine" Ball will
touch down on The Landing in JAX? How amazing is it that the once mighty
Sunshine State ACC schools known as Miami and Florida State have now been
beaten seven times in league play, eight times overall, and appear to be
fighting for the 7th and 8th ACC bowl slots respectively? And how about
N.C. State, North Carolina, and Duke combining for only f-o-u-r wins on
2006?