Hokie Hoops Central: Virginia Tech (3-2) vs Michigan (4-1) 6pm FS1

Gameday in Fort Myers 😎🆚 Michigan📺 FS1🕕 6PM ET🔗 https://t.co/Ypqs6c7UWE pic.twitter.com/4bEQKVgLHR— Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) November 25, 2024

Fort Myers Tip Off: Beach Division

Virginia Tech (3-2)
vs
Michigan (4-1)
6pm FS1

TV | FS1
Jeff Levering, PxP
Donny Marshall, Analyst

RADIO | VT Sports Network
Zach Mackey, PxP
Mike Burnop, Analyst

VIDEO STREAM
FoxSports.com

LIVE STATS
stats.hokiesports.com

Will Florida change their fortunes?
The Hokies have traveled to the Sunshine State in search of a reset button. Two straight games they have done nothing but turn the ball over.

Losing a buy game is never a good look but losing one that you had a double-digit halftime lead in is unforgivable.

Last time #Hokies lost a non-conference game at home by 10-plus to a non-power conference opponent: Feb. 8, 1993, vs. Florida International.— David Cunningham (@therealdcunna) November 21, 2024

We all knew we were in for a challenging season but this has exceeded anything I expected. Maybe it was the loss of Hysier Miller that I still haven't accounted for but the lackluster ball security is a hard truth to accept.

Now onto Michigan. The Wolverines are 4-1 coming in. Their one loss was a 72-70 final against Wake Forest. Their wins are over Cleveland St, TCU, Miami-Ohio, and Tarleton St.

I would have said only the TCU/Wake games make me worry but that was before Jacksonville.

The Wolverines have four starters averaging double-digit scoring and the only one that isn't is their 7 foot Russian Center. They will have TWO seven footers on the court together most of the game so will be interesting to see how Young counters that. They also have four starters that were Top 100 recruits in their respective classes.

They are led in scoring by two transfers. Tre Donaldson comes in from Auburn and Roddy Gayle comes over from Ohio State to give them an instant infusion.

Donaldson, Burnett and Walters are all shooting better than 50% from the perimeter so you cant just focus on their twin trees in the lane.

Defensively Michigan will be looking to create fast break opportunities with a variety of zone and man-to-man focused most on pressuring the ball handler.

Hokies Starters
Mylyjael Poteat
34 SR F 6-9 260
13.6 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 2.6 Ast

Toibu Lawal
1 JR F 6-8 200
13.0 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 0.6 Ast

Jaden Schutt
2 SO G 6-5 185
9.4 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 2.4 Ast

Brandon Rechsteiner
7 SO G 6-1 185
9.2 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 3.4 Ast

Tyler Johnson
10 FR G 6-5 215
7.0 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.8 Ast

Key Bench Players
Jaydon Young
3 SO G 6-4 205
8.8 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 2.2 Ast

Tyler Johnson
10 FR G 6-5 215
7.0 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 0.8 Ast

Ben Burnham
13 SR F 6-7 200
3.8 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast

Ben Hammond
11 FR G 5-11 170
3.0 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 1.2 Ast

Patrick Wessler
5 SO C 7-0 245
3.0 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast

Wolverines Starters
Tre Donaldson
3 JR G 6-2 190
13.8 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 4.6 Ast

Roddy Gayle
11 JR G 6-4 205
11.6 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 3.2 Ast

Nimari Burnett
4 SR G 6-4 195
11.2 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 1.4 Ast

Danny Wolf
1 JR F 7-0 255
10.4 Pts, 8.8 Reb, 2.6 Ast

Vladislav Goldin
50 SR F 7-1 240
7.6 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 0.6 Ast

Key Bench Players
Sam Walters
24 SO F 6-10 198
9.4 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.0 Ast

L.J. Cason
2 FR G 6-2 190
7.2 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 1.8 Ast

Will Tschetter
42 SR F 6-8 230
5.6 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.6 Ast

It's almost time to 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 Cassell 🏰Swipe to see which color to wear on Dec. 7 when @HokiesMBB takes on Pitt ➡️— HokieSports (@hokiesports) November 25, 2024

This was bad enough at the football game and will be an even bigger mess at basketball since there is an uneven alignment