Virginia Tech lost two of the most prolific players in school history in Malcolm Delaney and Jeff Allen, and Terrell Bell was another valuable starter who is also gone. There will be new faces in the starting lineup next season, but overall the Hokies should have a deeper and (hopefully) healthier team.

Tech will return two starters from the 2010-11 team, but they also bring back former starter Dorenzo Hudson, who redshirted this past season with a foot injury. Back also is former sixth man J.T. Thompson, and rising r-sophomore Cadarian Raines. Bolstered by the top recruiting class in Tech history, on paper at least, Seth Greenberg should have more options this season.

The Backcourt

Virginia Tech returns starting point guard Erick Green, who had a very good sophomore season after entering the lineup in December. Green averaged 11.6 points per game, and 12.2 points per game in conference play. He did a very good job of protecting the ball, and the presence of two good ball handlers on the court at the same time did a lot for Virginia Tech offensively.

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