The Emelogu transfer, and how the 2011 class crippled the program

The Fourth of July Weekend featured up and down news for Hokie fans. The football team received two commitments between Friday and Monday. However, the basketball team got some tough news, and we could see more bad news coming as well.

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Emelogu’s surprising transfer

Rising sophomore wing Ben Emelogu has elected to transfer, per an original report by Mike Barber of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Emelogu played in 22 games for the Hokies as a freshman, averaging 10.5 points. He scored 22 points in the second game of the season against West Virginia, and scored 16 or more points in four of the first six games.

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