Hokies Looking to Make Strides in Year Two of Buzz Williams

Buzz Williams
Buzz Williams addresses students before Tech’s open scrimmage.

I was going to write this basketball preview during the bye week, but obviously something came up to short-circuit that idea. With the season starting in just two days, it’s time to finally get to it.

The Hokies went 11-22 last season and finished in last place in the ACC for the fourth year in a row at 2-16. The good news is that they played better towards the end of the season, taking Duke to overtime and beating Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament. This year’s roster is also more talented and deeper than last year’s.

Obviously there is a lot of room for improvement, as you can see by Tech’s ranking in the following key categories…

Offensive efficiency: #184
Defensive efficiency: #294
Rebounding rate: #339

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