NEW YORK -- The restoration of Virginia Tech basketball under coach Buzz Williams is well underway.
With a 99-90 victory over Wake Forest in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday and home wins over Duke, Virginia and Miami, the Hokies (22-9) appear to have a resume worthy of their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007.
Williams' unheralded squad faces a tough task when it meets No. 16 Florida State (24-7), the second seed, in Thursday's quarterfinals at the Barclays Center. The Seminoles received a double-bye for going 12-6 in the conference.
Williams, in only his third year guiding the Hokies, formed a scrappy team that leads the ACC in field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage and whose best players come off the bench.