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Know Your Opponent: Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech (HokieSports.com)
Location: Blacksburg, Va.
Rankings: No. 7 KenPom, No. 10 AP
Record: 15-2, 4-1 ACC
NET/SOS: No. 9 NET, No. 148 SOS
Carolina Series History (Last Meeting): UNC leads 67-14 (Virginia Tech 80, UNC 69, Jan. 22, 2018, Cassell Coliseum)

Three-point shooting gets a lot of attention in this space, mainly because those shots are worth 50 percent more than any other and identifying which players take and make them can help understand why teams may or may not be successful. The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies have used the long ball to develop into one of the most dangerous teams in college basketball.