The Virginia Tech men's basketball team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule in December by going perfect in the month, and they entered ACC play at 12-2. That's where we'll begin this edition of Virginia Tech Men's Basketball News.
Virginia Tech picked up gut-check wins in December
It was a month full of gut-check wins for the Hokies. It started with an overtime road win at South Carolina in the ACC/SEC Challenge, where there was no Tobi Lawal, and Neoklis Avdalas fouled out in the extra session. Ben Hammond carried Virginia Tech that night with some huge baskets.