Deron Washington AD Vassallo Coach Seth Greenberg - HokieSports

“This group of wing players has
the potential to be an outstanding
shooting group,” Greenberg said.
“They all possess three-point range
and that’s something we will have
to incorporate into our offense.”
With the personnel losses from
last season, the point guard spot
will be manned by a true freshman.
Hank Thorns, a quick, competitive
player with tremendous leadership
skills, will be the primary player
at the position. He has a knack for
making other players better and
is a point who can score, but looks
to pass first. Delaney is a more
deliberate style point guard, but he
brings keen court awareness and
an unlimited shooting range to the
game and will be a capable player
at the point. Walk-on Thomas
Amalfe will provide depth at point
guard.
“Going into the season, we
are going to rely on a freshman
point guard, whether it’s Thorns
or Delaney,” Greenberg said. “Both
have very high Basketball IQs and
both are extremely competitive.
Both are winning players coming
from winning programs. Hank has
‘blow-by’ quickness and a feel for
the position and getting other
people involved. Malcolm is a little
more deliberate, but is very solid
in terms of his decision-making
and has the ability to stretch
the defense. We expect them to
contribute.”
Greenberg and staff have a
number of options at the four-spot,
all with different strengths, and
all with limited experience. Lewis
Witcher started 20 games at power
forward for the Hokies last season
as a freshman and showed flashes
of his bright future. An offensive
player with good quickness and a
soft touch, Witcher may need little
more than experience and more
body strength to claim a starting
spot for good in Blacksburg.
“We have a developing front
court. We have a young, talented,
gifted front court player in Jeff
Allen; Cheick Diakite and Lewis
Witcher have each shown the
potential to play at a very high
level on both the offensive and
defensive ends,” Greenberg said.
“Terrance Vinson is a player
who fills a roll and is extremely
competitive and J.T. Thompson
gives us a versatile frontcourt
player with quickness and
strength.”
The signee that most experts
have been talking about for the
past couple of seasons is Allen.
Allen signed with the Hokies out
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