VT basketball tickets on sale
The Virginia Tech Athletics Department has announced season ticket renewals for the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball seasons will begin mid-June.
Season ticket prices for men’s and women’s basketball games remain the same as last season.
Popular incentives for season ticket holders return and the variety of ticket options continue to allow fans to customize multiple areas of their in-game experience.
Payment plans are now available. Season ticket buyers may select to pay for their ticket purchase in four installments, with the first charge occurring on the date of renewal. The second payment will occur on July 31, the third on August 31 and the final installment will occur on Sept. 28.
Hokie Club donors who did not buy men’s basketball season tickets last year, but would like to, are eligible to request season tickets during the mid-June – July 19 window.
Due to the increasing demand for season tickets and dependent upon renewals, certain price levels may not be available once seat selections begin in August. Therefore, new season ticket purchases will not be considered fulfilled until the seat selection process.
Any Hokie Club members wishing to purchase season tickets are encouraged to do so between mid-June – July 19 to ensure participation in the seat selection process. Should any returning season ticket holders wish to add more tickets to their order, the location of those additional seats will be determined during seat selections.
Season tickets can be renewed by visiting Hokie Tickets. Renewals are available online, in person at the Athletics Ticket Office in Lane Stadium or by calling the ticket office during business hours (M-F, 9-5 PM).
Diethorn returns to Hokies football staff
Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente announced Wednesday that Mark Diethorn is joining the Hokies as director of player personnel.
A 2007 Virginia Tech graduate, Diethorn has spent the past six seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, most recently serving as director of recruiting.
The Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania native began his tenure at Pitt as a recruiting assistant in 2012.
Diethorn served as scouting and player personnel intern with Pittsburgh Steelers during their 2017 training camp.
Prior to his stint at Pitt, Diethorn worked as a football-recruiting assistant at the University of Florida from 2009-10.
He assisted the Gators’ coaching staff during recruiting periods and handling campus visits, in addition to managing Florida’s recruiting database.
He contributed to the signing of two top-12 recruiting classes, including the Gators’ 2010 class that was ranked No. 1 nationally by Scout and ESPN.
Diethorn holds a Master’s degree in sport management from Florida and an MBA from Pitt. He earned his B.S. in business information technology from Virginia Tech in 2007 and also owns experience working in the private sector, including an appointment as a business analyst for PNC Financial Group.
Knowles named to MEC all-academic team
The Mountain East Conference has released its academic awards for the spring semester, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.
To be a member of the All-MEC Academic Team, the student-athlete must be a member of the active roster and have a grade-point average of 3.70-4.00 in the semester of their championship season. To qualify for the Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must be a member of the active roster and post a grade point average between 3.25-3.69 in the semester of their championship season.
Concord placed 47 student-athletes across seven sports on the spring edition of the MEC Academic Awards with 15 landing on the All-MEC Academic Team and 32 more being named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Bailey Knowles of Christiansburg, a member of the women’s track and field team, was amongst the academic honorees.
Thursday’s announced combined with the 62 student-athletes that earned academic honors from the conference in January give Concord 109 student-athletes that earned either All-MEC Academic or Commissioner’s Honor Roll status during their championship segments.