What the Hokies are getting in Adam Smith
by Josh Parcell on May 16, 2012 5:33 PM EDT
Hey, look! The words "transfer" and "Virginia Tech basketball" are in the same sentence and it's NOT about a player leaving Blacksburg!
As first reported by CBS' Jeff Goodman earlier Wednesday, Virginia Tech has added UNC-Wilmington transfer Adam Smith to its basketball program. Smith is a 6-1, 160 pound point guard from Jonesboro, Ga. and just finished his freshman season with the Seahawks.
While Smith won't be able to play until the 2013-14 season, he will have three years of eligibility remaining at that time. His arrival means there are seven players in the program who are schedule to be on scholarship in the season after next. Despite losing Dorian Finney-Smith and (reportedly) Montrezl Harrell, new head coach James Johnson is still working to bring more talent into Blacksburg.
Let's take a look at the type of player the Hokies' are getting in Smith.
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Hokie Softball back in NCAA Tournament field
by Josh Parcell on May 13, 2012 10:42 PM EDT
For the first time since 2008, the Virginia Tech softball team is in the NCAA Tournament. The Hokies made the field Sunday night with an at-large bid after finishing the season 40-19 (12-8 in the ACC). After earning the fourth seed in the ACC Tournament, they made a surprising run to the conference championship game before falling to Georgia Tech, 9-1.
Head coach Scot Thomas' girls will play as the third seed in the Knoxville regional, where they will face UAB in the opening game Friday night. On the opposite side of the regional bracket is Tennessee and Miami (Ohio). The Lady Volunteers are the seventh seed overall as regional hosts.
Top Virginia Tech Basketball Recruit Asks For Release From His Letter Of Intent
Another big hit for the Hokies men's basketball team today as Montrezl Harrell, the Hokies' highest-ranked 2012 signee, has asked to be released from his letter of intent. He becomes the second current or soon-to-be player to defect from the Hokies after the firing of Seth Greenberg, and the second in the last three days.
This latest request leaves the Hokies with seven scholarship basketball players (including now the lone 2012 signee Marshall Wood) on the roster. For more as this situation develops, stay tuned to Gobbler Country.
Dorian Finney-Smith To Transfer From Virginia Tech
Dorian Finney-Smith, the highest-rated high school recruit Virginia Tech has ever landed plans to transfer after just one year with the program according to David Teel of the Daily Press. The assistant believed to be the reason he chose the Hokies, John Richardson, left the program after the 2011-12 season to return to ODU.
UPDATE: Dorian Finney-Smith's mother has stated he is not interested in transferring to ODU. More on this story as it develops on Gobbler Country.
Hokies in the 2012 NFL Draft
by chicagomaroon on May 7, 2012 10:00 AM EDT
The 2012 NFL Draft is in the past now, and although Virginia Tech didn't place as many Hokies in the draft as we would have liked, we did have our first 1st rounder in David Wilson since 2008 when Duane Brown was selected with the first round pick of the Houston Texans.
So if you're curious about where some of the Hokies ended up, even the undrafted ones who signed deals, follow me after the jump for a complete list and an analysis of the drafted players, why they were drafted where they were and if it was a good fit.
James Johnson will keep Hokies happy... for now
by Josh Parcell on Apr 30, 2012 1:23 PM EDT
I'm not sure if U-Haul has a loyalty points system, but if they do, James Johnson has a bunch of 'em.
Just weeks after leaving his post as assistant coach at Virginia Tech for a similar job at Clemson, Johnson was reportedly hired Monday as the Hokies' next head coach. Given the circumstances, it is a move that was the best for both sides.
We will never know what the pool of candidates to replace Greenberg would have been had the Hokies pulled the trigger on letting him go a month earlier. The coaching carousel had come to a virtual halt by the time Athletic Director Jim Weaver and his administration finally decided to let the nine-year head coach go.
There were dozens of names floating around during the Hokies' week-long search for Greenberg's replacement. Many of them were always too good to be true. By giving Johnson the keys to the program, Weaver has done one thing if nothing else. He's saved the basketball program in the short run.
CBSSports.com reporting James Johnson to replace Greenberg
So there you have it. Seven days after the surprising termination of Seth Greenberg, the Hokies have decided to bring back former assistant James Johnson as Greenberg's successor. Johnson was on the Hokies' staff from 2007-2012 before briefly taking a similar position at Clemson. Much more on this later today.
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