Davidson, San Diego and Western Kentucky were amoung the underdogs that helped make Day 2 a wild one in the NCAA tournament.

Duke was nearly a first round victim in the Big Dance, while USC did make a startling exit on day one.

The Virginia Tech Hokies set a school record by shooting 82.6 percent from the field in the second half to decimate Morgan State in round one of NIT action.

The new College Basketball Invitational is still postseason play, and after Virginia’s 66-64 come-from-behind victory against Richmond in the first round at the John Paul Jones Arena on Tuesday, it means one thing.  “We’re fortunate enough to keep playing,” said Cavaliers guard Sean Singletary, who led all scorers with 18. “A lot of people aren’t playing right now.”

Virginia is trying to make the best out of its postseason chance by making a run in the CBI. Richmond was victim number one on Tuesday night. 

Around 2:45 a.m. Monday, the official announcement finally came. The University of Richmond and the University of Virginia will meet Tuesday night in the first round of the new College Basketball Invitational.

Virginia Tech and Arizona State are this year’s Syracuse, and Hokies coach Seth Greenberg is suddenly sounding very much like Orange coach Jim Boeheim did last March.

After losing to North Carolina Saturday in the ACC Semifinals, Virginia Tech had to wait until Sunday to find out whether they would be invited to the NCAA Tournament.  They did not receive a bid, so the Hokies will play in the N.I.T. 

George Mason to play Notre Dame; VCU, Virginia Tech snubbed

The Cavaliers (15-15) have accepted an invitation to play in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational if, as expected, they’re not selected for the NIT.

The Hokies (19-13) did almost everything they wanted to yesterday except win. They led for all but 18.8 seconds of the second half. The Tar Heels (31-2) never led by more than three points all day, and they ended up 21 shy of their scoring average. No ACC team had held them to fewer than 75 points this season.

Trevor Booker scored 18 points, Cliff Hammonds added 17 and Clemson, the perennial pushover in the Atlantic Coast Conference, stunned No. 7 Duke 78-74 on Saturday to reach the tournament title game for the first time in 46 years.

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Virginia Tech bolsters their shot at an NCAA tournament bid by pulling away from Miami down the stretch in the ACC tournament

The Cavaliers late season rush ended with a less than dynamic loss to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC tournament.

Nobody expected much from Virginia Tech before the season, and after a 39-point loss last month at North Carolina, those expectations dipped even further.  The Hokies could have packed it in - but instead, they made an unexpected, late push toward the top of the league standings and put themselves in the conversation for the NCAA tournament.

Virginia Tech forward A.D. Vassallo could have stomached a game-winning 3-pointer or even a costly turnover. The Hokies could have lost Sunday’s men’s basketball game at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum practically any other way and it would have been easier to take.
Instead, it came down to a questionable foul call.

Long before the bus pulled into the school lot and the Colonial Athletic Association trophy was put away, the comparisons between this year’s George Mason and the 2006 version were already being made.

Virginia senior guard Sean Singletary was picked to the first team for the third time.  Virginia Tech’s A.D. Vassallo was named to the second team.

Virginia Tech and Clemson have had 5 straight games in their series decided in the final seconds, today would be no different. 

Number 44 will forever be in the hearts of Virginia fans.  The school retired Sean Singletary’s number, then he reached 2,000 career points in his final home game. 

Danny Green had 18 points and Tyler Hansbrough added 16 and the Tar heels head to the ACC Tournament as the top seed.

After a tough conference regular season schedule, the Tech women had high hopes to make a run in the ACC Tourney.  Boston College had other ideas.  The Eagles held the Hokies to just 25 percent shooting in the first half, and pounded the ball inside on offense to win 57-47. 

Duke used a 19-5 run before halftime to distance themselves from Virginia, setting up a tobacco road showdown for the ACC title this weekend.

Beth Dunkenberger’s Virginia Tech women draw the 7th seeded Boston College Eagles in opening round ACC tournament action in Greensboro, NC.

Sylvia Hatchell has proudly proclaimed for years that her North Carolina program does things differently than others. This season certainly proved that.

The league’s preseason player of the year was named Wednesday as the winner of the end-of-the-year honor as well.

Deron Washington made his last regular season game at Cassell Coliseum one of his best Tuesday night with 22 points and 13 rebounds as Virginia Tech helped its postseason resume with a 80-58 victory against Wake Forest.

The Highlanders end their season at 10-and-20.

Anthony Smith scored 30 points Tuesday night and Liberty beat VMI 103-88 in the first round of the Big South tournament