Nigel Munson has always wanted to play basketball in the Atlantic Coast Conference. “Watching it on TV, I see that it’s the one conference where the competition is always tough,” said Munson, who is a 6-1, 170-pound junior point guard out of DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD). “So I feel as a player that I fit into that conference and I can play at that level.”

He’ll get his chance. Yesterday, Munson became the first member of Virginia Tech’s 2006 recruiting class.

“They had most of the stuff that I was looking for in a school,” Munson said of Tech. He made an unofficial visit to Blacksburg for the basketball game versus North Carolina earlier this year. “They have a Graphic Arts program. They just have a great coaching staff and playing in the ACC is a big plus, too. They were one of the ACC schools that came to me and gave me this opportunity… so I seized it.”

The amoung of interest Virginia Tech has expressed in Munson solidified his decision to commit. About a week ago, he decided to narrow his list and make a decision.

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