It’s been a busy time for the Virginia Tech men’s basketball program since losing to Cincinnati in the first round of the NIT.
The Hokies saw two players [Darius Maddox and Darren Buchanan] enter the NCAA transfer portal. However, the Hokies landed a pair of talented transfers in forwards Mekhi Long [ODU] and Tyler Nickel [North Carolina]. Nickel is the state of Virginia’s all-time leading high school scorer and was a four-star recruit only one year ago.
Additionally, associate head coach Mike Jones departed for a similar position at Maryland. That led to a promotion for Christian Webster, and Jones’ departure opened up a spot for Penn State assistant J.