In this edition of Virginia Tech news, Iowa State's superstar women's basketball player Caitlin Clark makes an announcement, Hokies quarterback is named to ESPN's list, and the baseball and softball teams have a busy weekend at home. Men's basketball is set to return to Cassell Coliseum on Saturday. night.
Iowa women's basketball player Caitlin Clark announced Thursday that she will enter the WNBA draft after this season. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after she passed former Kansas legend Lynette Woodard as the leading scoring mark in women's college basketball with 3,650 points.
Virginia Tech fans will wait to hear from guard Georgia Amoore, who has one year of eligibility remaining if she chooses to return to Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech quarterback Kyron Drones has been named to ESPN's top 10 list of signal callers for the 2024 season. The Baylor transfer had a very good first season under Brent Pry and Tyler Bowen, and he was one of the QBs mentioned as an interesting player below center heading into next fall.
With the return of Drones, running back Beischl Tuten and a core of receivers, big things are expected of the Hokies' offense in 2024. The impressive numbers they achieved last season could be replicated and even better in 2024. Without a doubt, he will turn things around in the 2023 season, replacing the injured Grant Wells, and the Hokies will be hurtling towards a bowl berth and earn an extra spot. Practice and games will be held in late December. There may be other interesting players besides the Blacksburg Drones, but I wouldn't be surprised as all Hokies fans know what to expect next season.
Blacksburg will host two weekend tri-games featuring both baseball and softball. The softball team begins ACC play with a three-game series against Notre Dame. The Hokies, 12-3-1, hope to continue their strong start to the season after winning four of five games last weekend at Georgia.
The baseball team, on a four-game winning streak, will host a three-game weekend series for the second year in a row when Stony Brook comes to town. On Tuesday, Tech improved to 6-2 after picking up its third straight nonconference win over Radford, which came last weekend against Rhode Island.
February has been a tough month for the men's basketball team, 15-13 overall, 7-10 in the ACC and home for two of its final three regular season games starting Saturday night when Wake Forest comes to Blacksburg. It will be done in The Demon Deacons are an NCAA Tournament bubble team coming off of Tuesday night's loss at Notre Dame. This is an important game for Wake as they look to get another win before the tournament resumes, while the Hokies aim to qualify for the NIT following the ACC Tournament in Washington, D.C., in two weeks.