Defending ACC champ Virginia Tech hoping for repeat

FILE - Virginia Tech's Justyn Mutts (25) shoots against Notre Dame's Paul Atkinson Jr. (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game during quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament March 10, 2022, in New York. Mutts was the Hokies' top rebounder and second-leading scorer last season. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - Virginia Tech's Hunter Cattoor (0) passes the ball during the second half against Georgia Tech in an NCAA college basketball game Feb. 2, 2022, in Blacksburg, Va. Cattoor was the team's third-leading scorer and made 83 3-pointers last season when the Hokies finished 23-13. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

FILE - Virginia Tech coach Mike Young stands near the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina during semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's tournament March 11, 2022, in New York. The Hokies are coming off their first ACC tournament championship but were picked to finish just seventh in the league this season despite having a large part of their nucleus, led by do-everything graduate student Justyn Mutts and senior 3-point specialist Hunter Cattoor, back for coach Young. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)