Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans.
I’m on vacation in Houston, TX – and I didn’t the chance to watch a great early season men’s basketball contest between Virginia Tech and Iowa.
Virginia Tech played very well in a hostile environment (and played 11 guys). This game was played in Sioux City, Iowa. Because the game was played within a certain number of miles from the Iowa Hawkeyes campus, Sioux City, Iowa is considered a neutral site But do not kid yourself – that was a Iowa home game. Iowa had 47 free throw attempts – which is insane to be frank. And the Hokies had to survive Iowa in overtime – an Iowa them that had 14 more rebounds than Virginia Tech.
The Hokies might have the most underrated backcourt in the ACC in Jaylen Curry and Ben Hammond – between the two, they accounted for 57 of Virginia Tech’s 93 points on Tuesday night of this week. Ben Hammond, in particular, is reminding me of the heavily productive Virginia Tech combo guard, Erick Green – both Paul XI high school graduates. ACC teams are going to have their hands full with this due in 2026 and 2027. Virginia Tech still won this game even though Hammond fouled out in regulation.
Credit where credit is due: A big early season win that might be Quad 1 soon.
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