Notable: Virginia Tech has won three games in a row, with senior forward Zach LeDay leading it in scoring in all three. Ole Miss is just 2-2 in its past four games. The Hokies and Rebels have met three times in history, twice in the NIT (in 2008 in Blacksburg and in 1982 in Mississippi, and once in a holiday tournament in New Orleans in 1979. Ole Miss won the last meeting 81-72.
Tech announced Friday that senior backup center Johnny Hamilton will have season-ending thumb surgery. Hamilton didn?t dress for Wednesday?s win over Maryland Eastern Shore. Coach Buzz Williams said he hadn?t earned the right to wear a uniform. On Thursday he had an MRI that revealed a ruptured tendon in his left thumb, the school announced.
Tech announced Friday that senior backup center Johnny Hamilton will have season-ending thumb surgery. Hamilton didn?t dress for Wednesday?s win over Maryland Eastern Shore. Coach Buzz Williams said he hadn?t earned the right to wear a uniform. On Thursday he had an MRI that revealed a ruptured tendon in his left thumb, the school announced.
