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That was one of my takeaways as well.

Similar to Whit, he's got the chance to make the biggest impact on hoops early in his tenure, with the table already being set for football. His brother is a basketball coach. He was babysat by Jim Phillips, who ran his own basketball camps. He joked that he and his brothers all thought they were going to be NBA players one day. He very much cares about hoops. ** Edited by Chris Coleman at 6/25/2026, 10:08:44 AM
Posted: 06/25/2026 at 09:32 AM ET
(In response to this post by GCHokie34)

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Curious what the basketball board thinks of the new AD hire?
hokiehill1117 • 06/24/26 08:40 AM ET
Looks excellent on paper **
HokiesACC2004 • 06/25/26 05:20 AM ET
The hire makes one thing very clear...
Pride_and_Joy • 06/24/26 04:27 PM ET
Good post...all should read**
Tuckahokie • 06/24/26 08:05 PM ET
Honestly a lot better than some of the potential hires I heard...
GCHokie34 • 06/24/26 02:05 PM ET
If he can ramp up the fundraising that will offset any deficiencies in
TDVick • 06/29/26 06:16 AM ET
That was one of my takeaways as well. ◄
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/25/26 09:32 AM ET
why is this writing on the wall for CMY? **
VTFuzz • 06/24/26 05:19 PM ET
ADs want to make their mark on revenue sports quickly into their tenure
GCHokie34 • 06/24/26 09:12 PM ET
Appreciate the reply GC34. Question for you
VTFuzz • 06/25/26 06:50 AM ET
If MY were an institutional name (i.e. Izzo, K, Few, etc)...
GCHokie34 • 06/25/26 10:59 AM ET
appreciate the perspective GC!**
VTFuzz • 06/25/26 01:17 PM ET
I suspect that might be the case if Young were in his 30s and had a long
hokiehill1117 • 06/25/26 08:59 AM ET
Yep, that makes sense
VTFuzz • 06/25/26 09:22 AM ET
I've heard he wants to coach as long as Hammond is here.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 06/25/26 09:52 AM ET
Think the writing was already on the wall,
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/24/26 05:34 PM ET
I completely agree with this take.
marcbvtgm • 06/25/26 03:28 PM ET
Agreed, he understands what MBB needs to be successful
Vippie1 • 06/24/26 02:58 PM ET
Think GCHokie is pacing himself
VT ChemE 1986 • 06/24/26 11:40 AM ET
If there are no resources headed toward MBB, CMY can't be
PhotoHokieNC • 06/25/26 06:58 AM ET
Well, it's like the person who quits their job because it's a bad situation
atlhokie1 • 06/25/26 07:46 AM ET
The best-case scenario for VT now and long term is an immediate boost
hokiehill1117 • 06/25/26 10:34 AM ET