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VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES
RYAN HATCH
October 20, 2011
A snakebit program is banking on better health—and the most heralded recruit to hit Blacksburg in many a moon—to get it back into the national picture
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October 20, 2011

Virginia Tech Hokies

A snakebit program is banking on better health—and the most heralded recruit to hit Blacksburg in many a moon—to get it back into the national picture

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F JT THOMPSON SENIOR

HEIGHT: 6' 6" 7.3 PPG 4.6 RPG 47.8 FG%†

Back from a derailing knee injury, Thompson is called the team's x-factor by Seth Greenberg. In 92 career games the 225-pounder has shot 51.1% from the floor.

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G-F JARRELL EDDIE SOPHOMORE

HEIGHT: 6' 7" 2.9 PPG 2.2 RPG 36.8 FG%

Expect the man from Cannon to get his shot

Eddie, who scored 2,600 points at Cannon School in Charlotte, averaged 10.9 minutes as a freshman and flashed skills that will earn him more playing time.

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