Hokies BasketballThursday, November 5
Virginia Tech opens the basketball season with an 88-54 rout of Coppin State
The Daily Blacksburg team
Tuesday night's opener at Cassell Coliseum was a blowout. The Hokies beat Coppin State 88-54, and 24 forced turnovers turned into 26 points. The Tech Lunch Pail's recap lists the final as 86-52.
Ben Hammond, the 5-foot-11 junior point guard, had 20 points, eight assists and a career-high seven steals, one shy of the school record. No Hokie had seven steals since Jamon Gordon did it in a 2007 NCAA Tournament game. Asked which guard is the point guard, Hammond and Jaylen Curry both said, “We both are.”
Virginia Tech beat Coppin State in the opener
- Coppin State54Virginia Tech88 (won)
Sources: Daily News-Record, PCPatriot & Southwest Times
- Jaylen Curry: 19 points, one assist, six turnovers in debut
- Amani Hansberry: 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists
- Tyler Johnson: 13 points, seven rebounds in 21 minutes
“I don't know in 41 years of coaching that I've had a point guard with one assist and six turnovers. That's disgusting.”
The Hokies host Mercer tonight at 7 p.m. at Cassell Coliseum in a non-conference game.
Ben Hammond and Jaylen Curry led the Hokies in the opener
- 20
- points for Ben Hammond
- 7
- steals for Hammond, one shy of the school record
- 24
- Coppin State turnovers forced
- 19
- points for Jaylen Curry in his debut