Virginia Tech men’s basketball is 3-0 with three easy wins over Delaware State (95-57), Lehigh (78-52) and William & Mary (94-77). Through three games, the Hokies appear to be pretty much what we thought they would be, but there’s still plenty that we don’t know about this team.

The three teams that Tech has beaten have combined to go 0-6 against Division I teams so far this season, so it’s not like the Hokies have been sufficiently challenged. People remember VT starting slowly last season, but that wasn’t really the case. They actually started 5-0 before running into trouble. Here were their five wins…

Maine: 82-47
Navy: 77-57
Radford: 65-39
St. Francis (PA): 85-55
Merrimack: 72-43

Like this year, the 2021-22 Hokies appeared to be what we thought they would be through the first five games. However, as the schedule toughened up, we found out otherwise. Tech lost four of its next six games and seven of its next 10. They started the ACC slate with an 0-4 record. It’s hard to imagine the Hokies doing that this year after watching their first three games, but it was also hard to imagine them doing it last year after watching their first five games.

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