After five wins to start the season, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team heads to Paradise Island in the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis. This will be another early-season test for Mike Young's team, and they will see a familiar face when they play Colorado State.
Former guard Brandon Rechsteiner transferred to the Rams last spring in the Transfer Portal for a bigger role, and that's what he's getting. So far in five games, he is averaging just over 13 points a game. Colorado State was an NCAA Tournament team last year and a favorite in the Mountain West Conference, but they enter the game off a home loss against the University of Denver.
2025-2026 Season
Virginia Tech Hokies
- Overall record: 5-0
- Conference Record: 0-0
- Home Record: 4-0
- Away Record: 0-0
- Neutral Site Record: 1-0
- Top-25 Wins: 0
Colorado State Rams
- Overall record: 4-1
- Conference Record: 0-0
- Home Record: 3-1
- Away Record: 1-0
- Neutral Site Record: 0-0
- Top-25 Wins: 0
Key Players
Virginia Tech
- Amani Hansberry (Forward): 16.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists
- Neoklis Avdalas (Guard): 15.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists
- Tobi Lawal (Forward): 14.8 points, 12 rebounds, 0.6 assists
- Jailen Bedford (Guard): 12.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Colorado State
- Kyle Jorgensen (Forward): 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists
- Josh Pascarelli (Guard): 14.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists
- Carey Booth (Forward): 13.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1 assist
- Brandon Rechsteiner (Guard): 13.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists
Keys to victory for Virginia Tech
This will be a difficult test in what is an unusual arena in the Bahamas. It's a small venue with the fans on top of the players and a difficult backdrop. The formula is simple for Virginia Tech: take care of the ball and rebound. The scoring will come, and a lot could be coming as both teams love to get out and run and score. The health of Amani Hansberry is big for the Hokies as he missed the last game with Bryant last week with an injury, but Young said it was a minor injury.