Thursday, November 5
Blacksburg, Va.
7 p.m.
Mercer University
at
Virginia Tech
11/4/2026 3:02:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip Off is set for 7 p.m. ET
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's basketball team will play its first road game of the season Thursday night against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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SERIES HISTORY
Thursday's game will be just the second all-time meeting between Mercer and Virginia Tech. The only other time the two teams met on the hardwood was back in 1973, when the Hokies won 75-65.Â
NEED TO KNOW
Thursday's game at Virginia Tech begins a 5-game road swing for the Bears who will not play at home again until Nov. 21.
BEARS BY THE NUMBERS
SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech opened its season on Tuesday at home with an 88-54 win over Coppin State. The Hokies, who are led by eighth-year head coach Mike Young, were picked to finish ninth out of 18 teams in the ACC Preseason Poll. Virginia Tech received votes in the Preseason AP Poll.
Senior forward Amani Hansberry was named to the ACC's Preseason Second Team. Hansberry was Virginia Tech's leading scorer a season ago and earned ACC Honorable Mention accolades after his first season in Blacksburg. The team's leading scorer, Hansberry averaged 14.3 points per game with an efficient 49.2% field goal percentage. His 7.4 rebounds per game ranked tenth in the conference and his eight double-doubles ranked fourth amongst ACC players. Hansberry was recently named to the Julius Erving Watch List given to the nation's top small forward.
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| ABOUT THE GAME | |
| Date: Thursday, November 5 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Blacksburg, Va. I Cassell Coliseum TV: ACCN Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB |
SERIES HISTORY
Thursday's game will be just the second all-time meeting between Mercer and Virginia Tech. The only other time the two teams met on the hardwood was back in 1973, when the Hokies won 75-65.Â
NEED TO KNOW
Thursday's game at Virginia Tech begins a 5-game road swing for the Bears who will not play at home again until Nov. 21.
BEARS BY THE NUMBERS
- 21 - Sophomore guard Shane Cherry led Mercer with 21 points in the Bears' season opening win over Reinhardt.
- 12 - Mercer had 12 of its 13 players that saw playing time against Reinhardt score.
- 13 - Brady Shoulders led Mercer with 13 rebounds against Reinhardt. It was the most rebounds by any SoCon player in a season opener this year.
SCOUTING VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech opened its season on Tuesday at home with an 88-54 win over Coppin State. The Hokies, who are led by eighth-year head coach Mike Young, were picked to finish ninth out of 18 teams in the ACC Preseason Poll. Virginia Tech received votes in the Preseason AP Poll.
Senior forward Amani Hansberry was named to the ACC's Preseason Second Team. Hansberry was Virginia Tech's leading scorer a season ago and earned ACC Honorable Mention accolades after his first season in Blacksburg. The team's leading scorer, Hansberry averaged 14.3 points per game with an efficient 49.2% field goal percentage. His 7.4 rebounds per game ranked tenth in the conference and his eight double-doubles ranked fourth amongst ACC players. Hansberry was recently named to the Julius Erving Watch List given to the nation's top small forward.
The Hokies brought in eight transfers this past offseason. Those eight players brought a wealth of experience as they combined bring over 3,600 points.
In the win over Coppin State on Tuesday, Virginia Tech shot 13-for-28 from deep and forced Coppin State into 24 turnovers. Junior guard Ben Hammond led the Hokies with 20 points along with a career high eight assists and seven steals.
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Mercer Basketball on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook.
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