Report: Ben Emelogu has left the Basketball Program

According to a report by the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Mike Barber, sophomore Ben Emelogu has left the Virginia Tech men's basketball program.

SOURCES: Virginia Tech sophomore guard Ben Emelogu has left the #Hokies basketball program.— Mike Barber (@RTD_MikeBarber) July 4, 2014

Last season Emelogu was named team captain as a freshman. The guard from Grand Prairie, Texas played in 22 games and started 11. He averaged 10.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists last season, and was a promising young player.

I didn't not see this coming, but perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised.

In early June Buzz Williams was a guest on ESPN 950 AM's radio program "Hardly Workin'" hosted by Greg Burton and said the following in part about prioritizing and reshaping the roster in a short amount of time.

"I still think honestly, we still have another transaction or two. I don't know whether or not that you can say they'll be necessarily good or bad, but I think there's still a couple of more transactions that we've got to make as it relates to our roster and our staff over the next 60-80 days before school starts."

It's unclear if Emelogu's departure was what Buzz was referring to at the time, or why Emelogu left the program.

Mike Barber added to his report.

"[Emelogu] hasn't been with the team this summer. He has returned to Texas. Its unclear if he will continue to play college basketball."