One huge takeaway from Virginia Tech’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule was that veteran head coach Mike Young is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to the Hokies schedule. After falling short on an NCAA Tournament berth, Young was setting his team up for success in building a résumé.
The first test was a “neutral site” battle on Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, Iowa, against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Sure, it will go down a neutral site game, but it was far from one. The crowd was a pro-Iowa one, which was expected and it was a back-and-forth battle where really no team was able to seperate.
In the end, the game went to overtime, tied at 79-79, and the Hokies were able to do something they struggled to do last season: they closed out a close game with a 93-88 win to improve to 3-0. After the game, Young had a blunt statement about his club that could serve as a warning for future opponents.
Mike Young drops blunt statement after Virginia Tech’s statement overtime win over Iowa
When you go on the road, or heck, when you win a game at home or anywhere, and score 93 points, you have a lot of people step up offensively, and that was the case for the Hokies against the Hawkeyes. Young didn’t mince words about his club and the weapons he has that can score at times…