Last March when Vanderbilt turned from a former NBA All-Star to a mid-major coach in hopes of revitalizing its basketball program, casual fans asked the same question. Who in the world is Mark Byington?

Following JMU, Brooks stayed in the state and coached Virginia Tech. His final two seasons in Blacksburg were nothing short of magical. He led the Hokies to the ACC Tournament in 2023, helping Virginia Tech secure the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

The Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team lost a close one on the road Sunday. The Cards fell to the Virginia Tech Hokies 70-65 in Blacksburg. Olivia Cochran, Jayda Curry, and Ja'Leah Williams all scored in double figures with Cochran also pulling in eight rebounds. The Cards shot just 7% less than the Hokies from the field.

Kentucky center Clara Strack, a Hamburg High graduate, leads the Southeastern Conference in blocked shots (41), through Jan. 16.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Louisville women's basketball could not find enough consistent offense on the road at Virginia Tech, seeing a seven-game winning streak end with a 70-65 loss.

State University is partnering with Virginia Tech on a new federal initiative that will make use of BSU's existing mining engineering program while promoting growth throughout the Appalachia region. State University's Mining Engineering Technology Program will participate in the Expand Appalachia Project,

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (11-6, 4-2 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (12-5, 3-2 CUSA) Bowling Green, Kentucky; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech visits Western Kentucky after Paris Bradley scored 21 points in Louisiana Tech's 83-71 victory over the Kennesaw State Owls.

Below are the five biggest games upcoming on Kentucky's schedule. Jan. 30 - vs Alabama. The Wildcats have been very good to start SEC play, but the team also won't play a ranked t

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

No. 9 TCU (19-1) at Oklahoma St. (15-3), 7:30 p.m. No. 16 West Virginia (15-3) at Arizona St. (8-11), 8:30 p.m. No. 21 Michigan St. (15-3) vs. Penn St. (10-9), 6:30 p.m.

Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

After pounding California and the west region with recruiting visits to start this recruiting period, USC coaches moved away from that area while continuing to pile up visits and offers. Here, we take a look at some of the latest prospects to earn USC offers and attention from the Trojans’ coaches.