November 15, 2000

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech will have 12 men's basketball games televised this season. The games are in conjunction with television contracts negotiated by the BIG EAST Conference.

Eleven games will be broadcast live on ESPN Plus, a regional syndicated network. The 12th game will be Virginia Tech's first home BIG EAST Conference game, as the Hokies host Villanova on Saturday, Jan. 6 at noon in Cassell Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.

The first televised game of the season will be on Friday, Nov. 24, as the Hokies host in-state rival, Virginia, in Cassell Coliseum. In all, eight home games and four road contests will be televised.

2000-2001 Local Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Television Schedule

		WJPR Roanoke	WRIC Richmond	WAPK Tri-Cities	WXIV Greensboro	WPXV Norfolk	HTS
11/24	Virginia at Va. Tech	X	X	X	X	X
1/3	Va. Tech at St. John's	X			X	X
1/10	Miami at Va. Tech	X			X	X
1/20	Providence at Va. Tech						X
1/27	St. John's at Va. Tech	X
2/3	Va. Tech at Uconn						X
2/6	Va. Tech at Miami	X			X	X
2/14	W. Virginia at Va. Tech	X			X	X
2/17	Uconn at Va. Tech	X			X
2/24	Notre Dame at Va. Tech	X	X	X	X	X
3/3	Va. Tech at Pittsburgh						X