The walk-ons, who did not make the trip to Europe, are forward Kevin Krush and guard Andy Reed. When Foster first came to Tech, he immediately spotted three areas in which the Hokies needed marked improvement, points he stressed during the European tour. Second, we need to improve our three-point shooting. Finally, we must spend a lot of time in the weight room and become a more physical team. The new coach also is stressing chemistry.
Chemistry is important both on the court and off.
You can't have good chemistry on the court if players aren't sticking together in their academic pursuits and in other ways. If we can have 10 guys playing as a team when the other club has just six or seven, then we've got a good chance to win. The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in October inducted four former athletes and a former Virginia Tech information director for their achievements and contributions to the university. Al Casey , a running back whose slashing runs helped make Virginia Tech's 1932 football team one of the country's best. Casey was elected to the Virginia State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982, shortly before his death.