Virginia Tech basketball has had more valleys than peaks in its history. While better known for their football prowess, the Hokies made the Sweet Sixteen in 2019 and had five straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2017 to 2022, although March Madness was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Virginia will not retain interim basketball coach Ron Sanchez, who took over three weeks before the season began following Tony Bennett’s surprising retirement.

When Dai Dai Ames is scoring from 3-point range, Virginia tends to win. We like the Cavaliers — and Ames, specifically — to take care of business vs. Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Virginia Cavaliers will get Day 2 of the ACC tournament rolling this afternoon.