BLACKSBURG – For the first time in school history, Virginia Tech is going to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season. The Hokies finished 24-8 overall, 12-6 in ACC play.
They were named a 4 seed and will play 13 seed Saint Louis on Friday, March 22 in San Jose, California. Saint Louis is 22-12.
The Hokies beat Miami in the ACC tournament before falling in overtime to Florida State in the conference quarterfinals.
Standout guard Justin Robinson was sidelined for an injury. Virginia Tech announced he will return for the NCAA tournament.
"It's emotional. It's been a long time sitting on the sideline trying to do everything that I couldn't do with the uniform on to help my team win. So I think being able to to be able to play is something like it's a dream come true again," Robinson said.
"I sure don't want to portray it as 'well, he's back and he missed the last eight weeks but he's going to be the savior.'Â We finished 11th in the country I think - maybe that's not good enough anymore, but I think it's pretty good," Williams said.
The 4-seed is the highest for the Hokies in program history.Â
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